Large fire with tanker explosions near elk city and sunnyridge, Lincoln County OR
Firefighters responded to a large active fire near the intersection of Sunny Ridge Road and Elk City Road in Oregon. There were reports of explosions involving tanks, and several water tenders were on site managing water supply to fight the fire.
Audio|Source: Lincoln County Police and Fire
06:49
Transcript:
00:00
You're going to have to balance out your response in here with tenders being out of the way, but we'll have you come in with just your manpower backed up and move forward to the fire.
00:11
Copyberg away, move forward for manpower.
00:17
(number withheld).
00:20
Go ahead.
00:22
(number withheld).
00:24
I'll be clicking up the tender if great yes, you've got it yet.
00:28
Copy.
00:30
Repeat, please.
00:39
(number withheld) from (number withheld), if you repeat please.
00:43
Yeah, um, I'm going to be picking up the wateredender if visualizing got it yet.
00:49
We have two tenders on site now for left in Newark.
00:54
Copy. Continue the answer then.
01:16
Yeah, hot fire, minute 82, priority 4-fall, near highway 101 north.
01:22
Yeah, hot fire, medicaid 2, priority 4-fall,
01:25
near highway 101 north.
01:28
We'll work this on fire, too.
01:36
C4-5-5. C-E4-4-0.
01:40
We have 5,
01:41
tender (number withheld).
01:44
Hey, affirmative.
01:46
Thank you.
01:49
750.
02:06
TOTOMS for CLEC fire for volunteers tapping to the station.
02:10
Tones for CILRIC fire for volunteers tapping to the station at 7.51.
02:21
That's from Tender (number withheld).
02:26
Tender (number withheld).
02:28
Center out with two.
02:32
Copy 751.
02:39
Forty-two on duty.
02:42
Step 551.
02:48
16, 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-2.
02:54
752.
02:56
52.
02:59
It is on, 8.
03:03
Top of 7-22.
03:10
6.4 on me.
03:14
That's 6 more copy.
03:16
From dispatch from Tender (number withheld), Tender (number withheld).
03:24
Staging near Sunny Ridge Road and Elk City Road.
03:31
I copy some 53.
03:35
Tender 430.
03:38
You're out.
03:41
Not a data, too, coming.
03:46
On your entire, please switch stack five.
03:51
From dispatch,
03:56
from dispatch,
04:10
from west from west, uh, jimbers 51.
04:14
Tender 51.
04:16
All incoming Tender units to Sunny Ridge Fire switch to attack 5 please.
04:26
All incoming tender units near Sunny Ridge Road to switch to TAC 5, Tender units switch to TAC 5 at 755.
04:35
(number withheld), (number withheld), copy, switching to TAC 5.
04:40
(number withheld).
04:48
2-5-0.
04:50
2-3-6 status set.
05:02
Salem.
05:05
Salem.
05:10
Salem despatch to Sunay-Ridge, command.
05:18
We have your second scene timer.
05:23
Thank you. We have reports of tanks exploding, CUD is on scene and first tender drop is complete.
05:31
All right, copy it.
05:32
776. Thank you.
05:37
Thank you.
05:45
May in front of the C450.
05:49
Sorry, Richard, May, go ahead.
05:53
Come on, team, but I'm going to be backing up to Elk City and Sunny Ridge to block traffic.
06:02
Copy. I have the water ops managing themselves on TAC 5 because of the tight area here, and we're operating on TAC 4 up here.
06:12
Copy that.
06:21
Command,
06:22
Chief Throw, 3.
06:31
When they do get water, I think our main priority is to hit where the main flame is at right now.
06:44
So that will be probably out grab water.
06:47
I've got to gain water supply I drafted.
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Location mentioned:
Elk City Rd & Sunnyridge Rd, Oregon 97391
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