Firefighters contain vegetation fire near Amherst homes, Amherst VA
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WildfireAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units in Amherst County responded to a vegetation fire near Old Stage Road that was threatening nearby homes. Crews worked to protect structures, establish hose lines, and contain the blaze as shifting winds changed the fire's direction.
Audio|Heard on: Amherst County Public Safety
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06:50
Transcript:
00:00
Unit four, reroute to stage one Amherst.
00:04
Go ahead.
00:07
Go fire. It's getting ready to get into some broom straw headed towards the brown house.
00:11
I'm gonna go to that for structural protection.
00:18
Amherst utility one, he's out with one.
00:21
Chief two.
00:31
Go ahead, passing Iron Bridge.
00:36
Acknowledged, I'm coming up on Monroe Hill.
00:38
Do you want me to go to the station and grab a tanker?
00:42
Stop scrubbing that if you want to come to the scene.
00:46
Acknowledged.
00:52
Two hundred and one units responding to a rising sun.
00:55
It's about 100.
00:56
Well, right seventy-five by seventy-five.
00:59
Spraying away from the wood line now.
01:01
They actually have water on it already.
01:06
Acknowledged, about 2 minutes out.
01:12
One four to seven, you are up.
01:22
No, listen. Also, our structure probably handled this.
01:24
It's still in the ER.
01:29
Acknowledged, we got an attack truck in front of us.
01:32
He's going to pump and roll.
01:38
One twenty-seven is on scene.
01:49
And we're responding to one.
01:50
Queen returning.
02:04
811 FD 11, Ops 1.
02:11
Acknowledged.
02:14
Tanker 21, you can disregard.
02:20
They were saying it's (name withheld).
02:23
Acknowledged.
02:25
One ten G two.
02:28
We're at acknowledged, yeah.
02:31
Acknowledged.
02:35
Eight eleven FD eleven Ops one.
02:40
Go ahead.
02:42
You want the tanker or you want one of the engines?
02:51
Hey, correction, FD 11 put Engine 11 on the road and winds change.
02:56
It's burning towards another residence.
02:58
I'm going to head over there.
02:59
Amherst, you can show me withhold stage command.
03:02
Acknowledged.
03:04
Acknowledged, have it on the road in just a second.
03:11
Chief Two to Command,
03:14
(name withheld), y'all need us?
03:18
If they can get the engine on the road, we should be okay.
03:20
But if y'all can get yours out to start coming this way, I'll let you know.
03:29
All right, we've got Engine 23 coming to you.
03:31
Then once we clear up here, we'll put it back.
03:35
All right, acknowledged.
03:40
Engine 11, I need you near Old Stage Road.
03:42
It's burning like I said, it's coming right to this house.
03:45
Got a guy on tractor trying to get some lines in on it.
03:51
Turning up the food line, be there in a second.
03:59
Hey 6, I mean somebody back at the top of the hill pulling hose.
04:04
All right, (name withheld), if you can get 242 or 241, see if you can go help 811.
04:09
I am going to see if I can find the green line at this residence.
04:12
Get some water in this yard.
04:15
It wasn't utility one.
04:16
I can do it.
04:22
Chief two, we're going.
04:26
Chief two, go ahead with your traffic.
04:29
I'm sorry, average.
04:30
We're going to be clear.
04:31
We're going ahead of the stage.
04:35
What units are going to be going attack as well?
04:44
Yes, ma'am.
04:45
Everything that was on this one we're going head to stage until we get disregarded.
04:57
Amherst Engine 23.
05:01
Engine 23.
05:07
Can you clear notes for that call for Amherst?
05:12
You all are already en route to that call if you want to switch over to Ops 1.
05:16
That's what they're working off of.
05:20
(name withheld), he probably just wants the address.
05:24
All right, the address is going to be near Old Stage Road.
05:28
Near Old Stage.
05:34
Yep, I'm trying to get around there.
05:36
It's almost to the fence.
05:37
We need to get to the left of where he's at.
05:39
It's going to be in the yard right here.
05:43
Or before you get to the bridge.
05:47
And she's one on scene assigned.
05:52
See if you can get me some hose coming off of our 16.
05:56
We need all we can get.
06:01
Okay.
06:05
You away chief?
06:08
Yes sir.
06:13
Is that the brown house before you? You just passed it?
06:21
Engine 11,
06:27
you got any more?
06:34
Engine 11 to Amherst, I don't know if I'm marked up, but we've been on the road for about 2 min.
06:40
All right, he's quick about it.
06:50
Hi, buddy.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Old Stage Rd, Amherst, VA 24521
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