Wildfire response near Cedar Creek Road, Star Tannery VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a wildfire near Cedar Creek Road in Star Tannery, Virginia. The incident involved coordination to establish a water supply and use of heavy equipment to contain the fire. A dozer was requested to help cut a containment line, and crews reported progress securing the fire perimeter.
Audio|Heard on: Shenandoah County Fire and Rescue
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02:42
Transcript:
00:00
Engine tractor twelve from command.
00:07
Go ahead, command.
00:12
I'm going to need you to set up a water supply at Zepp and Still House.
00:20
Ten four, Zepp and Still House.
00:27
Dispatch five, please upgrade to medic level and route to SMH priority three.
00:32
Five two upgraded medic and route SMH priority (number withheld).
00:41
Dispatching that's one south hospital.
00:44
AMS (number withheld).
00:51
Forest wrong command is that machine giving y'all what y'all needed?
01:01
Force one from command, you either repeat.
01:07
Is that piece of equipment that's on site going to be suitable, or do y'all need a dozer?
01:15
No, we're going to need a dozer out here to help cut a line.
01:19
We're unable to get the excavator down the hillside.
01:25
I copy direct.
01:31
Five two dot FH.
01:34
Five two estimate (number withheld).
01:36
103 to command, what's your address?
01:43
103, they advised that they were near Zepp Road.
01:50
Correction, near Cedar Creek Road.
01:54
Can you repeat the numbers again?
02:01
(number withheld).
02:07
Fire 103 from command.
02:10
That you I see on the east side of the fire?
02:14
Yes, sir.
02:19
Okay. Right now we have good line around it up here.
02:23
Has it jumped the road or the creek down there yet?
02:28
Negative.
02:31
Simple.
02:37
Dispatching, show car 103 on location.
02:41
Car 103 on location, (number withheld).
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Cedar Creek Rd, Star Tannery, VA 22654
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