Brush fire near structures with minor vehicle damage, Lake Wales FL
WildfireFire crews are actively fighting a brush fire near structures on Hesperides Rd in Lake Wales. They are coordinating to protect buildings and use water efficiently. There was minor damage to two vehicles and one person required medical attention. The fire is mostly contained with no immediate threat to homes, and mop-up efforts are underway.
Audio|Source: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Water on the fire.
00:01
Water on the fire, hold on the fire, hold on 42.
00:05
And the brush trail, just let me know if you think you want a background, I'll put thrush one with you.
00:11
And if not, I'll have him hit this far east side.
00:15
It's just slower moving, I think.
00:17
This is nice.
00:23
Would be next for that area?
00:27
I copy.
00:32
If 26 doesn't have an available brush truck, let's go to 13 and move their brush truck up to the Lake Wales area.
00:42
I copy.
00:49
Please feel free to contact my cell phone or page me at attack if you have any questions.
00:58
I, Connie. Thank you, sir, for your help.
01:04
Copy around week when one patient, 1145.
01:10
Add us moving towards, copy.
01:14
Copy. Copy.
01:16
Like a white flag of some type in the yard, that's where the head's head and can...
01:25
...gette, Daniel 1.
01:29
Go ahead.
01:30
LPD, there are obviously no injuries, make sure if we can terminate.
01:35
I copy, Kim, for LPD. We can terminate 31 and I'll be complete.
01:41
I copy.
01:43
Forty-six. 31 we copy. Returning from 22 Zums.
01:49
Happy.
01:50
Trial unit is complete, 1146.
01:55
RISC 2-2-1-2.
01:59
Two are happy on Spain, L-M-46.
02:05
Rescue 35 destination.
02:09
We have a happy destination.
02:15
Disregard, sorry.
02:18
I... I can't be. I'm looking for the same.
02:25
Engine 8.
02:27
We have the brush truck with us, so you can put the brush truck on that brush fire with the back channel.
02:36
Back 8.
02:41
So brush 8, 9.
02:43
Okay.
02:45
Copy, select, Tuck 9.
02:51
Letter 15, brush 8, VOT 6, brush fire, near Daily Road, off a regal loop, select Tack 9, Tocan 9, 747.
03:02
24 this,
03:06
Fudge.
03:07
24. 24. This is 24. Okay.
03:12
Okay 24, copy under control, 1147.
03:18
3232 dispatch, we're going to be delayed on scene.
03:21
We're going to be delayed on scene, 1147.
03:29
Pension 2 dispatch, Pension contact under control.
03:34
Change the trial, copy patient contact under control,
03:36
1148.
03:42
perimeter can use anywhere else right now?
03:46
Copy that. Do you have any more fire running towards those structures or are we good on that southwest corner?
03:57
We've got this south side in our control.
04:00
They're not moving towards any of these structures right now. We're just going to mop up this perimeter on the way back out.
04:06
Copy that. Brush one, if we can, let's get that hose reel back up on the truck. Let's use the turrent or the bumper.
04:13
Let's just try to knock this down quick for what we can.
04:16
You've got the head moving on the south side again.
04:20
Copy that, brush one.
04:24
Can you repeat that, please?
04:27
Just knock down what you can with that reel and then let's pack that back up and let's get mobile and move pretty quickly with your front bumper mounts over the head. If you notice down here to the west it's running hot again,
04:41
let that burn out.
04:43
Just conserve your water and let that burn out.
04:46
Swahuan, you as well. Once you get that racked up,
04:49
let's move our resources down to this far side so we don't push up against the back of this home.
05:15
Yes, ma'am. We're all seen.
05:17
Two to the vehicle's minor damage. We're going to get one patient. We'll advise.
05:21
10.4.
05:26
10.4. Complete.
05:27
1.5. 153. 10.4. 10.5.5. complete.
05:32
296.6. I shall copy.
05:34
Press 8 is under control.
05:35
Can you tell me time to click.
05:36
104. Complete. 15.
05:42
And then we'll work her way back into the burn.
05:47
Turn all the way around, Brush One and head back to the house over here. Let's get on this.
05:56
Mr. Trout, are you mobile? Are you able to head down this way to the west as well?
06:01
That's a permanent.
06:02
We do have active fire just to the north of us, just before the tree line that's separating these two pastures.
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Location mentioned:
Near Hesperides Rd, FL-60, Lake Wales, FL 33898
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