Brush fire near tower road and starlink area in galax, Galax VA
WildfireA slow-moving brush fire covering about one to one and a half acres occurred near Tower Road and Starlink area in Galax. Multiple handline crews and brush units are working to contain the fire.
Audio|Source: Galax Fire & Rescue
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Transcript:
00:00
Oh, you know, this will be about an acre, acre and a half woods fire.
00:04
Looks like we're going to have a lot of handline work.
00:07
We, brush 14,
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U-27,
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brush 13, first down, Tanker 10, staking the road.
00:18
It is slow moving at this time.
00:24
It is slow moving at this time.
00:31
All right, a couple guys come out the tanker to run, please.
00:44
(number withheld). Yeah.
00:47
Okay, I'm going to be right, Flake.
00:50
Do you see how far it goes off the left wing there, from your position?
00:57
I can't tell exactly I'm working on that.
01:01
(name withheld) works for you to see you homeowner where you're at that.
01:04
It runs right up there, so...
01:08
Choppy.
01:09
Brush 14 respond by it.
01:14
Copy brush 14 responding.
01:22
Tocke Tank and tear out for two and more.
01:27
302. Copy taker 10.
01:38
G207, brush 13 with 5, 3 of 2, I think I got walked, so.
01:48
Key 4. So, well,
01:53
you're in C.
01:55
Yeah,
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Command 1,
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C4. On scene.
02:02
I'm down here at the intersection.
02:04
Chance, what you need.
02:06
Okay, if you come out Starlink, take that driveway past the fire, come up to the top of the hill,
02:13
you'll see Command 2.
02:14
I'm at the head of it, very slow moving.
02:17
It looks like it's going to be some hand-line work, unless we can get a unit into that field off of Tower Road up there.
02:28
Want me to go to the top and see if I can get an access from there.
02:31
You're going to come up and tour Command 2 is.
02:36
Uh, you can look on that access off a tower to that floor, if you will.
02:43
Copy.
02:49
Here, Hicks.
02:55
Here, folks.
02:57
Okay.
03:01
I think it to the ridge,
03:04
there's between me and you're a little bit further.
03:07
I think the priority is obviously on this side.
03:10
We'll get over here for something.
03:12
Now it's putting stuff out.
03:16
So I'll be, I'll use the five point around.
03:28
Three and three of those.
03:32
Good.
03:35
Brass trucks right in front of us.
03:36
We're coming up that's all of First 13 also.
03:40
We both are looking for assignments and location.
03:44
Okay, we'll take a rock right behind (number withheld)'s pickup.
03:48
We'll see if I've earned up the ridge here.
03:50
I need a handline crew on the right plate and a handline crew will meet with (number withheld) in the west side.
04:00
Okay.
04:08
Presswork being around.
04:14
Copy 16-2-1. Copy 16-2-1.
04:21
You heard and say the note come in here unless you're on the side-to-side.
04:28
You tell me sad and brush 13 cops.
04:31
Uh,
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brush 14.
04:38
Go ahead.
04:41
Turn back down to where you were at the bottom of the fire.
04:45
And we work this line up the drop point, please.
04:50
Simple.
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Galax, VA 24333
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