Field fire spreads near Raccoon Ford, Virginia, Raccoon Ford VA
WildfireFire crews responded to a spreading field fire near Mitchell Road and Raccoon Ford, Culpeper County, Virginia. The fire was advancing due to wind and required more units including tankers, a dozer, and gators to contain it. Access roads were affected by obstacles and teams coordinated efforts on-site to control the blaze.
Audio|Source: Culpeper County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Y'all can get a tanker on route.
00:05
Okay, we'll have a tanker parking up momentarily.
00:12
Brush one to waggling.
00:14
Looks like we'll need some more units on the other side of the fire.
00:19
Got a good head start on us.
00:20
Dr.
00:22
I'm ready to make my weed cross there, take a look.
00:25
(number withheld) on 12 Bravo for Chespanes, (number withheld) Guard Avenue,
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Angus Company 11 and 12 to respond.
00:37
5.053 on 12, Bravo.
00:40
For Chastain's, (number withheld) Guard Avenue, (number withheld) Guard Avenue, (number withheld) Guard Avenue.
00:45
For 74-year-old, male, Amy's Company's 11 and 12 to respond at (number withheld).
00:56
Yeah, the wind's pushing it further.
00:58
Side to side, not bad, but it's going out further in the field.
01:03
Direct.
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A.C.
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1 to 10.
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If y'all can get a brush drug on the road on.
01:16
I need a close 6.
01:17
That's fine. I have to call 6.3.
01:19
I want to hear 13-3.
01:26
Agency one call paper going to notify forestry we got some large debris burning in the back.
01:36
Call paper tanker tends responded.
01:39
He can responding he again responding responding at (number withheld).
01:51
A.C1 cover, they will need a dozer.
01:54
And also give me a gator or two on the road.
02:07
Tility to the wagon one.
02:10
Go ahead.
02:15
Gator two, sir, she'll be marking up short one.
02:18
Direct.
02:24
Control 6 on C.
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Control 6 on C.
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126 on C, (number withheld).
02:31
(number withheld).
02:36
First one, two.
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Lagon 1.
02:40
Wagon 1, go ahead.
02:42
Looking at the map,
02:43
the fire's moving towards the field that runs fairly parallel with Mitchell Road off 2.29.
02:51
Putting somebody down in the office unit right, back up into the fields,
02:56
they'll need to come in off, maybe off of a hotline too.
03:00
Yeah, I'm back here now.
03:01
I do see a field across the back.
03:04
Medical hospital.
03:05
The hospital is okay.
03:08
All right, one driver to wagon one.
03:12
The fire's over taking our handline.
03:15
It's burning the hosing two.
03:17
Direct.
03:18
I'm not sure where Father of Kidwell went, but he's taken off with a break and left the handline.
03:26
He's right here, back here by me.
03:28
I'm on the way over.
03:34
Wagon one drag to Hancor 10.
03:38
Come in off of Raccoon Ford.
03:43
There's a tree block in the roadway.
03:45
You cannot get through to us.
03:47
Okay, you said come in off of Raccoon Ford and what's the store?
03:52
Copy that. Come down and make that right on to Cedar Grove.
03:58
Okay.
03:59
I'm passing Peter Mountain Stone now.
04:01
Copy.
04:13
Call for serving Gator 2 responding with 2.
04:16
Serving Gator 2 responding in 32.
04:23
Press 1 to Wagon 1.
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We're going to reach position.
04:26
We're going to pick up our hose and read position.
04:29
Direct.
04:35
The Wagon 1,
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officer, to birth 1.
04:39
Okay.
04:44
On your way in, did you see access over to the other side and the back side of the far?
04:52
Not offhand when we go back and see if you can find an access point.
05:01
One of you get to that backside,
05:03
there's a field over there.
05:05
I haven't made it over there to make the investigation of it.
05:10
(name withheld), the four-way lift,
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is one of the people that live around here.
05:16
Ask him that's about access.
05:18
He just drew both.
05:23
Wagon one back, that wagon one also.
05:26
Go ahead.
05:33
I made it actually this fence line that's bordering the field.
05:37
Fire is probably about 20 yards.
05:40
It is short,
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dry grass.
05:44
We can somehow get a brush back in here.
05:47
I think we should be able to pinch it.
05:49
Tanger Tando Wagon Wagon Wands Officer.
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Wagon, one officer, go ahead.
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Raccoon Ford, VA 22701
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