Wildfire threatens bridge near cabin in Hawaii, Laupahoehoe HI


A wildfire is actively burning near a cabin and a bridge on Puualaea Hmstd Rd in Hawaii. Fire crews with multiple trucks are on site working to prevent the fire from damaging the important nearby bridge. They are monitoring the flames and taking action to keep the bridge intact while managing the fire around the road.
Audio|Source: Hawaii County Public Safety - Hamakua/North Hilo
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Transcript:
00:00
Where? Can you relay a message to Captain 17 that Brunswick 1 Alpha is about...
00:08
200 yards in from the cabin.
00:12
Copy that.
00:13
One alpha, just for your information, the state has about seven trucks heading your way on that road.
00:20
Copy that we went as far as we could go and return around due to the pat that the doza I had made.
00:29
He's not that suitable for a rough truck.
00:31
Okay, copy that.
00:32
Yeah, there's about three more trucks passing so the state be up there soon to be coming out your way.
00:38
Okay, copy that.
00:39
Thank you. 17, Captain 7, Bravo.
00:41
Captain 17, bye.
00:42
Cap, you copy the last from one alpha?
00:44
My copy, yeah, I don't move too far into that break if the vehicle's not able to handle it.
00:49
We're not to stay in that area on the monitor.
00:52
Make sure that fire doesn't reach that field break.
00:54
That'll be good. Yeah, we're going to monitor the state past us.
00:56
They're going into where One Alpha is.
00:58
We just above the bridge.
00:59
There's a lot of active flames, you know, heading up this way.
01:02
So we're just going to let in burn out close to the road as much because of water supply and, you know, then we'll attack it.
01:08
Okay, but if it's burning a bridge, extinguish the fires, because we need that bridge to be intact.
01:14
No, count beat us. The state's working the bridge right now.
01:17
They have two trucks working on the bridge.
01:18
Okay, thank you.
01:19
Kevin, 7 Bravo, Captain, 7 Bravo.
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Location mentioned:
Puualaea Hmstd Rd, Laupahoehoe, HI 96764
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