Grass fire near tennis courts prompts rescue response


Radio traffic about a large grass fire north of Morito near the tennis courts on Opelika Boulevard. Fire units coordinate to set up a landing zone for a possible air rescue. A patient was placed on a stretcher and rescue units are en route. Crews report about 10 mph winds and secure open grassy area for approach.
Audio|Source: Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue North & East
07:58
Transcript:
Large grass lot just north of Morito. I registered north has a notified ban route. Command of Day County. Can you also advise Investigator 1? I believe they're listening that changes plans are going to go to rider trauma. Yes. By the vote 21 to command. Unless you want a suppression, we can go ahead and handle the LZ. We're right there. You can both do it. More people. I don't know how busy the area is. So you can place yourself on the car and help out. Thank you. Copy. Fireboat 21-day County shows on the call. Setting up LZ. 1330.30 County. According. 3202 and rescue two in a quarter. 1637 they county. By 4, you can switch back to north. 5-0 cops, switching north. much has our driver pretty much has a command with platform 21 and we're going to send one of the guys down there to take over directions for the driver. Copy that personnel going downstairs to take command from to get the driver directions as soon as we go ice from him up here. He'll be done, I guess, another three to four minutes. Copy that. Thank you for the update. at the assignment to rider. Copy change to rider. AirSkey North, we copy all traffic. Avenue in Opelago Boulevard, 1640. Title II copy. 23. Do you see the fireboat there? 2. Negative. We're right behind you, 22. They usually come in on the west side of that tenant's court. Is that a pretty firm grounds over there? 22 copy. Yeah, that looks like a better position. Go ahead. Come on to (name withheld). Come on to (name withheld). Go for 7.6. Are you still staging? Affirmative. Copy that. You're free to go. Thank you. (name withheld) when you get a chance to give us back the tagline man I'm sure you saw however making it a little bit sure on a patient for me (name withheld) in a patient has been placed on the stretcher and 21 will be in route to the LZ in a few. Copy this patient placed on stretcher rescue unit will be in route to the LZ shortly. On squad, canceling or continuing? Yes, and they're still en route. Command to squad one, see you guys and canceled. Thank you again. Squad one, copy. Cancel, 1643Bee County. Fireboat 21 to Rescue North. We have a pretty wide open, grassy area just to the west of the tennis courts. It's secured. (name withheld), we have about 10 mile an hour winds out of the north northeast. You can advise on your approach. And Ladder 22 is here. We'll bucket you out to land. Thank you. Rescue North to Rescue 21. Rescue North, we contacted a rider trauma for you guys. Okay, chop it out. Rescue 19, any time we're doing some updated patient information? Copy it, I'll do a face-to-face with you, I see. Engine 19 to come in. Go ahead, come in. Engine 19 personnel and platform building one personnel making our way down. The route is clear of anybody. Copy that, thank you. Command to Rescue 21. There is (name withheld). It'll be a west to east approach, west to east approach. 5-021, copy, west to east approach. Command to Rescue 21. Rescue 19 and Rescue 21 you guys on each. Incheek 6-3? 6-3. Love at ET&R, do you let you there?
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Opa-Locka Blvd, North Miami, FL
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