Wind-driven brush fire spreads near State Road 70 E in Myakka City, Manatee County FL
WildfireBeing driven by strong winds near State Road 70 East, a brush fire rapidly crossed a ditch, expanding the fire zone and prompting emergency crews' swift response.
Audio|Source: Manatee County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Rush 725. Small brush fire, 43,175, State Road 70, Mayakka.
00:07
Respond on tact 6.
00:20
Rush 725. Engine 721.
00:24
Small brush fire, 43,175, State Road 70, East Mayakka.
00:30
Respond on tact 6.
00:48
East Vanity Station 8 units, please move up to Station 12 for coverage.
00:52
East Vanity Station 8 units, please move up to Station 12 for coverage at 1412.
00:59
Are we responding on Pack 10? This is correct time.
01:08
F 10 for the NBC.
01:11
Copy. Can you ask the rep up there if there's a way across this ditch that he knows of?
01:27
Copy, give me one second.
01:33
6601 is available.
01:38
6161, 1413.
01:44
711 officer 711 driver, that representative is coming out to you to show you where our crossing is.
01:54
Hi, copy. It might be Station 12 units trying to get over there.
01:57
We're still working the head as that's what we can.
02:05
Copy that.
02:09
That's 16, 721.
02:10
What's going to be our best access to get you?
02:18
721 from the Tyen 7.7.
02:19
Go ahead and step it up emergency.
02:25
Copy.
02:30
721 from 711 driver.
02:32
Best access is going to be the main entrance to the trust plant.
02:38
Copy.
02:39
Copy. ACC from command.
02:48
We've got one patient heavily entrapped.
02:55
418 on scene 418 on scene 418 on scene 14 15.
03:04
The time 71450.
03:10
I'm going to go ahead and assume command from 711.
03:23
Sam 15.
03:28
Go ahead, 715.
03:35
This time it looks like the head of the fire on the southeast side may have crossed this bench.
03:42
We've got heavy smoke position.
03:44
If we could get eyes on the other side of this ditch, it would probably be our best bet.
03:55
Okay, copy.
03:59
We do have heavy fuels on the east side of the ditch.
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Location mentioned:
State Road 70 E, Myakka City, FL
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