Wildfire spreads rapidly near Nature Drive in Missoula, Missoula MT
WildfireA large wildfire broke out near Nature Drive in Missoula, spreading rapidly over more than 50 acres. Fire crews responded quickly, requested additional engines for structure protection, and law enforcement was called to control traffic in the area. The fire threatens nearby properties and efforts to access the fire are ongoing.
Audio|Source: Missoula Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Attach and dispatch to the wildland fire at the Bronco and Orals on wall.
00:05
1041733.
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Engine 1013.
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You're in route, can you uh, the landowner?
00:11
We did change the address to near Nature Drive.
00:15
In route, it's 1734.
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Nature Drive.
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9-1-1-1, you can show 317-st staged.
00:26
He's at 1734.
00:27
310.
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310. 310. In the area here, three tents is going to be nature command.
00:35
We're still having difficulty finding a good access point to this fire.
00:40
But winds are blown and the fire's growing.
00:43
We'll give you more updates shortly.
00:45
And for the caller from near Nature Drive said it was on her property, just advising.
00:52
We've got that.
00:54
We just haven't made access in.
00:57
Yep. 10-41735.
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This is 302.
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You show me in Ralston, Mormon Creek.
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302 is 1736.
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302 command.
01:04
I'm going to try and find a staging point or a vantage point that I can see.
01:08
But we're going to need callbacks for sure.
01:11
Yeah, good copy.
01:12
I've already got that in place.
01:14
Please attach and dispatch us to Nature Drive.
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Unit on fire one, please repeat.
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This is 325, please attach and dispatch us to Nature Drive.
01:22
Point profit. 325 at 1736.
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Engine 325, Wildland Fire.
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At near Nature Drive.
01:29
Engine 325, respond to Wildlands Fire.
01:32
At near Nature Drive.
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Cross Streets are Driveway and Nature Court.
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We're on kind of the south flank and we've got a better visual.
01:41
This is spread towards Highway 93.
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We're probably looking at 50 plus acres at this point.
01:48
Yeah, that's primitive.
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Once you, please get a lat long of the start there, I'm trying to get other things in place here.
01:58
Yep, copy that.
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315-310.
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Go ahead.
02:02
I'm up on near Sapphire Drive, and there's a two-track that goes through the backyard that takes your right to the fire.
02:09
Yeah, that's going to be our secondary access in there.
02:12
Do we need structure protection in there?
02:13
This time,
02:14
it's getting closer, but not yet.
02:15
Okay, copy that.
02:16
Break 9-1-3-10.
02:17
There you can.
02:18
A request to type ones from City Fire, please, for a structure protection.
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Structure protection from City Fire 1739.
02:29
Get law enforcement in the area to get to stop traffic from Looky Lou.
02:37
City fire respond to the area of near Nature Drive with two type 1 engines for structure protection from the wildlands fire.
02:52
City Fire respond with two type 1 engines for structure protection per request of rural fire to near Nature Drive.
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Fire Channel 1, Cane Beach, 396, 1740.
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1.10.
03:11
This in place of the Wildland engine or in addition to?
03:15
I can head Nature drive after this and other units can stay north.
03:20
Things threaten either.
03:21
Things threaten either.
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310, 911.
03:24
Two type ones coming from city fire per 110, but they do not have a wildland engine available.
03:31
Yeah,
03:32
once they go on fire one, they can contact me en route.
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Ever.
03:36
12 all you can just take your drive.
03:39
1742. 310. 13, fire 1.310.
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310, go ahead.
03:43
What's your location again?
03:44
I went through.
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1.390 fire drive.
03:49
There's a two trap that goes across the field and the place is right in front of the fire.
03:51
I'm actually in the field with the fire right now with access.
03:54
We're about five minutes out.
03:56
Do you have an assignment for us? We're at Type 3.
03:58
Yeah, why don't you guys go to Sapphire Drive and we'll give you an assignment from there.
04:05
And you'll give us an assignment from there.
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