Brush fire reported near highway 19 in Hilo, Hilo HI


An uncontrolled brush fire has started near highway 19 in Hilo. It is burning in a forest area and spreading toward the shore. Emergency units including brush trucks and engine companies are responding. The fire covers about half an acre and is located roughly half a mile away from the nearest road. Firefighters are searching for the best access route to reach and control the fire.
Audio|Source: Hawaii County Public Safety - Hamakua/North Hilo
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Transcript:
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Brushstroke 1, Perpetine 1, response for a brush fire.
00:04
Access highway 19 near 35 mile marker.
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Brush truck 1 peripatine 1 response is brush fire, access highway maintained from near 35 mile marker.
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So, company responding,
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engine, noted, perimeter, brush truck, and X.
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Control copy engine magic brush track tax.
00:20
Central 331-336
00:24
6 We have an intoxicated mail creating a disturbance at the public house.
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Address near Mamani Street, (name withheld) is calling it in.
00:38
He's wearing a blue shirt, blue shirt shorts.
00:41
This week's copy. Okay,
00:42
good. Control 312.
00:43
Cancel. Control,
00:45
Battalion 1 and Brushwork 1 is responding.
00:46
Copy Battalion 1 and Brushok 1 responding.
00:49
Cancelo?
00:51
Ten-for. You want to answer? Ten floor. Ten-for.
00:54
Our control, Chapter 1 is on scene.
00:57
Compromining there's a fire in the forest.
00:59
Probably a spot in an acre.
01:01
Right now we're looking to avoid to access the fire.
01:03
Control 3d12.
01:04
10-7[1]. Okay.
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Central 233 traffic stuff.
01:08
Go ahead. Myself and 3-0 off with Ulu-Lima Yankee 101.
01:14
How many came at that 33.
01:15
Yeah. Chumper 1, copy you confirming fire in the forest, looking for way to access.
01:20
Can you stay again on this ice?
01:21
We're trying to find the best place for people to access the fire.
01:25
It appears to please.
01:26
Half a mile away from any road.
01:28
Tanker 9 control copy is out into your Hummel One.
01:31
But Tyone 1 you copy last phone, Chopper 1? The Tain 1 copy.
01:35
My control. I'm going to give you the coordinates to the fire.
01:37
The coordinates are north.
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19.
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point four nine six six west one five point three two nine two nine two five he's got a look you
01:53
Okay, we're passing a gas station.
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Chopper 1. I copy that as north, 19.94966, west 155.32925.
02:04
That is correct.
02:05
The fire is burning towards the shore and the road is about half a mile mounta of the fire and it's six for it.
02:15
Copy, fire burning towards the shore.
02:18
The road is about half a mile milk out of the fire.
02:20
Chopper 1, Battalion 1.
02:22
Could I confirm what that road is at the highway?
02:24
Yeah, we have to, we're quite a ways and wait for the highway right now.
02:27
We'll follow this road and see where it goes.
02:29
Copy, thank you.
02:30
And could I get a rough guess on it as to how big this fire rate?
02:33
The fire is about the size of the sound of nature.
02:36
Okay, one copy.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-7: Out of service
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HI-19, Hilo, HI
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