Fast-moving brush fire threatens pine trees near Hull, Portage County WI
WildfireFire crews are responding to a fast-moving grass and brush fire in a large pine plantation near the intersection of Old Wausau Road and Jordan Road in Hull Township. The fire is spreading quickly in pine needles and threatening mature and small pine trees.
Audio|Source: Portage County Fire and EMS
04:14
Transcript:
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Plover 61 will be in service the reported grass fire Township of Hull, intersection of Old Wausau Road and Jordan Road in that vicinity.
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311, please.
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Center 55, car 1,
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arriving on scene.
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Send to work.
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Car1 information.
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On center,
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responding units, we have a fire moving in a large pine plantation with decent ground cover,
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about a quarter acre at this time moving fairly fast.
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I'm going to talk to their fleet manager here.
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He's on scene. Double seven base.
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Tom Garden stated that just get whoever, it's nothing less.
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And just like Johnson know that, it's just getting told to the Eminem building.
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Center from 55 brush one.
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So I had 55 brush one.
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55 brush one's going to be en route.
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104. For Polver 1.
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Pover 1, Pover 61 on Pover Tower.
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Plover 1, 55 Power 1.
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Go ahead.
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Give me a working spill for brushfire.
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104. Tom center, that'd be 551-4.
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Working still.
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104. All I see DNR Ranger, public safety.
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Go ahead.
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I'm in route, heavy units going to be a little bit behind me, but in route as well, just for your information.
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I'm coming in from the north off of Casimir.
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Is it close to that intersection of Jordan and Wausau Road?
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Correct. It's about a mile and a half south of Kashmir.
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Copy. I got about a 10-minute ETA.
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Copy that. We're a mature pines at this time.
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We have some smaller pines torching off when it's moving fairly quick in the pine needles.
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Copy. 65, brush 1 to 65 I-D.
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Go ahead.
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Fresh 1 I.C.
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We have approximately a 2-minute EPA.
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We'll be coming from Cajmere down Old Wausau.
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Do you have an assignment for us?
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Copy that. You'll come in, we'll hit the left flank.
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It's moving kind of northeast at this time, left flank.
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Rush one copies.
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Upon arrival, hit the left flank, left flight.
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Location mentioned:
Old Wausau Rd & Jordan Rd, Hull, WI 54481
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