Wildfire reported near milepost 87 on state route 17, Connell WA


A wildfire about 50 by 200 feet is burning near milepost 87 on State Route 17 in Connell, Washington. The fire is spreading slowly south. Firefighters and law enforcement are working on fire control and traffic management at the scene.
Audio|Source: Grant County Fire/EMS and Washington State Patrol
03:11
Transcript:
00:00
Pull units from Command 7, we have quite a column visible for around four miles away. Command 7, I didn't copy your last, I'll unpack. I was just saying, I'm three miles out and we have quite the column. Copy.
00:26
Command, Captain 7103. Go ahead. I will be coming up in 21 unless you want me to stay back and try and get the tenders going. Both the 32 has a dead pump battery and 31 has a dead truck battery. Go ahead and hop in 21. We'll probably need traffic control.
00:51
It's a good for a stopping. 968. 99171. Boy, Union, Edwardon, 7.568, 0. 963, 12, 4.
01:15
Command 7 arriving at Sane. This is going to be mile post 87 on SR17. We have approximately a 50 by 200 wildland fire heavy fuel with minor rate to spread to the south. Citiol response will be a salvaging SR-17[1] command. Working channel will be what, TAC 1[2]. Also, start law off the trap control.
01:42
2121. Go ahead. What you need, I didn't catch your phone call, sorry. I was going to ask you to grab my wild egg here. Oh, I'm already gone. I'm going past Twin Cows now. It's all good. It was my choice. I'll suffer.
02:10
The grader patrols, grassfire, North 17, Moore Road, R. Plus 87. MAC is requesting units for traffic control. MAC, engine 7212, in route to the fire. 9-6-7-4-down route. One clear. MS-Safe 242. 72-1241.
02:40
seen pushing the west back one. 7.102121.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
SR-17: State Route 17
[2]
TAC 1: Tactical Channel 1
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Location mentioned:
Near WA-17, Connell, WA 99326
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