Brush fire caused by downed electric line near Union St, Fort Ashby WV

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/10/2025 05:07 AM (PDT)

Union St, Fort Ashby, WV 26719

A brush fire started near Union St caused by a downed electric line. Fire units and tankers were dispatched, with mutual aid requested.

Audio|Source: Mineral County Public Safety and Amateur Repeaters

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Transcript:

00:00

Geyser Place and Union Highway is where the High Ten lines cross Union Highway break extinguishers from a downed electric line.

00:16

Operations will be on Taff One.

00:17

Okay, tune for.

00:19

Chief 150 grant call.

00:20

I've responded to PAV that same.

00:21

Chief 150 responding POV 810.

00:24

Do you copy all information?

00:25

Yes, ma'am, thank you.

00:26

I hear ya.

00:27

Do you have a rider by the name of (name withheld) that got on your bus? He gets off at 7-11 and wrong.

00:32

County. How's the rate?

00:33

Can't try to locate.

00:34

227 is my name is where you're right.

00:38

How's the rate? Go ahead.

00:39

First name is going to be Sarah, Sierra, Sierra, Alpha, Romeo, Alpha.

00:42

Last name, Lima Alpha, Romeo, India, Mike, Oscar, Romeo Echo, D.O.B.

00:48

(number withheld). Break for additional.

00:50

For this time, please, respond to this.

00:52

If I was going to get there, how there it is.

00:53

C-150, Templer.

00:54

Brush-150, 2-150.

00:56

Do you need our tanker? I can let the lawyer-bring brush truck.

00:58

No, I just haven't alerted me.

01:00

Bill there. I'm almost one-a-seen.

01:01

For that 4-7, X-ray 155, TENU, Tenta, Cross for 27.

01:05

Tens4. TEN-05 mineral I'm out here with 8.

01:09

2905-813.

01:10

2050813. Company 200, your tanker requested for the brush fire.

01:15

Union Highway, Geysert Plate, your first alert, 813.

01:22

Company 200, your first alert, tanker requested mutual aid with Company 150 for the brushfire, Union Highway, Geysert Place.

01:29

Company 200, tanker requested mutual way of Company 150 for the brush fire.

01:33

Area of Union Highway and Geysert Place, your first alert, 814.

01:37

Hazary 27th.

01:38

We'll still check this plan on take us.

01:41

May. Is Gads or place going to be going up a mountain on 4293?

01:45

Affirmative.

01:46

Okay. Okay.

01:48

Four. Brush truck and route.

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