Brush fire reported near Boulevard Bridge in Richmond, Richmond VA


Fire crews responded to an active brush fire near Boulevard Bridge in Richmond, involving multiple units and equipment. The fire was accessed via Reedy Creek and 42nd Street stairs, with police present on scene.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
04:15
Transcript:
00:00
A pull of our bridge, command that copy, making a working incident.
00:03
A request for 120, waterway 319, and brush 2.
00:06
Richmond, you can have airline respond also.
00:08
Richmond is from 60.
00:09
And it's 16, go ahead.
00:11
If the time there, I copy, air live response.
00:12
We're going to be staged at Old Brook Road and Westbrook.
00:15
Until the same is clear.
00:16
Copy six, staging at Old Brook.
00:18
8.57 hours. Airlight 1.
00:20
Brush fire at Boulevard Bridge[2].
00:22
Airlight 1.
00:23
Brush fire at Boulevard Bridge[2].
00:25
On tap Channel 2.
00:26
Timeout, 0857.
00:28
Engine 23. Chest, gain.
00:31
Near Greshamwood Place at Motel 6, Room (number withheld).
00:35
Engine 23. Chest, gain.
00:38
Near Gresham Wood Place at Motel 6, Room (number withheld).
00:42
Cross streets on Midlothian Turnpike, and Dead End.
00:45
On tap Channel 2.
00:47
Timeout, 0857.
00:48
All of our British domain information.
00:50
Do you like to switch operations to a different Tech Channel?
00:53
I mean, that's fine if you need this too.
00:54
I don't think we're going to have a lot of radio traffic.
00:56
I copy. You can stay on Tech Channel, too.
00:58
Understood.
00:59
And no additional resources other than what I requested or needed at this time.
01:02
I copy. Just verifying, do you guys have a pump on board?
01:06
On our brush truck, yes.
01:07
You can also mark brush two and around.
01:10
Appcharine Brush Truck 2, Water Rescue 3, 19-19-inch-20 route for the Brush Fire[1] on Boulevard Bridge[2].
01:17
The Patentler 3 has command or requesting to you guys respond to the Reed Creek entrance and come down the pathway past the stairs in 100 hours.
01:28
All responding units from engine 17 to the brush fire.
01:32
You pull into Reedy Creek pull past the railroad tracks, take the path to the left to the 42nd Street Stairs, and then you find Brush 1.
01:40
Agent 16 permission.
01:42
16 permission.
01:43
RPD is on the same.
01:44
You were breaking up.
01:46
You can repeat the last transmission.
01:47
RPD is on same.
01:49
16 receive.
01:50
On train around 903 hours.
01:53
See. Copy rehab, one string around 9 if they are.
01:55
We have one.
01:56
Brush fire at Boulevard Bridge[2].
01:59
We have one. Brush fire at Boulevard Bridge[2].
02:02
On tap Channel 2.
02:03
Time out. 0903.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Brush Fire: Active vegetation fire
[2]
Boulevard Bridge: Location of incident
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Location mentioned:
Reedy Creek, Richmond, VA
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