Brush fire near runway closed airport operations, Arlington County VA
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Fire & ArsonA brush fire near runway one center at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport caused closure of certain taxiways and runway sections. Fire teams extinguished the fire and the airport resumed normal operations.
Audio|Heard on: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
04:23
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah so Yankee and Zulu are closed north of Axelaine Alpha.
00:09
Okay, I'll be asked you go directly to ground for the center please and advise them.
00:14
Yeah,
00:17
give me a minute.
00:18
We're trying to get some of the fire apparatus off the field.
00:22
Okay, I'll take you for you.
00:26
And off one, I'm headed back to see if anybody else is ready to go.
00:32
Okay, I got the gate.
00:34
Off stop seven.
00:40
And rea.
00:45
1421.
00:46
Correct in 1424.
00:47
Okay.
00:52
Alert for Alert 3 terminated, copy.
00:59
And option two from option seven.
01:02
Go ahead, Jeff.
01:05
Okay, I'll let you terminate the Lurt with Sauer when you're ready.
01:11
We'll cover that.
01:12
That's right.
01:13
Okay.
01:18
And May 12, we'll make sure, reset.
01:19
3-020, good afternoon.
01:22
Good afternoon, 1424.
01:29
Outside.
01:36
When do you think we can do all open?
01:40
Let me do, uh,
01:41
I'm pulling up on the runway now, let me just check with the,
01:45
stand by.
01:46
Roger.
01:50
65 good traffic.
01:53
Stand by.
02:00
Gotty. 65, good distance.
02:03
Copy, 1426.
02:04
1426.
02:09
Can we open up an echo on the east side?
02:13
Turn around.
02:15
Turgus.
02:23
Northern Division from command.
02:27
North Division.
02:29
I'm going to place you in service.
02:33
Office 1 is going to come to your relocation to escort UO.
02:39
North Division is okay.
02:45
340 from command.
02:52
Copy that, once you're off, I'll give the runway back and terminate the alerts.
02:59
Topop, 7.
03:02
7, go ahead.
03:04
I don't think we close, Deco, I see no cones or anybody out here from Turner.
03:11
Roger that, thank you.
03:13
And if you want to swing by one center,
03:15
I want to try to open up Yankee and Zooli if you can expect those, please.
03:19
Copy heading to one center.
03:23
Hey, Ops 2, Ops5, where do you need me to help?
03:28
Hey Jeff, just come down by where the command center is right down here by come on the 10,000 feet remaining.
03:36
Copy that.
03:38
And Ops 5.
03:40
Go ahead.
03:42
Hey, they're just taking one more path through here with the springing the embers with the last Fairfax County truck and then we'll be escorting them all out.
03:50
We should be able to give Zulu back in about 10 minutes.
03:55
Roger that.
04:01
Air Force fire from one center command.
04:05
One center command.
04:09
Well the brush fires in the area of runway one center have been extinguished.
04:15
All mutual aid units are going in service.
04:19
We're going to terminate one center command.
04:21
All airport units will go in service as they're available.
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Location mentioned:
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), 2401 Smith Blvd, Arlington, VA 22202
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