Large brush fire breaks out near Rivers Edge Dr, York County SC
Fire & ArsonA large brush and grass fire occurred near Rivers Edge Drive in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Multiple fire divisions and tankers from surrounding areas responded. Crews worked to control flare-ups and protect nearby residents. The fire involved flare-ups near a hunting stand and trees on fire. Additional manpower and equipment were coordinated on scene to assist with containment and refueling operations.
Audio|Source: Clover Public Safety
06:46
Transcript:
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3B12.
00:06
Send me two full tankers down the scene.
00:14
Staging is not holding any tankers, water supplies handling all the rotational tankers.
00:20
The two full Flint Hill and Fort Mill tankers are headed down right now.
00:26
Copy. Two full tankers hit it down now.
00:34
Man, north side division.
00:39
Go ahead, north side.
00:43
We're looking at it thermal.
00:44
Looks like we got to flare up about 100 yards north of the hunting stand that you guys have been talking about, and about 100th of that as well.
00:55
Okay, I got Fort Mill up there and Rock Hill Engine 5.
00:59
They're going to be heading down towards that way.
01:01
I'm seeing Indian Land Brush 1 Company with them as well.
01:10
Okay.
01:14
Command from South Side Division.
01:18
Right from Northside.
01:24
Good man from the south side.
01:26
Do we have a second plow en route?
01:31
The man, Farcon, can you confirm with force? We got a second plow that's in route.
01:41
EMS1, priority to Falls,
01:44
(number withheld), Baldwin Court, Tech 11.
01:50
M.S 212 responding party to for Manpower Assist,
01:55
(number withheld) Richards Crossing, 75-year-old female, 220 pounds,
02:01
needs assistance up the stairs in the garage.
02:08
Okay.
02:09
Okay.
02:13
How do you this one?
02:15
TMS1.
02:17
Yep.
02:19
En route.
02:26
All right, without north side or south side with the flare up?
02:31
Northside, man.
02:32
We're working on it.
02:34
All right, I got brush trucks that are full, sit here in staging.
02:38
I'm going to send Riverside grass truck to you.
02:43
They're full.
02:46
Okay, tell them to come past.
02:49
Fort Mill's brush truck down on the bottom with me.
02:52
We're going to make our stop headed back up towards the hill here.
02:55
We've got a lot of trees on fire down through here.
03:03
Man, I'm sending in a Van Wax brush truck back up to the refuel.
03:07
You can send them where you need them.
03:08
We go over here on the house where the residents are.
03:11
Copy that, send them over here, see the command post which is where water supplies for them.
03:15
And we'll send them in as we've got other crews coming out.
03:18
I'm bringing the Indian land, engine two crew out with me, so they can go to rehab.
03:25
Copy, do you need any other manpower replace them or you go with what you have?
03:31
We are good on this side, those are sitting within about 50 yards of me now.
03:35
We're good on the side where the residents are.
03:39
All right, copy.
03:42
Command 2101.
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Go ahead for command.
03:48
Rehab established.
03:52
I thought you are going to Review Station 1.
04:00
I'm sorry, you're correct, Riverview.
04:06
(number withheld) Harris Road.
04:10
Is that in Riverview? What town is it in?
04:15
Fort Mill.
04:17
Copy, thank you.
04:25
We're working on cutting a line on the south-east side coming toward you.
04:30
We could use the plow down there, one frees up or for the second one to trial.
04:35
All right, copy.
04:42
You can show Bethel Engine Warren moving up to Riverview Station One at this time.
04:47
Copy.
04:53
Duke Representative out here as well.
04:56
Let's come down to River's Edge where the command post is when you talk old.
05:04
South Side Division, North Side Division.
05:16
Lloyd for Rock Hill Battagantown, too.
05:19
Keith Mawley, I got Steel Creek and Flint Hill brush truck here on the south side towards the west in here.
05:24
Do you guys need them back up with you?
05:30
Were they assigned to the south side? Is that Flint Hill grass truck?
05:37
Still Creek and Flint Hill were assigned to the south side.
05:40
They just been down towards the west side closer to us.
05:46
Yeah, if they completed their task up there, they can come down and work on the east side.
05:53
Okay.
05:58
Do you come in this one?
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EMS one.
06:02
Okay. On scene.
06:03
On scene.
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You're there.
06:12
Command Sartrecom.
06:14
Go ahead.
06:16
Did you say you need a duke?
06:19
That's affirmative.
06:20
We need a duke representative to come to our command post on River's Edge.
06:24
Copy.
06:27
If you need a reason, we had a large grassfire underneath the high tension line, just want to make sure they don't need anything else.
06:37
Good.
06:40
Chief, if y'all have any manpower in staging,
06:43
give me two or three guys down here to help Riverside Fire.
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Location mentioned:
Rivers Edge Dr, South Carolina 29715
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