Brush pile fire left burning behind post office
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Piscataquis County Sheriff and Fire
05:13
00:00
It's 10-4. We're sending the fire department to Pleasant Street.
00:03
It's gonna be the pit behind the post office there for a bunch of kids that was having a bonfire.
00:11
They must have had a scanner or something.
00:12
They heard the fire department.
00:13
Was coming. They took off at a high rate of speed in a gold
00:18
Ford Ranger with a black tailgate.
00:21
Unknown direction of travel.
00:22
They left the fire burning.
00:32
Brownville Fire, you on the air?
00:36
Piscataquis Brownville Fire acknowledges 1422 is en route.
00:41
23 will be on the road shortly.
00:44
Stand for 1422, have you acknowledging?
00:48
Caller called back and said that the kids had taken off.
00:51
They must have heard it on the scanner or something.
00:55
Long story short, they took off while the fire was burning in the middle of the pit.
01:01
Copy. Do you have law enforcement en route for us?
01:08
Five eight, have (number withheld) beyond Pleasant Street.
01:12
Copy.
01:19
Thank you. Piscataquis,
01:30
1423 zero.
01:38
10-4, 1423, en route 1737.
01:49
Brownville 1404 to Brownville Fire, we have a large brush pile on fire.
01:57
In area of the pit itself, spread is limited.
02:06
Copy, thank you.
02:07
Large brush pile burning in the pit.
02:10
Limited spread at this time.
02:12
1738.
02:24
Silver five, got a question on ten eight.
02:30
K405 .
02:37
Piscataquis 1422.
02:40
Go ahead for 22.
02:46
43 has been advised of the situation.
02:49
They're going to have a ranger call me here shortly.
02:55
Thank you. You can show 22 on scene.
03:01
10-4, you're on scene at 1740.
03:09
Brownville 1404 to Piscataquis.
03:15
1404, go ahead.
03:18
Is there a law enforcement agent coming? I have the person that reported it in on scene.
03:27
10-4, law enforcement has that vehicle stopped on Pleasant Street.
03:33
Copy that.
03:35
22, turn around and back right up in here.
03:39
We should be able to hit it with the booster line.
03:49
Piscataquis 11-6, status check.
03:58
10-4, 11-6.
04:08
I don't want to be over 11-6.
04:14
10-4, 11-1.
04:24
1404 to 1423, you copy? Stage at the road.
04:33
Is it (name withheld) pit?
04:43
1423 to 1404.
04:49
1404, go ahead.
04:53
That would be (name withheld).
04:58
It's up on the wood landing where we skidded out there a few years ago.
05:03
Right on dirt itself.
05:06
It's down because smoldering.
05:09
Gonna take a little water.
05:10
I think we got enough on 22 to do it.