DFS DIFS Bureau of Fire, Arson & Explosives Investigations

Case Master Report 18-1394

Date Initiated 05/07/2018

Primary Information
Agency: BFAEI
Region: Northeast
Office: Ocala
Lead LEO: Legler, Matthew (00038 / Ocala / Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives Inv.)
Type Of Case: Fire
Case Sub Type: STRUCTURE
Case Description: Structure Fire/Bell/Highnote
Total Time: 40:00

Case Status
Case Status: Closed
Case Status Date: 10/02/2018
Disposition Code: No Further Leads
Disposition Date: 10/02/2018
Dissemination: System Wide

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 DFS DIFS Bureau of Fire, Arson & Explosives Investigations
Primary Investigation 18-1394
Report Date: 05/07/2018

Primary Information
Occurrence From: 05/03/2018 21:00
Occurrence To: 05/03/2018 21:30
Shift: Evening: 15:01 - 23:00
Reporting LEO: Legler, Matthew (Ocala / Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigations)
Backup LEO: Pudlo, Tommy Edward (00037 / Ocala / Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives Inv.)
Mileage: 110
Approval Status: Approved
Approved Date: 10/02/2018
Approved By: Stephens, Robert M. (00027 / Jacksonville 1 / Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives Inv.)
Discovered/Reported: Reported
Reason: DETERMINE ORIGIN AND CAUSE
Requester: Gilchrist County Fire Department GCFR
Cause Of Fire: UNDETERMINED
Injuries/Fatalities: None

Response Information
Time Call Received: 05/04/2018 08:00
Time Dispatched: 05/04/2018 08:00
Time Arrived: 05/04/2018 11:30
Time Completed: 05/04/2018 15:30
Arrival On Call: No

Property Information
Property Description: CBS Ranch Home
Property Use: Residential-Single Family Dwelling(Year-Round Use)
Mobile: No
Single/Multi Story: Single Story
Square Footage: 2369
Smoke Detectors: Unknown
Occupied: No
Abandoned: Yes
Estimated Value: $60,000.00
Estimated Loss: $60,000.00
Type Of Insurance: Ins. Type Not Reported

Physical Evidence Information

Photo: Yes
Photo Other Agency: ATF
Sketch: Yes

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Primary Investigation 18-1394
Report Date: 05/07/2018

Physical Evidence Information - Continued

Debris: Yes
Latent Prints: No
Impression: No
Documents: No
Other Evidence: No
Lab Used: Bureau of Forensic Services

Fire Origin Information

Area/Origin Description
Garage, carport, vehicle storage area Garage SW Corner of Residence

Agency Reference Numbers

Agency Case/File Number
Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office GCSO GCSO18CAD008436
Gilchrist County Fire Department GCFR 2018-0125318

Address #1 - FIRE SCENE #1 - 359 NW 45Th Ave

Primary Information
Address: 359 NW 45Th Ave, Bell, Florida 32619 , United States of America
Office: Ocala
Region: Northeast

Subject #1 - Owner #1 - Highnote, John H

Primary Information
Subject Name: Highnote, John H
Record Type: PERSON
Bio: 59 yr. old, WHITE, MALE
Birth Date: 01/07/1959
Juvenile: No
Place Of Birth State: Florida

Relationship Information
Related Offense: Owner of

Personal Information
US Citizen: Yes
Photo: Yes
Deceased: Yes
Date Deceased: 04/19/2018 00:00

Addresses
Relationship Address

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 DFS DIFS Bureau of Fire, Arson & Explosives Investigations
Primary Investigation 18-1394
Report Date: 05/07/2018

Subject #1 - Owner #1 - Highnote, John H - Continued

Addresses - Continued
Relationship Address
HOME/LOCAL 359 NW 45Th Ave, Bell, Florida 32619 , United States of America

FS§ 119.0712(2)(b)
Vehicle #1 - Related Vehicle #1 - FS§ 119.0712(2)(b)
FS§ 119.0712(2)(b)

Primary Information
Vehicle Type: AUTOMOBILE
Vehicle Description: 1998 FORD RANGER
Exterior Top Color: BLACK
Exterior Bottom Color: BLACK
Vehicle Style: 2 DOOR
Vehicle VIN Number: FS§ 119.0712(2)(b)
FS§ 119.0712(2)(b)
Tag Number: FS§ 119.0712(2)(b)
FS§ 119.0712(2)(b)

Tag State: FL
Vehicle Value: $2,500.00

Property #1 - Q-1 Gal Can/Burn Debris/SW Corner of House at Floor/5-4-18@1245

Primary Information
Property Class: EVIDENCE
Property Type: BURN DEBRIS
Description: Q-1 Gal Can/Burn Debris/SW Corner of House at Floor/5-4-18@1245
Status Date: 05/07/2018
Quantity: 1
Submitted To: Property & Evidence (18-1394.1)
Collected Date/Time: 05/04/2018 12:45

Property #2 - Q-2 Gal Can/Burn Debris/SW Corner of House P/U Driver Seat/5-4-18@1250
Primary Information
Property Class: EVIDENCE
Property Type: BURN DEBRIS
Description: Q-2 Gal Can/Burn Debris/SW Corner of House P/U Driver Seat/5-4-18@1250
Quantity: 1
Submitted To: Property & Evidence (18-1394.2)
Collected Date/Time: 05/04/2018 12:50

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ĐŚĂƌŐĞƌǁĂƐŶŽƚůŽĐĂƚĞĚ;ǁŚŝĐŚǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞŝŶĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚŽĨďƵƌŶĚĂŵĂŐĞ
ĨŽƵŶĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŚŽŵĞͲŝƚŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĞƚƌŝĐŬůĞĐŚĂƌŐĞƌǁĂƐĚĂŵĂŐĞĚďĞLJŽŶĚĚĞƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ
ĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŝƌĞ͘Ϳ,ĞĂǀŝůLJďƵƌŶĞĚĂŶĚŽdžŝĚŝnjĞĚƉĂŝŶƚƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚŽŶƚŚƌĞĞƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚLJ
ĞdžƚĞƌŝŽƌ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůĞĨƚĨƌŽŶƚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƉĂŶĞůƐŚŽǁŝŶŐĐůĞĂŶďƵƌŶĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞďĂƚƚĞƌLJ
ĐŽŵƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ͘

dŚĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŝŽŶƉĂŶĞůǁĂƐĨŽƵŶĚĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƉŝĐŬƵƉŽŶƚŚĞǁĞƐƚǁĂůůŝŶƚŚĞŐĂƌĂŐĞ͕ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐ
ŚĞĂǀLJĚĂŵĂŐĞĂŶĚĂůůďƌĞĂŬĞƌƐǁĞƌĞƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƚŽĐŚĂƌ͕ƚŽĂĚĞŐƌĞĞƚŚĂƚŝŶƐƉĞĐƚŝŽŶǁĂƐŶŽƚ
ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘

ZK&KZ/'/E͗dŚĞĂƌĞĂŽĨŽƌŝŐŝŶǁĂƐƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĐŽƌŶĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŚŽŵĞŝŶŽƌ
ĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞŐĂƌĂŐĞĂƌĞĂ͘

>dEd/Es^d/'d/KE

s/E͗dǁŽĚĞďƌŝƐƐĂŵƉůĞƐǁĞƌĞĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐĐĞŶĞƚŽďĞĂŶĂůLJnjĞĚďLJƚŚĞ/&^
ƵƌĞĂƵŽĨ&ŽƌĞŶƐŝĐ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨŝŐŶŝƚĂďůĞůŝƋƵŝĚƐ͘dŚĞLJĂƌĞŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĞĚĂƐĨŽůůŽǁƐ͗
 YͲϭ'ĂůůŽŶĂŶͬƵƌŶĞďƌŝƐͬ^tŽƌŶĞƌŽĨ,ŽƵƐĞĂƚ&ůŽŽƌ
YͲϮ'ĂůůŽŶĂŶͬƵƌŶĞďƌŝƐͬ^tŽƌŶĞƌŽĨ,ŽƵƐĞWͬhƌŝǀĞƌ^ĞĂƚ

/E:hZ/^ͬ&d>/d/^͗EŽŶĞ͕ƚŚĞŚŽŵĞǁĂƐǀĂĐĂŶƚĂƚƚŚĞƚŝŵĞŽĨƚŚĞĨŝƌĞ

^d/Dd>K^^͗ΨϲϬ͕ϬϬϬ

td,Z͗ůĞĂƌ͕ĂŶĚƵŶůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞĂĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŝŶŐĨĂĐƚŽƌƚŽŝŐŶŝƚŝŽŶ͘

^>&,d/E'ͬ^>&/'E/d/KE͗EŽĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞŽĨĞŝƚŚĞƌǁĂƐĨŽƵŶĚ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌĚĂŵĂŐĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ
ĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŝƌĞǁĂƐƚŽĂĚĞŐƌĞĞƚŚĂƚƐĞůĨͲŚĞĂƚŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĐŽŶƐƵŵĞĚďĞLJŽŶĚ
ĚĞƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ͘

E>^͗EŽĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞŽĨĞŝƚŚĞƌǁĂƐĨŽƵŶĚ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌĚĂŵĂŐĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŝƌĞǁĂƐƚŽĂ
ĚĞŐƌĞĞƚŚĂƚďƵƌŶŝŶŐĐĂŶĚůĞƐĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĐŽŶƐƵŵĞĚďĞLJŽŶĚĚĞƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ͘

^DK</E'͗dŚĞŚŽŵĞǁĂƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽďĞǀĂĐĂŶƚĂƚƚŚĞƚŝŵĞŽĨƚŚĞĨŝƌĞ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌĂĐĐĞƐƐƉŽŝŶƚƐ
ǁĞƌĞĚĂŵĂŐĞĚƚŽĂĚĞŐƌĞĞƚŚĂƚĨŽƌĐĞĚĞŶƚƌLJĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞĞůŝŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ͘ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ƚŚĞ
ŵŝƐŚĂŶĚůŝŶŐŽĨƐŵŽŬŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐďLJƐƵďũĞĐƚ;ƐͿŵĂŬŝŶŐƵŶůĂǁĨƵůĞŶƚƌLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŚŽŵĞĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚ
ďĞĞůŝŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ͘

 Z^/^d/s,d/E'E>dZ/>/^^h^͗dŚĞƌĞŝƐƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶŝĂůĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞƌĞƐŝƐƚŝǀĞ
 ŚĞĂƚŝŶŐŽƌŽƚŚĞƌĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůŝƐƐƵĞƐĂƐƉŽƚĞŶƚŝĂůĨŝƌĞĐĂƵƐĞƐͲƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĂůůLJƚŚĞĞŶŐĂŐĞĚƚƌŝĐŬůĞĐŚĂƌŐĞƌ
 ŚŽŽŬĞĚƚŽƚŚĞďĂƚƚĞƌLJŽĨƚŚĞƉŝĐŬƵƉƉĂƌŬĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŐĂƌĂŐĞ͘dŚŝƐŝƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚďLJďƵƌŶƉĂƚƚĞƌŶƐ
 ĨŽƵŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁĞƌĞŚĞĂǀŝĞƌŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂŽĨƚŚĞƚƌŝĐŬůĞĐŚĂƌŐĞƌΖƐƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶ͘

>KZdKZzZ^h>d^͗ŵĞĚŝƵŵƚŽŚĞĂǀLJƉĞƚƌŽůĞƵŵĚŝƐƚŝůůĂƚĞǁĂƐĨŽƵŶĚŝŶďŽƚŚƐĂŵƉůĞƐ͘dŚĞ
ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƐ͕ĐŽŵŵŽŶůLJĨŽƵŶĚŝŶĂŶĚĂƌŽƵŶĚǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐĂŶĚƐƚŽƌĞĚŝŶŐĂƌĂŐĞƐ͕ŝƐŶŽƚ
ĐŽŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞŽĨĂƌƐŽŶŝŶĂŶĚŽĨŝƚƐĞůĨ͘

KE>h^/KE͗dŚĞďƵƌŶĞĚƌĞŵĂŝŶƐŽĨĂƉůĂƐƚŝĐĐŽŽůĞƌǁĞƌĞĨŽƵŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂŽĨƚŚĞƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚƌŝĐŬůĞ
ĐŚĂƌŐĞƌ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞĐůĞĂŶďƵƌŶĨŽƵŶĚŽŶƚŚĞůĞĨƚĨƌŽŶƚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƉĂŶĞůŽĨƚŚĞ
ƉŝĐŬƵƉ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ͕ƉĂŝŶƚĨŽƵŶĚŽŶƚŚĞƌĞŵĂŝŶĚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞǀĞŚŝĐůĞďŽĚLJĞdžƚĞƌŝŽƌ͕ĂŶĚŽŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŝŽƌǁĂůůƐ
ŽĨƚŚĞŐĂƌĂŐĞ͕ĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝǀĞŽĨĂŶŽƌŝŐŝŶŝŶƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ͘ƵĞƚŽƚŚĞďŽĂƌĚĞĚͲƵƉŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŚŽŵĞ͕
ƚŚĞŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽŽďƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƚƚŝĐĂĐĐĞƐƐĚƵĞƚŽĚĞŐƌĞĞŽĨĚĂŵĂŐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƵŶŬŶŽǁŶƐƚĂƚƵƐŽĨ
,sƐĞƚƚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚŽƉĞƌĂƚŝŽŶ͕ǀĞŶƚŝůĂƚŝŽŶĨĂĐƚŽƌƐƌĞŵĂŝŶƵŶĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĞĚĨŽƌ͕ĂŶĚĐĂŶďĞƉƌĞƐƵŵĞĚƚŽďĞ
ƵŶƵƐƵĂůƌĞůĂƚŝǀĞƚŽĂŶŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĂůƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĨŝƌĞŽĨƐŝŵŝůĂƌĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ͘

dŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞĚĞŐƌĞĞŽĨĚĂŵĂŐĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚďLJƚŚŝƐŚŽŵĞĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŝƌĞΖƐƉƌŽƉĂŐĂƚŝŽŶƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚŵĞ
ĨƌŽŵŵĂŬŝŶŐĂĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶĂƐƚŽƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐĨŝƌĞ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ĨŝƌĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌΖƐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJĂƌĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐ͕ǁĞǁĞƌĞƵŶĂďůĞƚŽĞůŝŵŝŶĂƚĞŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ
ŚLJƉŽƚŚĞƐĞƐŽĨĐĂƵƐĞŝŶǀŽůǀŝŶŐĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚĂůƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨŝŐŶŝƚŝŽŶ͘ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ƚŚŝƐĨŝƌĞŝƐĐůĂƐƐŝĨŝĞĚĂƐ
ƵŶĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ͘

^ddh^͗ůůůĞĂĚƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĞdžŚĂƵƐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐĐĂƐĞ͘dŚŝƐĐĂƐĞŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJĐůŽƐĞĚ͕ĂŶĚŵĂLJďĞ
ƌĞŽƉĞŶĞĚĂƚĂůĂƚĞƌĚĂƚĞƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĐĞŝƉƚŽĨŶĞǁŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĞǀŝĚĞŶƚŝĂƌLJǀĂůƵĞ͘
 DFS DIFS Bureau of Fire, Arson & Explosives Investigations
Supplement 18-1394/1
Report Date: 05/17/2018

Primary Information
Description: Fire Scene Assistance
Reporting LEO: Pudlo, Tommy Edward (Ocala / Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigations)
Mileage: 100
Approval Status: Approved
Approved Date: 05/17/2018
Approved By: Legler, Matthew (00038 / Ocala / Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives Inv.)
Cause Of Fire: NOT APPLICABLE
Injuries/Fatalities: None

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ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ&ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨ/ŶǀĞƐƚŝŐĂƚŝǀĞĂŶĚ&ŽƌĞŶƐŝĐ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
ƵƌĞĂƵŽĨ&ŝƌĞĂŶĚƌƐŽŶ/ŶǀĞƐƚŝŐĂƚŝŽŶƐ

^ƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚZĞƉŽƌƚ

^EhDZ͗ ϭϴͲϭϯϵϰͬϭ

^zEKW^/^͗EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ

^^/^d/E'/Es^d/'dKZ^͗

>ƚ͘D͘>ĞŐůĞƌ;&/Ϳ
^ƉĞĐŝĂůŐĞŶƚt͘sŝƐŶŽǀƐŬĞ;d&Ϳ

^E^Z/Wd/KE͗EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ

&/Z^EyD/Ed/KE͗EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ

ydZ/KZK^Zsd/KE͗ EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ
/EdZ/KZK^Zsd/KE͗ EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ
ZK&KZ/'/E͗EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ

>dEd/Es^d/'d/KE͗KŶϬϱͬϬϰͬϮϬϭϴĂƚϭϭ͗ϬϬŚŽƵƌƐ/ĂƐƐŝƐƚĞĚ>ƚ͘D͘>ĞŐůĞƌĂƚĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĨŝƌĞĂƚ
ϯϱϵEtϰϱƚŚǀĞ͘Ğůů͕&>͘tŚŝůĞĂƚƚŚĞĨŝƌĞƐĐĞŶĞǁŝƚŚ>ƚ͘>ĞŐůĞƌĂŶĚ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŐĞŶƚt͘sŝƐŶŽǀƐŬĞ/
ĂƐƐŝƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĨŝƌĞƐĐĞŶĞƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƚŝŽŶĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĞdžĐĂǀĂƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂŽĨŽƌŝŐŝŶ͘

dŚŝƐĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞƐŵLJŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚŝƐĐĂƐĞ͘

s/E͗ EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ
/E:hZ/^ͬ&d>/d/^͗ EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ
^d/Dd>K^^͗ EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ
td,Z͗ EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ
^>&,d/E'ͬ^>&/'E/d/KE͗ EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ
E>^͗ EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ
^DK</E'͗ EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ
Z^/^d/s,d/E'E>dZ/>/^^h^͗ EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ
>KZdKZzZ^h>d^͗

EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ

KE>h^/KE͗

EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ

^ddh^͗

EŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ
 DFS DIFS Bureau of Fire, Arson & Explosives Investigations
Supplement 18-1394/2
Report Date: 07/30/2018

Primary Information
Description: Gilchrist County Fire Rescue Report (125318)
Reporting LEO: Mutchler, Sondra D. (Ocala / Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives Inv.)
Approval Status: Approved
Approved Date: 07/30/2018
Approved By: Legler, Matthew (00038 / Ocala / Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives Inv.)
Cause Of Fire: NOT APPLICABLE

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