Wildfire reported near John Dean Road with multiple responses, Piscataquis County ME
Fire & ArsonA wildfire was reported about a mile in on John Dean Road near Elm St. Responders cut a locked yellow gate to access the area. Multiple fire agencies, including forestry units and a helicopter, were dispatched for assessment and containment due to difficult access.
Audio|Source: Piscataquis County Sheriff and Fire
04:22
Transcript:
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John Dean Road or was it a crop of the John Dean Road?
00:05
Directly across from the Orangeville end of the John Dean row, you'd be looking for a yellow colored gate.
00:12
We'll be off at the gate.
00:15
I don't see anything showing, I don't know how far this road gets up in here, but
00:20
would you go ahead and start me Bravo with their forestry unit? I don't think we're going to be able to get much up in here, and forestry is coming as well.
00:28
104 copied and just an FYI caller said was about a mile in on that road.
00:35
I'll page Brownville for the Forestry unit and advise Forestry is aware.
00:40
Yeah, 104. Do you say somebody was coming out to cut the gates at this category?
00:53
13.01, that's confirmed.
00:55
You will need to cut the lock.
00:58
There's no one available to cut it.
01:00
You can go ahead and cut the lock.
01:01
I'll pay any round those.
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10-4[1].
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1325. If you copy that, grab a pair of big bolt cutters out of the rescue truck, please.
01:36
This cat was transmitting a first alarm for Brownville Fire.
01:41
Station 14, respond to outer Elm Street, across from the Ornville side of John Dean Road for a wildland fire.
01:51
Mutual aid with a Milo fire.
01:55
They're requesting your forest units.
01:58
Also, State Police Forestry has already been advised.
02:01
Again, that...
02:03
to the Outer Elm Street in Ornville, opposite the John Dean Road.
02:08
There's a yellow gate, Milo fire units on scene.
02:12
This scatiglis clear, 13.22.
02:16
The Scaticus clear, 13.25 responding.
02:34
13.01, just go.
02:42
1601, go ahead.
02:46
People on scene with the fire.
02:55
That's who our caller was, he went back.
02:59
If it's a mile up this road, it's going to be very hard access.
03:06
I've talked to Sergeant Monroe and he's going to dispatch a helicopter so we can get better eyes on it.
03:15
We'll update for us, sir.
03:22
1325, 1301.
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1325, 1301.
03:33
Go ahead.
03:42
Yeah, we're gonna have a better access off Elm Street to go on down,
03:46
John Dean.
03:47
No,
03:48
come right out Elm Street, Tom,
03:50
the south end of the John Dean Road, the road across and that, but we're not putting 25 up there.
03:57
Copy that.
04:03
13-0-1, Saskatchezled.
04:07
1301, go ahead.
04:10
We call Panov Scott and have them tell them LaGrange fire, have them go in the brimstone road.
04:15
I believe this road goes all the way through the brimstone road.
04:17
They can access it from that end.
04:20
We did get the gate open and I'm just going to see how fire and get up in there.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Location mentioned:
Elm St, Southeast Piscataquis, ME 04463
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