Brush fire contained near Snowdrift Lane in Virginia, Amherst County VA
WildfireFirefighters responded to a small brush fire involving hay bales near Snowdrift Lane in Amherst County, Virginia. The fire was between two paved roads, contained quickly, and was under mop-up operations at the time of the report. Barriers and weather conditions helped prevent spread.
Audio|Source: Amherst County Public Safety
04:51
Transcript:
00:00
Hey Amherst, I'm working on getting the 360 now.
00:02
Looks like we're going to have a contain going to be east side towards the mountain at this time.
00:08
All right, one field looks like we got about a dozen and a half a dozen hay bales over here that's burning.
00:23
I've got 50 a minute that's really good on you.
00:29
They're pretty contained right now, so I just let those burn unless they start doing something weird, but I'll just go contained for right now.
00:40
I got me. It's like the wind's lowering from the east to him.
00:44
Also,
00:49
all units on the fire ground, we do have a couple of little anchors on the back side.
01:02
806-110. What would you like for me?
01:08
If you want the way to take operating for man,
01:12
and then once we get more resources, we can go ahead and get a blower and some rates on this side, you can get back in the flat.
01:19
I'm going to continue to walk around.
01:23
Okay.
01:26
There's six Amish, you can go ahead and show me with Snowdrift Committee.
01:29
Gotcha.
01:32
110 from 800.
01:33
Four was like me, sir.
01:34
Left side or right side?
01:39
You want to work on the left side.
01:41
I've got yourself.
01:42
One.
01:45
Okay.
01:47
Tony, let me get you right here behind the medic.
01:50
If so, I'll be up to you just a minute.
01:54
Ten, four, sir, we're going to start working on this section right here.
02:04
110, 139.
02:07
139. 139.
02:10
Going here, the rakeoff, 43,
02:12
start walking down the right, uh, or, yeah, excuse me, the right inside of where I walk the end of past the mattresses, you'll see a nice walking path there.
02:21
If you want to carry that down,
02:23
we'll rush that we can clear by the antles.
02:28
Forestry to Amherst or else one.
02:33
Good.
02:37
En route to Snowdrift Lane.
02:40
Tom, sir. 525.
02:46
Act the way while was you passing at 130 garage.
02:51
All right.
02:58
Forestry, that's no dressway in command, Knox 1.
03:04
Go ahead.
03:08
Can I get a size up or update on what the fire is doing?
03:15
Yes, sir, it's burning in between two paved roads we've got on.
03:19
My house at the west end was the head of the fire.
03:24
We got that stopped.
03:26
Like I said, we've got a paved barrier on both sides.
03:29
Ones' wind was they died down.
03:31
We should have it.
03:32
And mop-up stages here pretty shortly.
03:40
All right, copy on the southern mirror tower.
03:46
Ten for.
03:52
Command from 800.
03:55
Yes, sir.
03:58
I'm going to get a loose program.
04:01
I'm going to start on this south end.
04:04
Once I get a line here, I'm going to go to the north end, and then I start working in between.
04:10
Ten, four.
04:16
Who do you have up there with you in the woods?
04:21
either brush 21,
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121,
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119, and 800.
04:28
110 and 800.
04:31
110, what's your location?
04:36
I'm going to east towards the closest farm.
04:40
We're going to be about 25, maybe 30 feet away from the open field if we can contain it before it gets that way.
04:46
I don't think there's any broomshaw from when I can see.
04:50
That's going to be the head of the fire.
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