Uncontrolled wildfire threatens structures near Denise Drive, Squirrel Mountain Valley CA
WildfireAn uncontrolled wildfire is threatening structures near Denise Drive and J-Drive in Kern County. Fire crews are mobilizing a medium task force to contain the fire. Winds have worsened, increasing the fire's spread, and there is concern the fire may threaten adjacent buildings. Fire teams are working on the fire's flanks and assessing road access to control the blaze.
Audio|Source: Kern County Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 7, this is a company 72 live completed by CVS medical aid.
00:04
Do you need our unit out there?
00:09
Yeah, why don't you grab your patrol and sorry, that's this one.
00:13
Copy. ECCC-72 is responsible.
00:18
Copy.
00:23
CECIC. I see.
00:26
I see.
00:28
Just close the loop.
00:31
I don't have access to a GPS right now.
00:32
However, the dispatch address will be a good point of origin for GPS coordinates.
00:39
Copy.
00:47
Battalion 7, IC.
00:51
I.C. I see.
00:52
It's I-C-7.
00:56
We do have a spot approximately 1,000 feet out ahead of the head on the right side.
01:03
This is all going to be probably hose caps.
01:06
I'm not seeing any roads to pick up.
01:08
I don't know if you want to wait until you're on scene to assess, but I'm leaning towards starting a media task force.
01:16
Gary Koppie, I'm on J-Drive.
01:18
I'll be there probably within five minutes.
01:24
All right, copy.
01:25
I'm going to pull up the map and see what kind of structure threat we have out ahead of this separate right head.
01:33
Copy.
01:41
ATUCD,
01:43
Battalion 7, go ahead and start a medium task force.
01:58
7. 10.
02:01
Dye 7. Okay,
02:04
get given heads up, we're available from the city's area.
02:10
Copy it.
02:15
For a walk-in medical age, traumatic injury.
02:25
Copycote your ambulance to station 71 for traumatic injury.
02:31
DCC, engine 18.
02:35
18.
02:39
Engine 18 and patrol 18 are covering station 12.
02:45
Copy 18 to footmen covering station 12.
02:54
Spring IC East equation 45, current 3.
03:02
Unit call in IT.
03:06
We just arrived at the structure where a 378 is, where would you like us?
03:11
I copy. I'm going to make you Division Bravo.
03:15
I'd like you to start working the left flank from the hill of the fire towards the north.
03:20
According to Engineer, 78, it sounds like it might be picking up, threatening an adjacent structure.
03:26
So if you can tie in with 78 crews, they'll be working with you, and you'll be Bravo.
03:43
CECC, company 71.
03:48
71. 71.
03:50
Can we start CHP in animal control? This is going to be for a motorbike that occurred just up the road from the station.
03:57
71 you were broken, confirmed CHP in the animal control for a vehicle accident that happened up the roadway.
04:13
ECC 71, that's a permanent motorcycle accident just up the road from the station.
04:17
Copy, can you advise the type of animal that was hurt?
04:22
A dog,
04:23
canine?
04:26
Can you confirm if it's injured or deceased?
04:32
Bystanders claiming injured,
04:34
making my way up there now to get more detailed.
04:40
Fire on the right flank.
04:45
Yeah, I copied that.
04:46
I came around and I led it an East Drive towards the Sequoia Springs, which I think has taken me back to the east.
04:58
Copy. I said, Jay Drive would have taken you all the way to the structure were spotted out.
05:03
It's looking like where the fire is had and there might be a road out ahead of it.
05:06
I'm looking at the name right now.
05:10
Yeah, Affirm, I wanted to see it out here, so I think there is a road all the way around it.
05:14
We'll get some equipment on it.
05:16
Just go mobile on it.
05:22
All right, copy, and the wind did pick up.
05:25
We got private five and ten out of the south.
05:28
Just a bit speed.
05:38
Accidental ingestion,
05:40
no indication to see.
05:42
I-C-Betain 7.
05:47
Come in.
05:50
I-C-C-E. All right, let's go ahead and take all the traffic to V-Fire-23.
05:59
Copy.
06:05
42.
06:22
Task Force response.
06:26
The question 78th area.
06:35
Engine 345, engine 316, engine 366, patrol 42,
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patrol 76, battalion 4.
06:44
Respond as strike team, action, respond as task force 9470 to the Springs incident,
06:53
Station 70th area.
06:56
It would be in the area of J-Drave and Linda Denise Drive.
07:01
That's the amount on Kern 3.
07:04
30% Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Denise Dr, Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA 93240
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