Wildfire near Lambert Road prompts level 3 evacuations, Kittitas County WA
WildfireA wildfire is actively burning near Lambert Road and Ridgewater Drive in Washington. Emergency responders have initiated level 3 evacuations for the area east of Ridgewater Drive. Roads including Lambert Road at Taylor Bridge and Hidden Valley at 970 are being closed to protect residents and support firefighting efforts. Multiple fire units and air attack resources are involved in containing the fire.
Audio|Source: Kittitas County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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You're actually confirmed, close Lambert Road from the west end.
00:02
Okay, U.S. 47 and then F S.
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S. Facts from Lambert Road.
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These are formal.
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7 to 33 on the Lothole.
00:08
I'll go ahead to 33.
00:12
Going up the site address, I think near Ridgewater Drive and Lambert Road will be closest to the fire.
00:19
I'm going to head to a location west of the fire.
00:23
All rightly broken, unreadable.
00:25
Okay.
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5-0-0-1544. 5-0-1544.
00:29
Let's move here.
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The floor. All-year unreadable on.
00:33
When at you, air attack 651 on view.
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Boyle-Li-4-4-8-14-14-14-4.
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1544. 158-10. 158-1-6 status.
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Tech 6-5-1 in contact with the ground.
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Big Lake Air Tech.
00:52
Correct. To the main.
00:53
Okay. Nyl Kron is L2A1A1.
00:56
Yes. Pardon at the end soon, I'll work my OID like last time on the fire.
00:58
Moving all 1545.
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All 1545.
01:00
I'll be up, yeah, I see.
01:02
Have traffic for Lambert?
01:04
Negative, but I just got a hold of fire marshal and he's en route, no update.
01:09
Okay. 1545. KitCon, Battalion 71 arrives staging.
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Battalion 71 arrives staging, 1546[2].
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204.
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204.
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1547. 1547.
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A6-0 high eye out of the car at Scalphi3.
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X8601546[2].
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Ground contact on the right flank.
01:27
I guess what you call in AlphaZulu.
01:28
Okay for Lambert, let's do everything east of Ridgewater Drive.
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Two-04.
01:35
Level.
01:36
East of Ridgewater Drive will be level three.
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Zero-four, level three.
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For help again.
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Tom, T-71. That's a no change in command.
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And then, once the retardation comes, then we're going to square away with a priority.
01:48
Chief 71, 1540.
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12-8-hiakin service.
01:52
47 on Lomene.
01:59
Just reached the easternmost on the west side of the fire.
02:01
Near Ridgewater Drive and Lambert Road and I'll start level 3 evacuations working west from here.
02:05
Received and fire just advised they want all Lambert road to pavement level 3 evacuations.
02:10
47. I did not work anything east of the fire on Lambert.
02:16
That's up.
02:20
Free seat, just clear everything out on your side and we'll work on this side.
02:21
47.
02:24
1847 confirmed you received all units are going back to the main.
02:25
The Com, Tender 121 en route.
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Wenatchee, hit a house 25 DNR[3]PO.
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Wynatchee. One at G.
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Big Lake Air attack, Fio.
02:38
121 en route Lambert Road 1550.
02:45
Restart starter two multi-engine scoopers.
02:47
Here,
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Jack, can you go again with that? You were clipped.
02:49
A restart, starter, two multi-engine scoopers.
02:52
1848.
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X-Zero Tango Electric.
02:55
20815-50.
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5, DNR[3]PO. 5, DNRPO.
02:59
Eighteen county road.
03:01
On the site we have lost Hammered Road.
03:04
That's the east end of the paper on the west side of our all-off.
03:08
18, you're extremely broken, unreadable.
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Roll of the Vinson 818.
03:13
It'll be in Unified Command[1] with Fire District 7.
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Chief 71, Suming Command with DNR[3], 1552.
03:20
Command with Fire District 7, thank you, 1557.
03:23
If you can get County Roads, you get signs to close the road, Lambert Road, at Taylor Bridge.
03:30
Also.
03:31
If we can close, Hidden Valley at 970.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Unified Command: Combined fire and police command
[2]
1546: Time marker for significant fire activity
[3]
DNR: Department of Natural Resources (wildland fire authority)
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Location mentioned:
Lambert Rd & Ridgewater Dr, Washington 98922
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