Crews work to contain wildfire near North Fork Hwy, Petersburg WV
WildfireEmergency crews are actively working to contain a wildfire near North Fork Highway. They are managing hot spots and fallen trees, performing water drops to control the fire. Some units have run out of water, raising concerns about the fire spreading due to burning trees and dry conditions.
Audio|Source: Mineral County Public Safety and Amateur Repeaters
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Transcript:
00:00
Hey, how you looking up there on your side?
00:04
We're looking real good.
00:06
We've got the line.
00:08
We're working that line edge to make sure nothing jumps across,
00:11
trying to get everything else in the middle there.
00:14
Any trees that needs fall.
00:17
We're looking good.
00:20
All right, sounds good, yeah.
00:21
Once we get that worked out, we'll try to concentrate on all this middle, try to get a bunch of water dumps on it.
00:27
I'll probably put Mount Storm here in the middle when they get here.
00:33
Bobbed up here, there's so many big trees laying down in the middle.
00:37
We ain't never going to put them out.
00:39
We'll knock them down, but they're going to heat right back up, so they're back up.
00:43
Yeah, that's what I'm worried about.
00:49
That's why I was worried about the perimeter that's never burning in the middle.
00:54
Chief, you're out of water.
00:57
Yeah, I caught here.
00:59
I agree.
01:04
They're calling for a little bit of rain here.
01:06
Should be getting here by an hour, hopefully, but who knows we'll get it or not.
01:15
Hey.
01:17
Brush 400 out of water.
01:21
All right, well, we'll be waiting on you.
01:33
Go ahead.
01:36
Do you need any more manpower up there?
01:41
Are you the only one there at the time?
01:46
Firefighter sees here too.
01:52
Now just stand by there for just a little bit.
01:55
Stand for a little bit.
01:57
Stand for.
02:02
The only thing I took off is one load I just brushed 400 of one time, that was it.
02:08
Copy at there, they get down there, you have to send them back out and get in their load.
02:13
Sam, four.
02:19
Go ahead.
02:21
Yes, ma'am. What would be my nearest tithering?
02:24
See, Alan.
02:30
Next.
02:33
...across from the church there on North Fork Highway on the Corner Road, good.
02:45
10-4, let's receive.
02:46
Thank you.
02:49
10-4, the address would be near North Fork Highway.
02:53
Go ahead.
02:55
10-4, that's received.
03:01
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Near N Fork Hwy, Petersburg, WV 26847
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