Highway 79 closed near Saltgrass due to spreading wildfire, Bay County FL
Road ClosureA wildfire is spreading quickly near Saltgrass entrance on Highway 79 in Florida, causing the highway to be closed. Law enforcement officers are directing vehicles to turn around and managing roadblocks to prevent traffic from entering the affected area. Firefighters are actively working to control the fire, including water drops from the air.
Audio|Source: Bay County Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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We're 14 on the salt grass entrance on 79, and I need help turning these cars around.
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Because I have to stop northbound as well as southbound.
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7478 is 1018 to you.
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104, send another.
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7-9.
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27.
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108 and 14.
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2040 503
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All right 753 534 if you're not sent 6 to be 10 please
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I'm 22nd please No more 6247 7407 10.
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10.
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The fire is spreading pretty quick, so I need a lot of units down here.
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10406, 1018 to you.
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50, 120 feet, animal, 10.50, 15 is an MLK.
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23 to 20...
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50... ...and MMLK...
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104. What you got to see and switch over to beach PD2?
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1026, where you want me?
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Linkup with number 26, nilathon 79.
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I'll give you for a second.
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Florida, Boytong 3-5 Lincoln-Robber, BT-35 L.R displayed on a red Nissan road.
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Final is going to be across from Jamrock Auto Sales.
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10, 4.15.
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Three, twenty-sixth.
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I'm ninety-seven.
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Twenty-sixth and fifty-three.
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I'm at the entrance of saltgrass on seventy-nine.
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It's just, uh,
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just go to talk if you'll see me.
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Or no.
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Ten-26.
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Forty-seven spring film.
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Forty-seven.
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Out of service.
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Copy. Copy.
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507th. 6.
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All right.
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507. In service returning.
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My staff, 18 and 83, 138 and Philippine West.
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Copy.
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15222-4-4-4-10.
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10.
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439, then.
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That's all right.
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All right.
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Forty four points.
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Spanilemore. Ten-six station.
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Ten-six station.
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Ten-eight station.
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Ten-eight, Nate, Nate.
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Okay.
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Four-three-five, Panama, ten-six station.
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Ten-six station.
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We're just in a fourteen.
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It looks like we've got a half-mile fire.
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And approaching on to the southbound lane.
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They do have air one dropping water right now.
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10-4. I'm driving.
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4-05 back.
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3rd. 33, 223, Panama, 10-8, 7-8-17 from the office.
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7-8 and 17 from the office.
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3.
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4-7-base. 4-0-7-8.
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108 zone 2 from office.
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503 keep going.
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I think I see you that you're over there with all the fire department, but I need help over here directly traffic.
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252. 480B. 480.
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108 is 16 from the office.
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3.20 pvammal.
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3.22?
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22, strong.
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4991 back.
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22. 22. 51 at BCGA with a mail copy beginning.
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491. If after you coming up to me, just stop this northbound traffic and we got to let them take turns going and making a U-turn here.
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