Brush fire near strong road prompts coordinated response, Gadsden County FL
WildfireA brush fire near Strong Road in Gadsden County, Florida, is burning about 15 acres. Firefighters are coordinating multiple engines and tankers to contain the fire. Smoke and flames are advancing, and officials are preparing for a possible small evacuation. Law enforcement is requested to assist with the evacuation if needed. Smoke conditions are reported as bad in the area.
Audio|Source: Gretna Fire
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Transcript:
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Yeah, it's the uh, standoff for access.
00:18
Go ahead.
00:21
Forestry wants to know how big that fire is.
00:26
That's to make 15 acres.
00:28
That might be underestimating a bit,
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but it's an area I can't see from around that.
00:35
Ten,
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boy.
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Bill one, two, command.
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My command against us, and go ahead and have Quincy send me an engine as well.
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Therefore, check with you that all they've been phoned out.
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I don't need their brush truck and a tanker.
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Ten forth. Ten forth.
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... five to 302.
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You've got my tanker right off.
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I've got somebody else headed to get another engine.
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Yeah.
01:35
Correct.
01:36
What's your location?
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Take a warm.
02:15
The command.
02:19
What's your location?
02:22
(name withheld) All right, calling out evidence and see you back in.
03:07
Can you go and get me some law enforcement not here? We're going to probably have to try to effect a small evacuation.
03:15
Yeah, player.
03:27
...to command.
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There any resources midway can send your way.
03:45
Come on, when you arrive on scene, I need you to come down to the, just about the end of Strong Road.
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Four.
04:23
Oh, what truck you got coming up?
04:30
Just got, the brush truck.
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I'm up by myself today.
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Okay. Command of Gretton.
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An agreement.
05:03
and to uh...
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gaspun
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rise four street when they get closer to the scene of the uh on mutual aid red mutual aid red
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To the gas, SSO, 2.551,
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engine 251,
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break.
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Squad 2 to command, do you have a point of the ingress?
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I don't be able to put anybody in the path of this fire, so we're going to fight it from strong route until force gets you.
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Thanks.
06:00
Senator 5 to command, I am turning on 65.
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I will be there in about four minutes if you can have me a staging area set up where I can keep everybody tucked off.
06:11
Your station area will be north of the fire on the strong road.
06:17
Do that, turning on 65.
06:24
Sorry, Gadsden, Gadsden will be arriving on soon.
06:29
Oh.
06:38
Yes, and okay, law enforcement will not be okay on the evacuation at this point,
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but I'm going to have some structures to the south of where I'm at.
07:01
Just come on down here to where my truck's at.
07:03
Be careful with smoke conditions.
07:05
Smoke conditions are bad on strong.
07:08
Well, I'm seeing active ice flames of parliament right now heading in the ditch.
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Maintiff's response.
07:41
No, poor.
08:47
I have heard of question today.
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Location mentioned:
Strong Rd, Florida 32351
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