Brush fire near Fredericks Hall Road spreads slow, Louisa County VA
Fire & ArsonA brush fire covering about one acre is burning near Fredericks Hall Road in Virginia. Firefighters responded with multiple units and established a command post. The fire is slow moving with low flames, spreading toward a nearby power line. Fire crews are making progress to control the fire and are positioning resources to prevent spread toward the power line.
Audio|Source: Louisa County Fire and EMS
06:23
Transcript:
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Tanker 2 on location.
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Tanker 2, 1457.
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Tanker 2 on location.
00:11
Tanker 2, show you on location, 1457.
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Rusty's on location, 1457.
00:20
Rusty's on location.
00:24
First two at 1458.
00:25
First two, coming around to the front of the engine, you're going to access point here.
00:33
Directing.
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Louise is from Battalion 104.
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I've got a firefighter from 5 en route to get UTV 5.
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The Italian 4.004, I'm direct to 1459.
00:54
What is the Attack 3 on location?
00:59
The Attack 3 show on location, 1500.
01:08
Engine 2 from Battalion 104.
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Can we get a situation report?
01:20
Can we get a situation report?
01:27
Walking up now, we've got to cross an acre.
01:33
I'm advising just a minute.
01:38
Yep.
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Louise, Chief Two Hall location, establish command near Fredericks Hall Road.
01:53
Chiefs do copy on location establishment command at 1501.
02:00
They're supposed to be in the front of the house near the address.
02:10
Temper copy command post in front of the house near the address at 1501.
02:26
With the Medical 5 is on location, command for Medic 5, where would you like us to be?
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Back in,
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into the driveway here,
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and we'll set up medical units.
02:57
Command from Battalion 1.4.
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First two, uh,
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Lieutenant Hyder, can you hear me can report please?
03:12
Yeah, I just got on outside.
03:14
We can go back there. We can blow in the brush coat.
03:22
I mean, make sure I understood what you said.
03:24
You're good with the resources you have?
03:28
Yeah,
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we just had the head off.
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We are making good progress on this fire.
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Come in, I'm direct.
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Making good progress at 1503.
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Louis, the battalion wanted for us on location.
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Pray, command, if you want me to, I'll scout the fire, give you a situation report.
03:56
Copy that, thank you, Chief.
04:05
Secretary, if y'all pull up a little bit, we could use the water up on the side.
04:16
Forestry 2 to command, or are you guys going to need the desert?
04:22
I don't know yet.
04:23
Let's see what we got.
04:26
Battalion 104 is going to scout the fire for us.
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All right, copy then.
04:41
Command from Battalion 1-104.
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Go ahead, go to 404.
04:51
All right, it looks like Brush 2 and Attack 3 are on the right flank.
04:57
I'm on the left flank at the head.
04:59
It's headed towards the power line.
05:01
If you have the next few brush truck come in the driveway that I parked in, I can't remember what it was.
05:07
Have them come straight through the yard and come up here to the power line.
05:11
We'll probably cut it off.
05:14
Okay, what kind of flame waste and whatever do you have and arbiter need to try it?
05:20
I think if we can get companies anywhere should be good.
05:24
Flame height is about a foot, slow moving,
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creeping into hardwood.
05:31
Copy that. Next two brush units.
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Brush five.
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I mean, it's going to be brush one.
05:41
Brush one from command.
05:45
Brush one, go ahead.
05:53
Brush one, go directly to Battalion 104.
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Follow his direction.
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Battalion 104, you have fire attacks.
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Copy fire attacks.
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Rush one direct for about four minutes ago.
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Please,
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we can try the 7th on location.
06:22
1507.
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Fredericks Hall Rd, Virginia
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