Wildfire burns near Kaala Road in Hawaii, Hawaii County HI
WildfireA wildfire is actively burning near Kaala Road, Hawaii. Flames and heavy smoke are visible, with underbrush burning within tall eucalyptus trees. Firefighters are responding using helicopters, water trucks, and four-wheelers. The incident is named the Kaala Brushfire.
Audio|Source: Hawaii County Public Safety - Hamakua/North Hilo
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Transcript:
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Topper 2 from Captain 17.
00:01
Brushstroke 17 is at the second floor of Neil Piano and Collarroll.
00:07
There's an LZ set up.
00:08
You come out here if you need to.
00:09
Good copy. Chopper 2.
00:10
I'm currently following a road down from the top.
00:14
It actually goes to get you guys really close to the active bird.
00:18
I'm going to keep following it down and see right where it comes out.
00:21
I'm not sure exactly what a road this is.
00:23
Got some 17 copy.
00:24
I pulled up my map.
00:27
It's Kaala Road, is what I'm following down.
00:30
It looks like there's some gates up on the top, but it'll take you real close to the burn.
00:36
The Collar Road was the road that company 8 and 17 followed up last night and was still unable to access.
00:44
I think it went up to the over the fire and down, but we're still unable to make access to the fire at that time.
00:51
Roger that.
00:52
I'll be 1717 from Edge and 8.
00:58
We're turning out to Neil Paira Road right now.
01:01
It's 17, Tommy. Captain 17 Chopper 2 just to let you know there's a ranch trucks and four-wheelers with looks like tanks of water driving up that road going all the way up to the boundary here Captain 17 copy thank you
01:17
By control battalion,
01:19
we transit to the Forest Fire District 17.
01:24
717, chopper 2 just uh, uh, uh, probably was to be like a mile and a quarter down, straight down from Cianakolu, currently burn it southwest.
01:34
17, copy.
01:35
The chopper two battalion one, give an estimate on how if the flyer's moving at all and how large it is.
01:44
Copychop or two.
01:45
Yeah, it's actively burning.
01:47
Definitely southwest, slightly moving bulk of hard to really judge the size.
01:52
It's in a canopy of about 100-foot eucalyptus.
01:56
Yeah, lots of smoke, lots of active flames.
01:58
Currently looks like it's just burning the underbrush.
02:01
which is going to make water drops pretty hard because of the canopy.
02:04
But I can do our best.
02:06
There's three reservoirs within a half mile to a mile southwest of the bird.
02:12
So currently, I'm not going to use the frog pod.
02:14
I can utilize those if I'm sure we have access to them.
02:17
Let me know if we don't.
02:18
Chopin. Kind of one copy.
02:20
Yeah, you can go ahead and use those reservoirs.
02:22
Good copy.
02:23
Lawyer Control from Captain 17, we're naming this incident of this location, Kaala, Brushfire.
02:31
Be, Captain 17. Captain 17.
02:34
Captain 17, Battalion War.
02:35
Captain 17, Sergeant 17, bye.
02:39
Yes, because there are those reservoirs up there.
02:41
I want to disregard using Tanker 3 today.
02:43
You guys are ready with that.
02:44
Yeah, we're fine with that. Copy.
02:46
After 17. Chopin 2.
02:49
Just a heads up.
02:54
There's a guys on four-wheeler's coming all the way up that Ola road.
02:59
But I don't know how far you guys get access, but they got the gate open up here, obviously ranchers.
03:02
And they're within 500 yards with a burn.
03:03
Just heads up.
03:04
2017 copy, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Akala Rd, Hawaii 96774
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