Brush fire contained in Puna area of Hawaii County, Hawaiian Acres HI
Fire crews responded to a small brush fire covering about half an acre near Monorone Road in the Puna area of Hawaii County. Multiple vehicles and helicopters were assigned to contain it under light smoke and clear weather conditions. The fire was being actively managed and contained.
Audio|Source: Big Island Hawaii Puna, Volcano, Kau Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Contact with the goose drop reader.
00:02
It appears to be maybe half-acre for lazy smoking.
00:07
Doos are on scene.
00:09
Stand by for it.
00:14
Is this within the black?
00:20
That's affirmative.
00:21
It's at the edge of the x-ray with the probably 4 wide poster line.
00:28
Light, very light went.
00:32
Copy, do you have access to it?
00:37
I'm driving up to it right now and yes, it looks like we can get our brush truck up back here.
00:45
With anyone, copy,
00:47
brake.
00:48
Engine 1 and Engine 4, you guys can stage where you guys are at.
00:56
Copy. Engine 1, Caging, 1A2 access road and monohose.
01:02
Engine 4, copy.
01:08
BC1, engine 3 is staging with Company 1 and 4.
01:15
I have one copy.
01:16
Thank you.
01:22
Okay.
01:24
We headed up to the range.
01:26
The rider is going to be downstairs.
01:33
Brush 5-0-1050.
01:36
Keep on traveling down Monter Road.
01:38
It's about 12 miles and once you start seeing the large Burns start still another three miles to go to be off to the left.
01:48
Please, air my report number.
01:57
(number withheld).
02:02
...behavior patient at Hope Services at the front gate.
02:06
Rescue 7, Medi-12, respond for behavior patient.
02:09
Hope services at the front gate.
02:11
Time is 1357.
02:16
Fire control from Chopper 1.
02:23
Voluntary, elevation 3,000 feet, operations normal, continuing on to wipe down.
02:34
One, battalion 1.
02:38
Chop 1 is standing by.
02:42
Yeah, weather up here is clear.
02:46
Visibility could 10 miles, no wind.
02:53
Top 1 copy last.
02:54
We're in kind of thick clouds all the way through to Waimea.
02:58
We're figuring if we can't punch through Waimea, I was going to call you because it doesn't make sense for us to go around Pololulu Valley and so the long way you might want to send shop or two.
03:09
Copy that.
03:15
Could you stand up chopper two, have them be ready to fly? You want to rush 5-0 on, and we'll start attacking this here shortly.
03:29
There's a nice dozer road around it.
03:33
With Highway 1, Fact Control?
03:36
I'll tell you one coffee, break.
03:38
What time you want to send you by for dispatch?
03:43
Do you want us to stage, chopper two, or dispatch them?
03:47
Just give them a heads up, stage them.
03:55
Number two, stage for brush fire on Monorone.
03:58
Chapter 2, stage for brush fire on Monorone.
04:01
Time is 1401.
04:06
Do you think we need the birds? We need air-ups.
04:14
A single brush truck today.
04:17
But yeah, there's a doggie trail around.
04:19
We should be pretty good.
04:21
Tanker find zero will be here shortly as well.
04:26
I'll join one copy.
04:38
You can stand on Chopper 1 and Chopper 2.
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Location mentioned:
Puna, Hawaiian Acres, HI 96771
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