Wildfire approaches residence near W Inland Ct, Dunnellon FL
WildfireFire crews are responding to a wildfire near West Inland Court. The fire has crossed property lines and is moving slowly through heavy brush. The fire is within a few hundred feet of a residence near the location. Units are working to protect the structure using hand tools while waiting for forestry support.
Audio|Source: Citrus County Fire
07:13
Transcript:
00:00
Code 1[1]HCA.
00:02
Code 1[1].
00:04
Code 1[1]. 2, Citrus.
00:09
9 2, Citrus.
00:10
I'm assuming command. The fires jump the property line to the east.
00:15
Currently we're unable to locate any access to this and it's too big to get a brush truck in.
00:20
I'm going to walk eastward and see what I can find.
00:24
Walkthroughs, just maintain the lines and do structure protection on your side and we'll wait for forestry to get here.
00:39
I looked at the map and didn't see any roads. Are you seeing any structures east of engine nine's location?
00:47
There's going to be one house per the map. It looks like directly east from 8955 Manila.
00:58
It's going to be off of inland court.
01:03
But it's more south of the property. East of engine nine's location on the map front.
01:08
That's important. And I don't see any further residences in that area.
01:14
I understand.
01:15
They've got the fire stop to the south. It's just moving east slowly and heavy brush.
01:22
Temple.
01:24
Captain 14, command.
01:29
Man, go ahead.
01:33
I have a visual of that structure that's approximately 100 feet from the structure, slow-moving, medium fuel.
01:47
Joppy. The structure on Manila or the structure off inland that she was just talking about?
01:54
The one that's just the east of the one off Manila.
01:59
Joppy and the fire is still progressing towards it.
02:06
Fire is having use.
02:08
I'm attacking it with hand tools right now.
02:11
Robby. Command to Brush 7 and Citrus.
02:16
Can you direct Brush 7 to that structure off inland?
02:23
10-4[2].
02:26
Brush 7 and Squad 7 for that structure for protection.
02:35
Brush 7, copy.
02:39
Triggers to Brush 7. It's going to be (number withheld) inland court.
02:45
It's going to be about centerways down inland from Manila on the north side.
02:54
One, two, seconds.
02:56
Brush 7, can you repeat?
02:59
Captain 102, go ahead, sir.
03:02
Give me that address one more time for a brush-up, and I'll make sure we get there. 10 -4. It's going to be (number withheld)-West Inland Court.
03:12
It's going to be about middle-ways down inland from Manila on the north side of inland.
03:24
Understud, thank you.
03:26
Brush 7 from Captain 102, you guys got it, or you need to follow me. I got it on my map.
03:37
Command of Brush 9, Gap 9.
03:40
Gap9. I've got a guy.
03:47
I walked a good eighth of a mile east of your location. There's no structures and nothing back there. And the satellite image around the map is showing nothing either.
03:55
I'm working my way south towards that other address now.
04:02
I'm 1012 with the owner as well.
04:11
I'm 102 to the command.
04:13
I'll be out with dress 7 just server away.
04:20
I'm directly behind that residence now.
04:23
I'm going to do you a second.
04:29
Rescue 3, status check at hospital.
04:35
Rescue 300, I believe.
04:38
Several.
04:45
(number withheld), I believe it is.
04:47
(number withheld), I believe it is.
04:52
1-02, it's just to the right side of your truck, that driveway.
04:57
Understood, you want Brush 7 to turn down that driveway, correct?
05:02
Yeah, 10-4[2]. Put Brush 7 down here and Stage Squad 7 where you're at.
05:07
The woods are very heavy fuel all the way up to within foot feet of the house.
05:11
It's a two-story.
05:15
Count 102 copy.
05:18
Captain 102 to Brush 7, you've got to come all the way back to my truck.
05:22
Looks like you're getting stuck.
05:27
Captain 14, the command.
05:33
I'm sitting next to a fence line.
05:37
The residence that I can see is a double wide mobile home with a large 20 by 20 shed behind it, brown in color.
05:45
Car is about 20 feet from those fence line.
05:51
Copy. I may be at a different residence,
05:54
the middle of two-story Brown House currently.
05:56
Here's this only single story?
05:59
Single story, double wide, white skirting,
06:04
tan mobile home.
06:11
Copy, I may have to reroute these trucks. The fire is within a few hundred feet of this house.
06:21
General Command.
06:23
Command.
06:24
Command, go ahead.
06:28
It looks like we got this northeast sector pretty good with just hand tools. We're starting to make our way on that eastern side and heading southeast.
06:39
I have Rescue 14, need you to respond. Delta level unconscious painting.
06:44
Code 2-118-0.
06:51
Cap 14.
06:55
Tap 14.
06:57
Are you able to get us an address on that mobile home or is that the one that's on the Manila itself?
07:04
Negative. It's the one street over just east of the Manila.
07:10
It's in the southeast corner of the fire.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 1: Non-emergency response (no lights/sirens)
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment / OK
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Near W Inland Ct, Dunnellon, FL 34433
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