Large brush fire spreads near Route 11 and South Hill Rd, Cortland County NY
WildfireA large brush fire is actively spreading near Route 11 and South Hill Road in Cortland County, New York. Multiple fire departments have responded with mutual aid to control the fire. The fire is moving in both directions and has crossed some firebreaks, threatening to expand further. Firefighters are coordinating water supplies and rehabilitation support to manage the incident.
Audio|Source: Cortland County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Oh, it's slowly creeping here, but we're all in the east side of it now, and it's spread in both directions.
00:09
Okay, I got some verdure guys coming in with Indian Texas stuff.
00:11
I'm going to send them up top, so I don't know where you are, but hopefully you,
00:15
if you want them up top.
00:18
I'm on the east side down by 11, trying to figure how often the road we are, but it's spreading on my end, too.
00:24
Well, I'll send them right down from the bottom and work their way up to you from Route 11 side, but up here in the hill.
00:34
I guess we're 100 yards of the road here at this point from the water.
00:38
1409 call on service.
00:41
Copy.
00:43
Free 1409.
00:50
Altairi from 1362 from Elteri, we're down the hill on the right side of the trail coming back and it's extending beyond that.
01:01
Okay, who's with you?
01:06
Firefighter Bergen.
01:08
Can I have you clear call 106 for me please?
01:13
Okay, I didn't know he put the holes down and walked away from it, so.
01:18
Permanent.
01:19
Yeah, he said he ran out of line.
01:22
It's 6-2 from 6-1.
01:25
Go ahead.
01:27
6-3 is going to be a freshman.
01:29
This is going to be a drawn-out.
01:30
Should we consider Homer's rehab or do you think we'll be wrapped up here for it?
01:35
Trying to get a gauge on that right now.
01:37
I'll let you know a minute.
01:42
1312, 16,
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2.
01:44
We got two coming here away right now, so three verticals in using.
01:49
Perfect, thanks.
01:52
64 to 6-2, we're at the power line down here, wherever it is, and that's where it's starting to spread out there on our end.
01:59
Okay, I got the vertra guys coming, and I'm going to send them down through.
02:05
Copy, there's a couple of Marathon guys in here working too.
02:12
Jimmy, how are we doing for water?
02:19
I really can't see it on the window.
02:24
Okay,
02:26
we'll go to where empty and we'll swap the trucks around.
02:29
Okay.
02:36
6-4 from 6-1.
02:38
6-4.
02:45
You might have the best vantage point from where we're at.
02:47
Down at 11,
02:49
south of where we're at, where we came in,
02:54
it looks like the smoke maybe on above the tree line.
02:57
Can you confirm her tonight? Or is everything from where you guys are at?
03:02
So the farthest east point of this fire, we're still heading east and we're heading towards 81, and we're heading down over the bank, both directions.
03:09
Copy, spot, south, going southbound.
03:11
Anything visible from your guys angle up there?
03:15
Correct, I'm at the end of the fire, and I fire to the south, fire to the north, and the east of me.
03:21
Alright, copy.
03:23
Some of the spots of firebreakers made, it has jumped.
03:29
What was that bump? Sorry.
03:35
Some of the fire break that was made on the bottom side and the east side it has jumped it.
03:41
Okay.
03:47
Fire control.
03:49
I want to activate homer's rehab to our location.
03:51
We're going to be a little while.
03:53
If I don't know if I DEC tell them we've got a fairly large brush fire going.
03:57
We got most of it knocked down though.
04:01
Copy Carlinville's fan, activate Homer for rehab, notified DEC.
04:05
Once of the brush fires back down.
04:08
6-3 to 6-2.
04:10
Call out.
04:13
I'll be heading back with Gatorade and Water in about 10 minutes.
04:19
Thank you.
04:22
For monitors.
04:25
It's just Cornwall and other 5-year-ins in the area for the 11 in Southville.
04:33
Floor monitors,
04:35
mutual aid for Cortlandville Marathon,
04:40
and Virgil for an outside fire in the area of rural, Lebanon and South Hill Road, looking for a rehab trailer.
04:47
Homer monitors, mutual aid for Cortlandville Marathon and Virgil and the area of Rue 11 in South Hill Road for an outside fire looking for your rehab trailer.
04:56
Quarter and told for notification, Homer is a 15th, Cortillville Marathon, and Virgil fire departments near Brutle and South Hill Road, time 16.
05:07
6-2-7-4.
05:10
He's right here, me here.
05:12
Okay, he won't work.
05:13
Helmut, are you up top?
05:16
Copy, I'm up top with Gavin and Pete.
05:19
Do you have a lot of fire left?
05:23
76 Clarence Service.
05:25
We see 76.
05:27
Yeah, we got a lot of smoke up here in fire.
05:30
Copy.
05:32
Jackie, where are you at?
05:35
Fire control. Go ahead and reactivate me for manpower and McGraw for manpower to the scene.
05:41
To help us just knocking this out.
05:44
Copy, Quarlandville, Command, reactivate.
05:47
C-Vill and McGraw for manpower.
05:54
Well, first, he's one thing now in Colorado to the station.
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US-11 & S Hill Rd, Cortlandville, NY 13803
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