Brush fire threatens homes near Lawrence Bridge Rd, Rapides Parish LA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, multiple fire units responded to a brush fire near Lawrence Bridge Road off Highway 165 in Louisiana. The fire appeared to threaten several houses, with crews deploying brush and tanker trucks to protect nearby structures. Farmers were reported assisting with a tractor and water tank. Crews communicated about positioning trucks and available manpower as flames reached close to adjacent homes.
Audio|Heard on: Rapides D18
Listen to dispatch call
02:49
Transcript:
00:00
It's going to be several houses that are going to be in danger.
00:06
We'll probably start with this one.
00:07
First one because it's already in the pencil line on it.
00:13
Echo four nine twenty-five, I don't have any more trucks ready.
00:17
We might need some manpower.
00:24
Who's coming in now? Suffering for all the tanker.
00:34
Nine fourteen to eighteen oh three.
00:36
I can be in route in POV if someone wants.
00:41
That's it, sir.
00:44
Farmers also got a tractor with a water tank.
00:48
If we need his assistance, if we can't get him where we need to with truck.
00:52
You're welcome.
00:53
It's eight twenty-three to eighteen oh eight.
00:58
You're eight twenty-three?
01:00
I'm coming in off of Laker Highway, which house do you want me at with the brush truck?
01:07
You'll see my lights because it's two pins rolling this house and it's getting close to the next house.
01:20
Okay, that's okay.
01:25
Got a white pickup truck at the next house where we need to send a truck.
01:31
Is that near Lawrence Bridge Road?
01:35
Yeah.
01:38
It's right down the road from Lawrence Bridge Road off of US 165.
01:44
10-4[1], I see the smoke.
01:49
A little brush truck can probably do this first house.
01:53
Second house has got a big flame going for it here.
02:03
All right, we'll be taking the first house.
02:14
Brush truck one's on scene.
02:18
That white truck right there in front of you, if you want to let the big truck go there and if you want to come with a brush truck down here, don't you have that five hundred tanker on it?
02:30
10-4[1].
02:32
Yeah, big truck goes out next driveway down.
02:36
There's a white pickup truck.
02:37
I'm going to get twenty-three in here with me.
02:39
Pull right in behind me, there's a driveway.
02:46
Eighteen oh three, (name withheld) in his twenties on scene.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative (message received)
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Location mentioned:
US-165, Louisiana
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