Transformer fire spreads to woods near homes in King George County, King George County VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a transformer fire near Lucas Lane and North Stewart Road in King George County. The fire spread to nearby woods and threatened several homes. Firefighters worked to protect residences and requested additional resources, including brush trucks and tankers. The utility company was notified to cut power to the transformer to help contain the fire.
Audio|Source: King George County Fire and EMS
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Transformer fire, Lucas Lane, North Stewart Road, Lucas Lane, North Stewart Road, my page, each and Bravo,
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1, brush 1, brush 2, design 1.
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Transformer scare, Lucas Lane, North Stewart Road, Lucas Lane, North Stewart Road, 5-page 18 Bravo 1, Brush 1, Brush 2, Battalion 1.
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What's going to be 28, George?
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Go ahead.
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With station two being unstaffed, would you like Brush 28 in place of Brush 2?
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Affirmative.
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Okay, one a team George, I'm responding.
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You can add 28.
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Copy, 1826.
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First room is responding with you.
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Sure you're responding with you.
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1826.
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Jacker 1, I roll me.
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Transformer fire, Lucas Lane, North Stewart Road, Lucas Lane, North Stewart Road, Map page 18, Bravo,
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1, NDW, Brush, 28.
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The rest of 1828, total of 3.
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She're responding in total of 3, 1827.
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Okay, 1-2 Georgia, and saw the incident channel.
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Copy the assigning incident channel 1828.
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Great King Georgian is responding to the transformer fire switch of traffic to incident 1.
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Incident 1. Incident 1.
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Rescue 2 to Battalion 1.
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Go ahead.
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Chief, I've got a pretty good size wood fire.
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Working behind a couple of residences right now I'm working on construction lines just so I can protect those.
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Well, we're not going to be able to do anything with the woods fire until the Dominion gets this tire cut off.
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Get a couple of brush trucks and we'll be ready to work on that.
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I'll have a line stretched behind these houses.
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We have a hydrant here, but you know the hydrant system in this neighborhood.
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You know,
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it may not hurt to add a tanker if we end up to any mortar supply if it gets up around these houses.
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I'll just tell you, I want to think George.
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There's anyone.
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Yeah, an additional taker.
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The racing engine 28, the rest of engine 2.
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Myself and a brush truck are on the way.
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Do you want us to both come in off of Lucas or should we come in off of Claydale?
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No, when you come in on Lucas,
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when you come in and you get to North Stewart, you're going to hang a left and go north on that, and you'll see it down here at the bottom of the hill.
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Chopin.
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You're talking to King George.
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You also just let them in you know that we do have active fires spreading towards the residents.
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If they could exploit their ETA.
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Copy. Notified Dominion of active fire to expedite their response, (number withheld).
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Freshman found scene.
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Freshmoreland, seen, 1833, 13, 13, version 591.
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We notified Westmoreland for an additional tanker.
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We'll tone them out.
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Copy, thank you.
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I'll be established.
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I'll leave this link, but I'm publishing command, 1833.
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