Brush fire spreads to three acres in Stafford, Stafford VA
WildfireFire and rescue crews responded to a large brush fire near Sweet William Drive in Stafford. The fire has spread to about three acres. Crews are working to contain the fire using natural fire breaks and focusing on extinguishing the head and right flank as wind conditions worsen. Multiple firefighting units are on scene.
Audio|Source: Stafford County and Fredericksburg Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Box 0403, large brush fire, near Sweet William Drive, Brush Truck 1508, Priority 1,
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operating on 15 Alpha 3,
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near Sweet William Drive, Brush Truck 1508.
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My backstaff, engine four is coming with me to the head,
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and we're going to start cutting it off and stopping.
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We get a back back as soon as possible, help out.
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What was the last thing we're looking for?
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Backpack blower, please.
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Stafford, can you copy what he's saying?
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Backblower.
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Okay, I got it that time.
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I'll get you one share of pressure here from 8 in just a minute.
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I'll drop that off for you guys.
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No, we've got a hydra there.
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I'm just going to meet your people.
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Engine 6 and tanker 6 if you get here before 8 I'm going to divert you to near Sweet William.
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This is a tagger 8 we're approaching right now.
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Okay, I'll send you through near Sweet William, engine 1506 and tanker 1506, you can come to 1116.
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Okay,
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very, engine 1506, come into one one one, thank you.
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Just take ready to see how I'm saying, 104 is relayed.
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Brush 158, same crack.
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Lo, Tony.
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Command to the units from 8.
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I'll get you the link up brush 2.
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Stafford to sweep, William, Drive, Command, 20 minutes in the incident.
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We've got three acres.
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We've got some natural fire breaks and crews are working on knocking down on the head of the fire right now.
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Dr. Close-low.
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Engine 50-06.
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I'll get you to link up with the crews from 14 and 4.
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They'll be down in the driveway.
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Brush 1508 to the ODC.
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Is it a better access point on that driveway?
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It's decent access.
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There's a big hill there.
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Looks like there's another brush truck that's down there right now though.
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Okay.
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Working on the right flank right now, getting a line cut.
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The wind's picking up a lot of foot and smoke.
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We need a line over on the side to extinguish.
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We've got a pretty good amount of resources on the scene.
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We're going to be a handle with what we've got, or do we need anything else that you can see?
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Outside we got our fresh shoes over here getting a little knock on the other side
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Near Sweet William Dr, Stafford, VA 22554
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