Wildfire burning near highway 79 with spot fires and closures, Bay County FL
WildfireAn active wildfire near highway 79 in Florida is ongoing. Firefighters are conducting air drops and have reported several spot fires beyond the fire line. The fire has caused road closures, including southbound lane shut-downs on highway 79. Emergency teams are responding and managing the fire spread and traffic safety.
Audio|Source: Bay County Fire/EMS
09:30
Transcript:
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O-1 is turning him down from north of the long 7th, west side of 79.
00:09
The air wants to be west side of 79.
00:12
You'll see my battalion buggy in the middle of the road at 79, and we're going to start right there heading south.
00:23
The town is ready from counting.
00:26
No.
00:35
Highway 79, Command from County.
00:38
Team, respond to EMS[1] call, confirmed DeVita Dialysis, 65, near Crossus Nighter Intersection, Highway 231, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Boulevard. Ninety-38, respond, E.M.C.C.
00:50
Christian, DeVita, Panama City Diacist Center, near Highway 231 and Martin Luther King, Jr.
00:57
Boulevard, 10F.
00:58
1646. All crews be advised, all crews be advised the air drop coming down.
01:05
The situational awareness.
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Coordinate, take up.
01:09
We've been sitting on the service.
01:14
10500 control and service.
01:17
Really hard to the north coming.
01:19
The light of that. Thank.
01:22
Flat or 30 driver to command.
01:25
Andrew 5 under control and service 1642.
01:27
No, command.
01:29
Chief, if he could also do that air drop a little more northwest, northwest.
01:35
Yeah, it's important, Chair.
01:37
North West, no one copy, northwest.
01:39
In the water for second, take up.
01:42
The giant 30, inch 31.
01:45
County from the county, or county from 79 command.
01:48
Seventy-nine.
01:49
Good time, please move engine 32 to the center of the city.
01:54
Notify South Waltz for standby on the woods.
01:57
99318 responding.
02:03
19318, responding 615, highway 231, debated dialysis.
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914, check the dialysis.
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9145, check your mic.
02:29
72-year-old male, abnormal breathing.
02:33
1648 hours.
02:35
Okay.
02:42
145. 405, open mic.
02:59
Airwins in down for second drop, northwest of previous.
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Command, cops.
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Highway 79, command.
03:09
Everyone's in down for drop.
03:12
Drop away.
03:18
Agent 32 to target 30, we're on location at station 30.
03:22
All right, status report, the last drop for Aero1.
03:31
Air1, that was good.
03:34
Let's see one more just slightly north of that.
03:38
Otherwise, that was good.
03:39
If you could run parallel to 79 on your drop, that would be perfect.
03:44
That will attempt a parallel drop on 709.
03:48
Command's, Mention 31.
03:51
All right.
03:53
I have 30 and water.
03:58
Does Boistery have that surrounded?
04:06
It's on the east side of the line that they've cut, yes, sir.
04:12
There one from county.
04:22
Can you give us an overview size up?
04:26
Okay, well, see, bye.
04:31
Battalion 30 from County 50-minute accountability 50-50 accountability 5-0 accountability.
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9257 of course.
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9257 reporters Miller.
04:55
On Gail, I have Brush 30 with Burgess, and I have Inspector 32 on location.
05:03
I'm sorry.
05:05
Air 1 is inbound for drop 3 north side along Sunday and out of the north side of them.
05:11
Can I be that? Command to all operating is be aware that Air 1 is dropping the 3rd.
05:18
The 2930 from County.
05:20
Yes, I am.
05:24
We'll get EMS[1] or IQ for rehab to stage at command post.
05:29
Would you like them emerging on the quiet?
05:32
On the quiet point.
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Proceed.
05:41
My command post is just north of 79.
05:46
Let's see.
05:48
Just north of Hill Griffiths.
05:51
Okay, one, draw three away.
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Star.
06:00
90317, from chatting.
06:07
Everyone looks good.
06:09
Thank you. If you want to go for a fourth, then just got to stand by, let me get a better eye on it.
06:15
All right, you've got multiple spot fires that have jumped the line.
06:19
Do you want to attack those spot fires now?
06:22
Yes, if you can see spot fires from your purview, please do.
06:26
Got to be attacking spot fires.
06:29
Picking up force draw.
06:33
Okay, and from Tension 31.
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93, 17, you can pass.
06:38
9 317 go ahead.
06:40
Go ahead, 31.
06:42
Just checking, are you still seeing Harrison or have you cleared?
06:46
So they want us to push forward on this west side of the run that they just cut, getting miles through there.
06:52
My apologies, we're clear available.
06:58
Go ahead, there, one.
07:01
When you come back next, can you give me a status of the western side of the fire?
07:19
91.57. Respond on the quiet to assist the tag in 30, outside fire, highway 79, and Philip Griffith Senior Parkway.
07:29
Respond, TAC 8, 9157.
07:32
Respond on the quiet to assist the time in 30, outside fire, highway 79.
07:36
Pell of Griffith, Senior Parkway, respond, TAC 8, 1654.
07:41
Thank you. Break, commands, you control.
07:46
Just as an update, terms of the roadway, we do have heavy smoke.
07:49
On one section of Highway 79, all we have currently is northbound traffic.
07:54
All southbound traffic has been shut down.
07:56
Here's a stampout.
07:59
All southbound traffic shut down on 79.
08:03
Fortier has been notified for smoke signs.
08:05
You need them to shut down to 79?
08:08
No to 79.
08:10
The man, come here, go ahead.
08:14
Hey, Chief.
08:15
So I thought this how it's going to be on.
08:19
Madison Drive, just north of your position.
08:22
County 91-17 in quarters.
08:25
991, 17 and quarters.
08:28
And everyone, I'm getting out on the side.
08:31
Three spot fires that have jumped left about two yards outside of the laser line.
08:38
We'll continue to move down.
08:40
We'll attack these few spot fires and keep outside of the laser.
08:45
I understand, thank you.
08:47
Can you attack those spot fires on the west side? Is that what you're currently doing? All right, we have a number-gover inbound.
08:54
We're going to cut these properly off the left-end first, unless you get us to hit 79 more.
08:59
I think we're going on 59, thank you.
09:02
9157 is responding.
09:07
99157 also responding to assist on Team Highway 79 Complex Fire.
09:12
Your command post is going to be north of Phil Griffith Senior Parkway.
09:17
You may contact the Townian 30.
09:19
9-318-0-16-55 hours.
09:27
9-8-237 from County, Checking status.
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