Wildfire response with water support near Lufkin Rd, Apex NC
WildfireFirefighters are responding to a brush fire near NC-55 and Lufkin Rd in the Apex area. They are using brush trucks, a forestry tractor, and multiple water tankers to hit hot spots and create a fire break. There is a fault in a power line nearby, with Duke Energy responding. One fire-damaged rotten tree has been marked to keep units away for safety. Efforts include refilling water tankers and distributing water to crews scattered around the fire.
Audio|Source: Town of Holly Springs Police and Fire
04:11
Transcript:
00:00
Brush 2, if you can stay on that side and just keep hitting these hot spots until we get the Forestry tractor deployed and everything, we're going to make a fire break on it's right away.
00:14
Brush 2, copy.
00:19
6.
00:25
Stairs, this is you a truck.
00:30
Gary, this is bad.
00:40
Digit 6A, a traffic is not coming through. Again, digital.
00:48
Two Eddie.
00:51
Go.
00:54
Just spoke to Duke Energy. They're on their way from 55 up Lufkin.
00:59
There's a fault in the line.
01:00
I don't know how long it's going to take.
01:05
Dan, 4. Are you guys good on that end?
01:09
Yeah, we got them moving right now.
01:14
Stand 4, same up here.
01:15
Moving smoothly.
01:21
Be advised tanker nine is below a quarter tank of water at this time.
01:31
Man,
01:35
I'm off with Brush 2.
01:38
Do you need to get back at 157?
01:41
I copy that, thank you. He's good for cars.
01:49
Tanker 9,
01:51
since you've got such a big ditch right here.
01:54
If you fold, I got tanker 167 at the end of the cordisact if you want to look into his tanker to refill.
02:06
Drop you that.
02:08
Command, Brush 2's got 3. I can drop back and go back on 157 if you need it.
02:17
All right, copy that. Go ahead and do that.
02:23
I got it.
02:25
Right a point now where we can start filling everything up, get ready to hit hot spots.
02:32
Command from UTV 28.
02:39
UTV 28 from command.
02:43
UTV 28 from command.
02:46
UTV 28 from command.
02:53
Go ahead.
02:57
What is your assignment?
03:05
I'm over here on the back side with the brush truck.
03:10
I copy that. If you don't mind come up here to the command vehicle, grab this cooler,
03:15
and let's start distributing some water around since everybody's scattered around this fire.
03:21
We'll do a remote rehab.
03:25
I copy.
03:31
508 locks in place closest to the past, that an hour they've heard someone screaming that area.
03:51
All units from command.
03:53
All units from command. Be advised. We have one tree that has a lot of fire damage to it and it's rotten.
03:59
We're going to mark that area with some tape.
04:04
Just want to keep all units away from that area. It's going to be on the field on the command post side. The field on the command post side.
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Location mentioned:
NC-55 & Lufkin Rd, Apex, NC 27539
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