Outdoor fire threatens structure near Patterson Mill Road, Grottoes VA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to an outdoor fire near Patterson Mill Road that was spreading and threatening a nearby structure. Power was turned off to allow safe access. Multiple brush trucks and a dozer were deployed to contain the fire covering about two acres.
Audio|Source: Staunton Area Public Safety
07:21
Transcript:
00:00
Negative, this caller could not provide an exact address either.
00:03
They're just seen behind near Patterson Mill.
00:07
Do you advise near Patterson Mill? Do you advise it was blowing towards the structure?
00:21
Affirmative.
00:24
You feel this, Simon.
00:31
It's command.
00:34
Good.
00:38
Just like right now the fire is burning into a pretty thick floral thick little thicket.
00:43
Just off the power line,
00:45
I think the best bet at this point is going to be wait till the powers off be able to be the trucks up there and get some water on it.
00:55
County District of the power is off.
01:02
Operate County 1, 1638.
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Rush 193,
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ATV-19-19.
01:15
Go ahead.
01:19
You copy. Power company said water is off.
01:21
You can make your way up there now.
01:25
Okay,
01:26
we were about halfway off, but we'll work our way on up further.
01:32
The nation have roughly two acres involved,
01:41
is threatening the structure.
01:43
Lieutenant Thompson will have command.
01:44
Ten for Lieutenant Thompson in command, 1639.
01:52
181, 185, do you need 182?
02:01
185, never mind, 182,000 servers.
02:18
Power in 148 p.
02:21
We need to make the people here right now.
02:27
One of the air.
02:28
The meeting that we're all registered.
02:30
Lo-down in the fact of all right in.
02:32
Oh,
02:36
thank you. Hi!
02:49
Thank you.
02:51
Thank you.
02:53
Thank you.
02:55
I'd like to give in to the call there.
02:57
You can clearly.
03:00
I don't know.
03:02
...by foot.
03:08
I don't believe they have kind of capabilities with them.
03:11
Just make them aware that the fire is secure, please.
03:16
Central.
03:22
Take the next driveway into the field, I need you to access that list.
03:30
That one. That one.
03:36
May Chief 18 response, Patterson up.
03:45
I've made my way all the way up to the top of the ridge in ATV,
03:49
and I believe we're good.
03:50
As far as fire spread, if we get a couple of brush trucks up here,
03:55
it's probably about 50 feet into the woodland area.
03:59
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.
04:07
All good.
04:13
D-EZE-E-E-B-A.
04:30
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, near Patterson Mill Road, operate County 1, 1643.
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101.
05:03
I'm going to need for 16.
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1601. I'm going to need to switch and operate Med9, please.
05:19
16001.
05:20
1601's on mid 9.
05:22
All right.
05:28
Responding. Responding.
05:32
24.
05:34
Original call was an outdoor fire, it's now threatening a structure.
05:38
Command[1] requested a full assignment.
05:42
601, you're still in County 1.
05:43
Can you switch and up right mid-man, please.
05:49
Command[1] Chief 19.
05:53
Go ahead.
05:57
Do you know if there's room for multiple brush trucks or how many brush trucks do you need up there?
06:04
Oh, there's plenty of room.
06:06
We've got a super highway up here.
06:07
I went all the way to the top and it's enough to move back three and four trucks.
06:16
Okay,
06:17
break.
06:18
Command[1],
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194 and brush 72.
06:27
Brush 7.
06:34
Access off a spring fed.
06:37
We'll meet you in Brush 94 to show you how to get up to where we need to go.
06:44
Truck 5 respond to 5.
06:46
Command[1]. I'm going to have somebody run me back out and grab it and come back in and have them bring the ATV you back too.
06:55
Chief Knight just lay a pair.
06:56
We should be able to get with 94 and 72.
07:02
Dura, give old.
07:08
To let you let you know, Forestry Head's Dozer coming.
07:15
I'm drug, thank you.
07:19
One iPod, man.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Command: Incident command established/IC designation
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Location mentioned:
Near Patterson Mill Rd, Grottoes, VA 24441
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