Brush fire near Patterson Mill road threatens structures, Grottoes VA
Fire & ArsonA brush fire near Patterson Mill Road in Augusta County spread over about two acres and threatened nearby buildings. Firefighters responded with multiple vehicles and worked to contain the fire. The fire was located near a trailer park, and efforts included accessing difficult terrain and coordinating multiple fire units. The fire was successfully contained and additional incoming units were canceled.
Audio|Source: Augusta County and Staunton Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 181 is on location, have roughly two acres involved,
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is threatening a structure.
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Lieutenant Thompson will have command.
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Central Lieutenant Thompson in command, 1639.
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181, 185. Do you meet 182? 182?
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181-185, never mind, 182,000 servers.
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E.2C.U.C.M.U.C.M.
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16.01's responding.
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1640-915 Couglar trailer park is lot 15.
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27-year-old female with abdominal pain and vomiting.
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Pattersonville command ECC.
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Come in, go ahead.
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Who do I have responding?
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Yes, sir, Forestry 2 and the other individual at the Forestry are in route up there by foot.
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I don't believe they have county capabilities with them.
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Just make them aware that the fire is secure, please.
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Then forth.
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Go past the address.
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Take the next driveway into the field.
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I need you to access that list.
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That one. Ah!
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May the Chief Bates in response, Patterson up.
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I've made my way all the way up to the top of the ridge in the ATV, and I believe we're good.
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As far as fire spread, if we get a couple of brush trucks up here,
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it's probably about 50 feet into the woodland area.
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We could hit it with a hose line and put it completely out, and I don't think we'll have to do any ranking.
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Okay, good.
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Pheed!
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Brush 206, engine 182, engine 203, engine 207, tanker 209, truck 5, rescue 20,
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for full assignment for an outdoor fire, near Patterson Mill Road, upper 31, 1646.
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Go ahead for 1601.
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1601, I'm going to need you to switch and operate Med9, please.
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Grotto's Middick 4 responding.
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1601's on mid 9.
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Battalion 13.5, you're responding 1644.
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Original call was an outdoor fire.
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It's now threatening a structure.
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Command requested a full assignment.
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1601, you're still in County 1.
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Can you switch and operate medman, please?
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Command Chief 19.
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Go ahead.
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Do you know if there's room for multiple brush trucks or how many brush trucks you need up there? Oh,
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there's plenty of room.
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We got a super highway up here.
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I went all the way to the top and it's enough to move about three or four brush trucks and get them turned around and come back down.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Command, 194 and brush 72.
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Brush 77.
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194 and 72.
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Access off the spring fed.
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We'll meet you in Brush 94 to show you how to get up to where we need to go.
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Truck 5 respond to a 5.
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I'm going to have somebody run me back out and grab it and come back in and have them bring the ATV back too.
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Just lay up here, we should be able to give with 94 and 72.
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Correct, give on.
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Operations.
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Let you know, Forestry heads, does are coming.
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I'm drug, thank you.
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One-eye five command.
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Go ahead.
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B. FI's, Forestry is making access to Springfield Road, also with A,
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POSCII.
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I'm here.
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I'm hearing. Truck 5 response to 5.
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Truck 5 response to 5.
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Operational frequencies County 1.
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Truck 5 with 5.
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Truck 5 is 5.
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Truck 5, I've got you around 1647.
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Fifty-eight in quarter.
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58, six and three seven.
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Pass the milkman, ECCC.
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Command, go ahead.
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Came to everything with the exception of the next due brush truck and tankers.
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Patterson Mill Road Command now canceling incoming apparatus with the exception of the next two brush and tanker 1648.
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Location mentioned:
Near Patterson Mill Rd, Grottoes, VA 24441
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