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Uploaded: 2026-08-03T18:35:52.000Z
Description: Firefighters in Phoenix quickly extinguished a small fire in an alley at N 3rd Ave & W Maryland Ave, though a flare-up required additional attention. Crews are managing remaining hotspots to prevent further incidents.

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Firefighters in Phoenix quickly extinguished a small fire in an alley at N 3rd Ave & W Maryland Ave, though a flare-up required additional attention. Crews are managing remaining hotspots to prevent further incidents.

Smoke From Small Fire in Alley Spreading to Vegetation in Backyard

 Somebody on scene with the on fire, can they see if they can find a witness or any video

 of this guy gliding something or lighting the bushes on fire?

608 X-ray. 608 X-ray? Yeah, 10-4. Somebody on scene with the on fire, can they see if they can find a witness or any video of this guy gliding something or lighting the bushes on fire?

Police are seeking evidence related to the fire's origin, suspected to be arson.

61 Bravo for anyone who's monitoring. The south side of the alleyway is clear. Fire is not reaching over the wall on the south side of the alleyway. The fire is on the north side.

For those units that are in the backyard on Lamar, I think fire's getting ready to start, so I'm putting water on it from the alley, just 10-4 that.

 Okay, I'm going to start going with the hours from this visor, keep coming.

For those units that are in the backyard on Lamar, I think fire's getting ready to start, so I'm putting water on it from the alley, just 10-4 that. Okay, I'm going to start going with the hours from this visor, keep coming.

Officers confirm the fire is contained to the north side of the alley, with no spread to the south side. They are assisting with extinguishing the flames.

23, yeah, all the, all the vines are catching fire in the backyard right now.

23, yeah, all the, all the vines are catching fire in the backyard right now. Tree's catching too.

623 Edward, we have a fire engine right here and the gate opens, we think you just have to

 extract and access to it, take a look over here.

Copy.623 Edward, we have a fire engine right here and the gate opens, we think you just have to extract and access to it, take a look over here.

I know I'm probably repeating it, but fire is 23. They're actively working to start putting out this fire.

 It is apparent the fire started in the alleyway from the barns that we've seen.

 It just made its way up to the street in the backyard of the location where fire is now fighting.

I know I'm probably repeating it, but fire is 23. They're actively working to start putting out this fire. It is apparent the fire started in the alleyway from the barns that we've seen. It just made its way up to the street in the backyard of the location where fire is now fighting.

Firefighters are actively working to extinguish the fire spreading to vines and a tree in the backyard.

 Yeah, 61 Broadway, they can either come in the alleyway, or they can try contacting the house and get through the side yards.

 We've got trees on the other side of the fence right now.

I'll get that Thank you. Yeah, 61 Broadway, they can either come in the alleyway, or they can try contacting the house and get through the side yards. We've got trees on the other side of the fence right now.

 622 Edward, I'll head over for your west side outlet containment.

 Hey, what's the address of the house you're knocking on?

 Copy, I'm in the backyard, and it looks like some of the bushes are starting to touch on fire here.

 If you have fire coming this way, I can tackle the fire coming down.

Should be 1315. 622 Edward, I'll head over for your west side outlet containment. Copy. Radio, did you say 315? 1315. Should be 319 West Launch Road. 623 Edward to my partner, Ryan. Hey, what's the address of the house you're knocking on? 319. Copy, I'm in the backyard, and it looks like some of the bushes are starting to touch on fire here. If you have fire coming this way, I can tackle the fire coming down.

608 X-ray, can you get a unit to just came for this? We're going to be changed.

 Super, yeah, we're going to wait for the fire department. I'll take 3 with COPS going into the backyard.

 Fire's almost there. If you're on fire, keep going all the way to the end down there where the COPS are.

608 X-ray, can you get a unit to just came for this? We're going to be changed. Super, yeah, we're going to wait for the fire department. I'll take 3 with COPS going into the backyard. Fire's almost there. If you're on fire, keep going all the way to the end down there where the COPS are.

Officers report that bushes in a house's backyard are now catching fire.

 There's going to be no one at this house.

 Yeah, Harry Ryan, Nightbridge says this house is vacant. They're probably out of town.

 Harry, can you see somebody in the backyard to see if there's somebody throwing a lot on it?

 Yeah, so the house on the bar is in bigger jeopardy. Their bushes are still smoldering pretty good.

 The lot on the south side of the alley is not.

 The only person we saw walking was the one they got in custody.

 We first picked him up about a house west of where the fire was.

There's going to be no one at this house. Yeah, Harry Ryan, Nightbridge says this house is vacant. They're probably out of town. Harry, can you see somebody in the backyard to see if there's somebody throwing a lot on it? Yeah, so the house on the bar is in bigger jeopardy. Their bushes are still smoldering pretty good. The lot on the south side of the alley is not. The only person we saw walking was the one they got in custody. We first picked him up about a house west of where the fire was. We're just walking away from it.

Officers report that a nearby house's bushes are still smoldering, but the lot on the south side is not.

Those units that are eastbound, I think it's McCarlyn. If you make a left and just follow that all the way around, I'll put you in front of the house that the small fire's on in the alley there.

Those units that are eastbound, I think it's McCarlyn. If you make a left and just follow that all the way around, I'll put you in front of the house that the small fire's on in the alley there. See any cars in that driveway?

Officers are directing firefighting units to access the alley from the east to address the flare-up.

 24, sorry for the 101 mile, 250 to South Mountain, please.

 Robert Lamar, if you want to try to make contact at that house, I don't know if there's any immediate danger, but there are a lot of trees back there that could spread. See if you can make contact at the house. It's going to be the one you're just coming up to just now. It's the backyard of the Yeah, we'll check that.

X-ray Robert 511 and Adam 6, go ahead. 24, sorry for the 101 mile, 250 to South Mountain, please. Robert Lamar, if you want to try to make contact at that house, I don't know if there's any immediate danger, but there are a lot of trees back there that could spread. See if you can make contact at the house. It's going to be the one you're just coming up to just now. It's the backyard of the Yeah, we'll check that. 64 brother, I copy.

 These OEMs are pretty green. They're not burning as much as they were.

 So I don't know if a fire extinguisher will do any work to them.

 I think burners are down. I don't see them though.

These OEMs are pretty green. They're not burning as much as they were. So I don't know if a fire extinguisher will do any work to them. I think burners are down. I don't see them though.

You guys keep going past the school, the alley will be on your left as the best access.

 The fire on the south side is starting to kick up a little bit, but neither one of them are huge at this point.

You guys keep going past the school, the alley will be on your left as the best access. The fire on the south side is starting to kick up a little bit, but neither one of them are huge at this point.

Just maybe save some room for fire if they're en route, if they need to get in there.

Police are monitoring a small fire on the south side of the alley, which is starting to flare up again.

6. We got this guy detained. He's saying he didn't start the fire yet.

 You're allowed to fire the company that got him detained. 1123.

 So the small fire on the south side of the alley is out. It's just some oleanders on the north side of the alley.

 But again, if they go up north on 3rd Avenue from Maryland, they can access the alley.

 It's only about two or three houses west of 3rd Avenue.

6. We got this guy detained. He's saying he didn't start the fire yet. You're allowed to fire the company that got him detained. 1123. So the small fire on the south side of the alley is out. It's just some oleanders on the north side of the alley. But again, if they go up north on 3rd Avenue from Maryland, they can access the alley. It's only about two or three houses west of 3rd Avenue.

Officers report that there was a small fire in the alley that has been extinguished. Firefighters are addressing remaining hotspots.

61 Bravo, QA. Where are those fires at again?

 Yeah, if you want to come north on 3rd Avenue from Maryland, and then they're pretty much dead ends in the alley. The fire's just west of 3rd and Maryland.

61 Bravo, QA. Where are those fires at again? Yeah, if you want to come north on 3rd Avenue from Maryland, and then they're pretty much dead ends in the alley. The fire's just west of 3rd and Maryland.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire in the alley.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at N 3rd Ave & W Maryland Ave.

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