Large brush fire spreads near Northwest 218 Avenue, Alachua FL
WildfireFire crews responded to a large brush fire near Northwest 218 Avenue. The fire involved a 50 to 60 yard line of burning trees spreading north toward a clearing with tall dry grass. Access to the fire is via 75th Street and a grass trail. Forestry and additional resources including a battalion chief, brush truck, tanker, and a plow were requested to assist with firefighting efforts. The exact size of the fire was not fully known at the time of the report.
Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
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Transcript:
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Last of my brush 22.
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Brush 23. Can you get a hold of Forestry? We have a large brush fire at our location.
00:08
We're trying to make access.
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Go on, 1014.
00:12
10.4.
00:15
Correction. We will get a hold of Forestry for you.
00:18
Large brush fire.
00:19
What's the size that I'm going to be telling them about? HG943, 1014.
00:27
Are unable to tell the size right now that we can see active flames.
00:31
Message received, will you need additional resources?
00:36
Yes, send us a battalion.
00:42
So, message received.
00:44
And a brush and a tanker, please.
00:46
So you're requesting a battalion chief, brush, and tanker? Yes.
00:50
On the way while I call Forestry.
00:58
6214
01:03
Are you able to 75 the signal for the request incentive out of the zonnas parking up?
01:12
100 northwest 13th Street Yes, sir.
01:19
1014221 engine 21
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We're being released by Rescue 35, we'll be in round back to the last row first.
01:29
Methods received, so you will be able to take both the brush and the tanker.
01:36
We're going to be delayed coming from Gainesville, I would stage out for at 2nd1 to take 100 both of us.
01:44
Message received so we need a notify...
01:47
Go ahead, brush 22.
01:48
The fire is traveling north towards our location to a clearing with tall, high, dry grass.
01:55
Message received traveling north towards our location tall, high grass.
02:00
660, 1014.
02:02
The lots of two or four are available.
02:04
Three or four showing available.
02:06
Do you. So far.
02:10
You can show a Taker 21 responding.
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Zulu, 1130.
02:17
Can you put my call back at McKeown attach me to 1182's call? Sure.
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That's 22 to BC7.
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BC7. Go ahead.
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Go ahead.
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To make access to where we are, you'll have to go down 75th Street and then there is a trail, a grass trail to get to our location.
02:57
Master receive, you're just to confirm 75th Street off of 121.
03:07
You can turn all 75th Street right off of 235 and then there will be a trail on your right that has a little cable laying on the ground and you can just drive right over it.
03:20
Lacha Squad 1, you can't cancel rescue.
03:23
Mr. C, C, C, C5 electrical.
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1182 to 14.
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24. No more.
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Olasura, C5, go ahead.
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Squad 1, advise you can cancel.
03:33
Message received, you can show CC5 available.
03:36
Okay, available.
03:40
Number one.
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Number one.
03:42
Can you read bare if I'm a call to a picking Charlie, please? 104.
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Press 21, Alaska.
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Mickey, 9443, 1014.
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Question, brush 22, Alaska.
04:02
Go ahead for brush 22.
04:05
Confirming you just need one plow from DOF at this time.
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Hakey-943, 1014.
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104-504-14-14.
04:20
That's right.
04:22
Methodist. Additionally, now that you're in there a little bit better, do you have a better size of the potential fire? No, it's spreading north, but do you have a size for them?
04:32
Negative.
04:34
One crew member walked into the area of the fire.
04:40
There was a large pile of trees in a line.
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Was unable to get any closer.
04:49
This time the large pile of trees was in line was about 50 to 60 yards long,
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with flames coming about the top of it.
04:59
Massacre said.
05:05
Blue 660, 1014.
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Brush 21, tanker 21, engine,
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25,
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Battalion 7, Rescue 21.
05:18
1302 responding smoke investigation turned to a brush fire at near Northwest 218 Avenue near Northwest 218 Avenue A brush 22 is on scene advising as a large pile of trees in a line unable to advise the full extent beyond 50 to 60 yards of trees flames coming from the top that access to advising is off of 235 there's a trail on the right with cable laying on the ground drive right over it off of 75th Street.
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1308. 660, 1014.
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20.
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1014. And verse 22, DOF, we'll be responding with a plow.
06:01
Copy that. We're backing out of our current position to try and make a better access.
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Message to see.
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Near NW 218 Ave, Alachua, FL 32615
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