Brush fire caused by tree hitting power line near Owens Creek Road, Mineral VA

Wildfire

Reported: 11/16/2025 12:45 PM

Near Owens Creek Rd, Mineral, VA 23117

Emergency responders dealt with a rapidly spreading brush fire near Owens Creek Road caused by a tree falling on a power line. Multiple units coordinated to contain the fire and report downed wires.

Audio|Source: Louisa County Fire and EMS

04:5

Transcript:

00:00

Box 412 for the power line fire near Owens Creek Road Company 4.

00:18

Box 412 from powerline hole fire near Owens Creek Road Company for 1545.

00:31

Louis is from Battalion 104 on me.

00:35

The Italian 104.

00:37

Go ahead and add five to that call also.

00:48

One-four from command on town two.

00:59

Box 412 for the power line fire area near Owens Creek Road Company 5 added at 15.6.

01:09

Louisa from Battalion 144.

01:10

I'm also ready.

01:11

I'm clear from the brush fire.

01:15

Direct, 1546.

01:17

Louisa, progression 1, same traffic.

01:21

6, correction, 1546.

01:27

Rescue Chief, for Louisa, I'm in Rotter, Wins Creek.

01:31

Stand for you direct on the information.

01:35

I'm direct.

01:38

1547.

01:48

Please, let's take five.

01:49

We're out with one.

01:52

1547. 15-45.

02:00

It's gonna be the one that's right here behind my car.

02:03

I believe you guys might have to do a circle to get in there.

02:09

Understood 1-3, thank you.

02:24

Forestry 1 Battalion 104, 104.

02:27

You only head to Louisiana 50 first?

02:32

Yes, if you could.

02:36

Forster 1, if you're on Maine, yes, you could.

02:51

Yes, I copy, I'm all name.

03:00

Louisiana from Battalion 104.

03:04

Battalion 104.

03:09

Myself and I'm going to have Brush 1 and Tacker 1.

03:11

We're going to start towards the 4 box, non-emergent, until someone gets on scene.

03:17

10 4, 15, 50.

03:23

Louise, Trauma-15, we're on scene.

03:27

1550.

03:34

We're asking you for Louise, I'm on scene.

03:36

We have a tree on the power line with a second round approximately 300 feet, rapidly moving brush fire at this time.

04:00

First, thank you for Louisa.

04:02

Can you go ahead and contact Rappahannock? Looks like we have a lot of wire down on the ground.

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Near Owens Creek Rd, Mineral, VA 23117

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