Electrical Fires Across the County
Sun Oct 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM CT · PANAMA CITY · Bay County
Storm-weary power equipment is still causing fires around the county. An electrical box fire charred the side of a building at the Edgewater Gulf Villas complex on Richard Jackson Boulevard around 1:30 PM; crews went inside and confirmed the power was cut with no heat left.
Minutes later a live wire was found smoking on the ground at an apartment complex on Mulberry Avenue in Panama City and the building’s power was shut off, and a caller near Deer Point Lake reported a line sparking with small flames.
If you see a line down or smell electrical burning, stay back and call it in. Preliminary scanner traffic – not official reports.
What we know
- Reported: Sun Oct 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM CT
- Location: Bay County
- Community: PANAMA CITY
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | Storm-weary power equipment is still causing fires around the county. An electrical box fire charred the side of a building at the Edgewater Gulf Villas complex on Richard Jackson Boulevard around 1:30 PM; crews went inside and confirmed the power was cut with no heat left. |
| PRELIMINARY | This comes from a short radio clip and has not been confirmed by an agency. |
| NOT KNOWN | Cause, which departments responded in full, and when the fire was under control. |
Dispatch timeline
Call heard on Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch.
No further radio traffic about this call is in the clip we have. This page is updated if an agency releases more.
Source: Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch audio, auto-transcribed.
If you are nearby
- Expect emergency vehicles and give crews room.
- Avoid the neighborhood if you can, so hoses and trucks have space.
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Follow live scanner coverage across Bay County, updated throughout the day.
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.