Large brush fire contained near Citrus Avenue and County Road 488, Citrus County FL
WildfireFirefighters responded to a large brush fire near Citrus Avenue and County Road 488 in Florida. They coordinated with the power company to cut electricity and used multiple brush trucks to contain and suppress the fire.
Audio|Source: Citrus County Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
With Lakuchi is going to be the power company.
00:03
Met with the homeowner,
00:05
the timeline is going across the area where we see the brush fire,
00:09
so we'll need them to expedite,
00:11
and we'll still need a brush truck and attack channel.
00:14
Tampa, I'm just trying to get to close.
00:16
We've got a pretty big, large brush fire up there in the north end.
00:22
I understood, I'll take attack channel.
00:25
You've got a fire attack two, firetakes.
00:29
Understood, Renault command going to firetack.
00:31
It's going to be a small one, just requesting one brush truck at the sun.
00:43
Copy. Once we get a containment line around this, I'll try to cut some units out of here.
00:52
Right off of Citrus Avenue in 488.
01:01
Go ahead, we just made around out here and unable to locate anything or make any access.
01:07
Ten-four, go ahead and head to that other brushfire.
01:13
Copy, sit there's copy.
01:17
Ten-four knowledge, thank you.
01:20
Is there a Tack channel?
01:22
Ten-four, firetack, too.
01:24
Copy, switching in two.
01:27
Command, Secrets, you can send engine 14 as well.
01:32
Send for acknowledged, thank you.
01:34
Engine 3, go ahead.
01:44
Okay, stand 4.
01:45
It's in the mobile home park behind it.
01:49
4? 4. Thank you.
01:54
There was a lot number 4.
01:57
Greatly appreciate it.
01:59
Thank you.
02:18
Currently we're waiting on the fire company to kill the power,
02:22
but you can go code 1 for now just to get here when he gets ready to go.
02:30
Got it.
02:35
It's over to us.
02:37
It turned around and started going the other direction.
02:39
We're going to walk his line and see if we can hope out of all.
02:45
He's made it back around to us.
02:47
He's probably going to try to work this south side now.
02:53
I'm out here walking his line making sure it doesn't jump containment.
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Location mentioned:
N Citrus Ave & Co Rd 488, Florida 34433
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