Large unattended fire near vegetation with power poles ablaze, Palmetto FL


A large unattended pile fire near vegetation has spread and caused multiple power poles to fall and catch fire near US-19 in Palmetto. Fire units and brush trucks are responding to contain the blaze and protect surrounding areas.
Audio|Source: Manatee County Fire and EMS
05:20
Transcript:
00:00
We do have an unattended large pile burn that's pretty close to some vegetation.
00:06
Could you get North River's tanker in route to my scene? I'm still trying to get better access to it.
00:15
Copy that, 2208.
00:20
2208. 2-08.
00:24
Alpha 2, copy 2208.
00:29
4-523. 523.
00:34
523, go ahead.
00:44
Engine, 531, outside fire, 7,000, US-19, Palmetto.
00:50
Respond on tack, 5.
00:57
Engine,
01:03
5-301, tanker,
01:05
534,
01:06
outside fire, 7,000, US-19, Palmetto, respond on tack, 5.
01:17
523, I believe it would be brush 625 coming from quarters.
01:25
523, copy.
01:28
Could you go ahead and attach that brush truck and a Caution 520? I thought they're just natural, ma'am.
01:36
Copy, just confirm you need the brush truck and the tinkering route?
01:40
Yes, I am.
01:44
Copy, 2210.
01:55
Battalion 5.
01:57
Outside Fire, 7,000 U.S.
01:59
19, Palmetto.
02:00
Respond on tack, 5.
02:12
Rush,
02:14
625, outside fire, 7,000, U.S.
02:18
19, Palmetto.
02:19
Respond on tack, five.
02:25
Got one.
02:27
One.
02:29
Kill amenity.
02:30
Copy 2211.
02:36
To see you 531, Tinker 5344. In route.
02:41
Copy in round 2212.
02:45
BCCC Brush 625 is in route U.S.
02:48
19 for brush fire.
02:49
Copy 2212.
02:55
Type 5 in route for the thousand U.S. 19.
02:59
Copy 25, 2213.
03:05
Volume 5 from H.P.S. 2625.
03:14
Go ahead.
03:16
Do you want just our brush truck or do you want NGN also for manpower?
03:23
I think he's just being a brush truck.
03:30
Man from the time five.
03:33
Hey, Gene. Yeah, not emergency. It's fine right now in just the brush truck. We're actually walking in the field right now. The tanker should deal with a vacant back here, but just in case they can, I'd like the brush truck to stay in route.
03:51
Sorry?
03:53
25, you caught that?
04:02
Alpha 20. Allergic reaction, not alert.
04:06
11,067, Bluestone, Courts Parish.
04:10
Respond on Pack, 5.
04:22
Ladder 819, Allergic Reaction, Not Alert, 11,667, Bluestone, Court, Parrish.
04:30
Respond on Tack, 5.
04:36
34 is on 11.
04:40
Copy thank you, 2215.
04:46
531's on 11.
04:51
205-11.
04:54
Copy all units, thank you. 2215.
04:58
Command in 523s and attack 11, I'll respondent units. I made access to the fire. It looks like we've got multiple power poles that are laid down that are on fire.
05:10
We're trying to make better access now.
05:14
We have exposures around the entire pile burn right now.
05:19
We're trying to cut it back with the end tools.
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