Brush fire reported on highway near mile marker 3-5


Firefighters respond to a brush fire near mile marker 3-5 on Highway 18. The fire is in a large grassy and tree-covered area with downed power lines. Access is blocked by a security gate, and the power company is being contacted for assistance.
Audio|Source: Hawaii County Public Safety - Hamakua/North Hilo
02:22
Transcript:
Far control of the Italian one. I might. Copy. Bar control of the Italian one. Could you dispatch chopper? Chopper one. Response for brush fire, Highway 18, I have a 3-5-mile marker. Number one, response for refresh fire. I'm 18. Here's a 35 mile marker, I'm at 1224. Control, X8, rush our gate on scene. We have a security gate in our way trying to gain access to property. Looks like a fire up in a large grass and tree area. Section 18 reports the still alarm, behavior efficient. Oh, you know, it's on C. Looks like it's a power line that's down, so be approached the area with caution. Intini, you can probably stay down below. We'll come back down for you for water. Isini, copy? All right, control, but anyone, could we get (name withheld)'s response, please? Control, copy. Contacting (name withheld) at this time. Control and pressure 17 on scene. Qudipar 17 on scene. Patrol 17 also on scene. Pressure 17. Did you wait for Captain 17? We've got limited communication up here. Come up the road and I have you guys hit the Makai's blanket is fire. Break, uh, control, uh, B, advise how could I want to pull these on fire. We want to do what we can, but we have live power lines down. Control, copy it. 17, copy. Okay, engine 17, watch that wire on the ground now. So, brush track 8-alph is on scene. Copy, pressurcate alpha on scene.
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Hilo, HI 96720
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