Brush fire in cornfield near residence in Shenandoah County, Shenandoah County VA
WildfireFire and rescue units responded to a brush fire in a cornfield near a residence near Dicer Road in Shenandoah County, Virginia. The fire covered about 100 by 100 feet and was spreading towards a nearby house. Firefighters worked on the scene with equipment including a tractor clearing around the north side to create a fire break. The fire was brought under control to protect the nearby structure.
Audio|Source: Shenandoah County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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104, 1547.
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The fact, brush 1514.
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Brush 1547.
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Brush 1547.
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The fact we have about 100 by 100.
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Infecting corn,
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good inside our part weapon with command.
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100 by 100.
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Firefighter was going to command at 1548.
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Just special command.
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Go ahead.
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I'm taking another call for this fire.
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Callers advising that it's now threatening a structure,
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about 200 feet from a structure.
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Forest 2 to Shando Dispatch.
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Go ahead, Forest 2.
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I'm in route through this call from Harrisonburg.
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And Rob from Hearsonburg, 1549.
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Dispatchambrotch 13.
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Is your second call associated with the first?
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Okay, let's the address.
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This match can brush flow.
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Hold off on 10 in the structure to respond.
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We're going to be on scene in about two minutes.
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Tim, four direct.
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This past Car 103 is on scene.
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I'll be going face-to-face with command.
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Car-1-3 on location, face-to-face with command in 1550.
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Dispatch tanker 13 responding with one.
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Anchor 13 moves 1 at 1550.
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Dispassed from car 103.
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From car 103.
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I'll be assuming command.
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Do you have an address for the structure that was being threatened?
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10.4, we just got it.
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It's going to be near Dicer Road.
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Call our buzz at it.
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The fire has reached the backside of the cornfield.
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Okay.
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Engine 12, I need you to go to that address.
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All right, Chief, give it to me again.
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12 on the scene.
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Command from Brush.
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Let's continue on down here to this north side.
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Dispass, can you give the engine from 12 the address to that house again?
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104, engine 12, it's going to be near Dicer Road.
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Okay, engine 12, it's good copy.
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We're in wrap that address.
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104 direct, 1552.
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Cross, 12.
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Question 15, ma'am.
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Go ahead.
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We're on Obed Road.
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Do you want us to take the nicer address or do you want us to feel?
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Whichever one of you feels like you're closer?
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The Union 15 and what? Engine 12.
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NG12, we just committed to Dyser.
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It's up to you.
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But if you're committed, today should go ahead.
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Which one?
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Command from Brush 13.
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Command from Brush 13. Command from Brush 13.
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Go ahead.
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Do you have sufficient resources where you're at that we can go to Dysha Road with the engine? Well,
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right now, the only thing that's really a value that we need to worry about is that house.
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So yeah, go ahead and make sure they got what they need as Dicer.
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Okay.
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7-4 to expand.
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Go ahead, up and four.
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All right, on the north end of the fire, they haven't been checked it.
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It has not.
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It has not hit the floodline.
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F&4, you're eating your mic.
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I can't understand what you're saying.
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On the north end of the fire, it has not hit the wood line.
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I have a tractor trying to do a clear cut to accept our fire brake.
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Okay, copy, you got a tractor going a line around the north side.
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This man from rush soil.
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Go ahead.
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It's running to the east over here.
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I don't know if we can get him over here.
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That's okay.
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We can let it move through there.
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He can run the rake around it when he gets into the mode stuff.
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Dispatch rescue 15s will be seen, cornfield fire.
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Damn, what do you want us?
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You're right.
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Circle around to this north-east side.
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A command from engine 12th.
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Go ahead.
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All right, we're here, near Dicer Road,
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we're here with 7 and 4.
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We do not have an access to get into this field.
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We're being blocked by downtrees.
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That's okay, you just hold your spot right there.
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We're going to have this thing under control here just a few minutes.
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Okay, do you want our man fire?
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Yeah, as long as you have something there to catch anything that might get that way to protect the house.
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Keep what you need, send me the rest.
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Okay.
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Rush their teams with inch and 12.
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1557.
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Two engine 15, you're good right there if you can work that north edge.
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We got everything over this way.
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Good.
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Forest State of command.
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Go ahead, sir.
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