Wildfire near residential area in Waveland burns several acres, Waveland MS
WildfireA wildfire is burning near North Nika Circle in Waveland, approaching a fire lane by houses. Fire crews and forestry teams are on site. The fire remains within the controlled area but has not been fully back burned. Several acres are still burning, and wind is expected to increase, raising the risk of the fire jumping the fire lane near residential homes. Residents are concerned about the fire's proximity to their homes.
Audio|Source: Hancock County Fire
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Transcript:
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Kill up one, Central.
00:03
Kill up one.
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Is Forestry still in route?
00:12
Before advised to have them hold off, that they will be in rounds to check the fire lane.
00:22
If you don't mind calling back and tell them it's still within the fly line, but they didn't back burn a bunch of it is.
00:28
So,
00:30
a couple hours or so when the wind picks up, it's just going to jump this lane by the houses.
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I'm going to call them and advise them.
00:45
Up in one, you copy that?
00:51
The 10-4[1], I'm fixing head out of Charles Wood.
00:54
Yeah,
00:58
it's still within the controlled area, but they didn't backburn their cloud area, and it's burning up to that lane by these houses and they have residents are worried.
01:12
Can't blame them.
01:14
Yeah, 10.4 and this wind's going to be picking up, too, so.
01:20
Where exactly are you at? Is that off of Niki Circle?
01:26
Yeah, if you take Forest, I'm sorry, take North Nika Circle,
01:31
come all the way to the Dead End,
01:33
and there's a little road that comes back in the woods.
01:38
Our truck's going to be blocking the road coming in there.
01:43
Oh, if I can't find you.
01:49
To kill off one.
01:52
Go ahead, Central.
01:54
Ten-four there. They are still in routes. They're also bringing ATVs.
02:02
Jimmy, as soon as we see what's going on, I'll get my ATVs back out there also.
02:12
Ten-four.
02:13
Well, so far from what I can tell is still within the line.
02:19
But we still got several acres in here burning.
02:25
It's still plenty of acres still to burn up to the line.
02:30
That's in for them. That wind will be picking up.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/OK
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Location mentioned:
North St, Waveland, MS 39576
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