Wildfire erupts near power lines in Grady County sparks urgent response, Grady County GA
WildfireConcerns grow as wildfire spreads near McRaeville Road and power lines in Grady County, prompting coordinated firefighting efforts and forestry assistance requests.
Audio|Source: Thomas County Fire Dispatch, Grady County Fire, Cairo Fire
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Transcript:
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South Town, Fort, a three-o-one.
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Go ahead, boy.
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I'm on a scene on this fire we just back to you guys too.
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Are you familiar with this property if you come in off the 111,11, come past that big house, come all there across the lake,
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so it's the back side?
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I have been there years and years, though.
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There used to be a way to come off from McRaeville Road under the power line up there.
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I don't know if that's still passable or not.
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I come in an address right there off of 111, Calvary Road, close to 27.
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It was a green gate, it was open.
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I was able to make access.
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It fired burning all in the Decatur County off the 27 here, Baker Johnson Road.
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In four.
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Have you got anybody to try off McRaeville Road under the main power transmission lines? There used to be a gate that was there.
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I'll relay that back to some of the caters units.
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I'm at one side of the fire and we're trying to get to the other side of the fire.
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Well I'm headed to the station and I'll have a tanker coming your way and I'll come in the way you said and about five minutes I'll be on in the truck.
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See ya in the fourth.
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All right here you're in. All right here you.
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No problem.
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Govasion right up the station.
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Are you down.
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Arwen, radio.
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Good, Arwen.
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I guess got a hold at some of PV's folks.
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They said, do what you're going to do.
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Be trying to get a hold of somebody else there also.
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I'm clear.
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Decatur County, Grady County, be advised that Grady Risk and one may contact someone with the Pee's instruction and they just advise to do what y'all need to do and they're going to try to get somebody on the way as well.
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Bows Pound Fort, all Grady County units.
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We are cutting a chain at the power line at McReyville Road at this time.
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This is going to be our best access point at this time.
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Bousetown 4, I'll run, this is 3 of 1.
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I will come in that way with my tanker, okay?
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We've got one engine here coming in at this time.
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I'm going to access.
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I come from the back of a circle.
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I'm fixing the check.
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That access was closed.
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When I came through earlier, I had to come in off of 111 there, that's 722 or whatever it was.
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Yeah, Mom.
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3.301, which way you're on a little bit safe,
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31.
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Tanger 33 in route radio.
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Taker, 36.
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What I can do is patch the Grady Fire and Decatur Fire.
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I can patch all radios together, see you hear to the traffic if you like, because it is just me,
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listening to both.
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But if you need to stay favorite, that time, it's...
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Here's touching now.
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Go one, town town four.
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Do we need forestry en route?
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You copy me, 301?
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You ain't gonna see?
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I thought she already packed it.
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Well, Decatur's Forestry is on scene on 1-5.
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I think he has already notified.
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This is graded Forestry 911 to verify here just a second.
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When you get on scene, come all the way through the power line, pass the fire units that you see.
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I'm all the way close to the phone and I'm going to let you start working back towards them if you don't hunt.
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