Brush fire near Combs Terrace threatens nearby house, Columbia County FL


Fire crews are responding to a brush fire near Combs Terrace, Florida. Multiple engines, tankers, and forestry units are working to control the fire. Access is limited in some areas. There is concern for a house to the southwest near Combs Terrace.
Audio|Source: Lake City Fire
03:34
Transcript:
00:00
Good time for you this, but you should come here out as well.
00:02
We'll find out from 51 verse 51 we can have 48 respond as well if we need to.
00:09
Bye. Bye.
00:10
Matter of fact, just go ahead and add 48 in route.
00:13
We can cancel them if we need to, engine and brush truck from Station 48.
00:17
Battalion, from my understanding, tanker 40 gates already en route.
00:20
That's affirmative if it is, but go ahead and page,
00:22
brush 48 and engine 48.
00:23
Roger that.
00:24
Rush 48, Engine 48, Swanee Valley and Cambridge Hill for the Brushfire.
00:29
Rush 48, Engine 48, Cambridge, and Swanee Valley, Brushfire.
00:33
Cambridge. Cambridge. Cambridge. Rush 51, we're taking on water.
00:35
Between 48 brush 51.
00:37
Do I need to stop by and grab y'all's tanker?
00:41
We got two in route to us?
00:43
Engine 48 is a route, our tanker 48 is a route.
00:46
Copy that.
00:47
Probably be easier to stop by Station 42 and grab the air tanker if you want to bring it.
00:52
Most of the fire's about to wear we're not going to be able to access it anymore.
00:56
Copy that. I'm already coming down Lake Jeffrey, but if I need two, I can run the 42.
01:00
I'll just come to you first.
01:01
Copy that. You're good.
01:02
Italian 48.
01:03
Italian,
01:04
go ahead. Were you coming on in your pickup truck?
01:06
That's affirmative.
01:07
I've got Dallas headed to 42 to get a tanker.
01:10
Copy that. Thank you, sir.
01:11
I think Forestry is about to get a line completely around what we're unable to access.
01:15
I'm about to make contact with him and see if he was, but there is one house to the southwest of where we're at off of Combs Terrace.
01:23
I didn't know how close we may be intention on that.
01:26
I'm fixing to make contact with Forestry and find out.
01:28
Go on the 1210, second trackers drive time from Live Oak.
01:32
Chopie that.
01:33
I was unable to make contact with the ref on the scene before he turned around and headed back in.
01:38
They made contact with him and see if he's able to get a line all the way around it yet or not.
01:44
Stand by. I'll contact.
01:45
Too healthy.
01:46
We're back here with him.
01:47
If you started up front, he's back here with us.
01:49
He should have a line almost all the way around at this point.
01:53
Copy that.
01:54
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
N W Combs Terrace, Florida 32055
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