Church evacuated after odor of burning inside – first-alarm response in Panama City Beach
Sat Sep 26, 2026 at 11:37 AM CT · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
Church evacuated after odor of burning inside
Fire crews rolled a full first-alarm assignment – at least seven units – to Victory Tabernacle Church on the west end of Panama City Beach around 11:37 AM Saturday after a caller reported an odor of burning inside the building.
Dispatch confirmed everyone inside had already gotten out as units responded. What crews found on arrival has not been confirmed. The church sits in the residential grid between Thomas Drive and Front Beach Road near Edgewater Gulf Beach.
What we know
- Reported: Sat Sep 26, 2026 at 11:37 AM CT
- Location: Victory Tabernacle Church, Panama City Beach
- Community: PANAMA CITY BEACH
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Preliminary scanner traffic, transcribed and mapped by Emerald Coast Bookings – not an official report. Details can change as agencies release confirmed information. Names are published only when released by authorities.