Firefighters extinguish multiple burn piles in Washington County, Washington County OR


Fire crews responded to multiple burn piles in Washington County. One main pile remained burning while several smaller piles were mostly burned and smoldering. Additional water tenders and personnel were requested to extinguish the fire. There were no immediate threats to nearby structures or people.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS
04:17
Transcript:
00:00
MR-1-2-3 is arriving on scene to the floor. Target.
00:04
At 1532.
00:10
Command, I'm sure I'm heavy rush 19.
00:15
We'll probably be good with the tenders coming up. We're just going to need to probably handle the main burn pile. A lot of these small ones, they're not really going anywhere.
00:27
Command copies.
00:30
I'm going to continue 33s for now, Nick they'll beat the tenders in significantly.
00:35
I can also put a priority on the directing a deck of logs.
00:43
Cross streets are Southwest Hillspur Highway and Southwest Luttre Lane.
00:51
From 33, do you want us to access off Schmeltzer or Mountain Home Road?
01:03
If you take Schmeltzer off of Mountain Road, access will be out of Schmeltzer.
01:11
There's good copies, thank you.
01:17
Engine 6-2 from AMR 151, you guys, you cancels.
01:22
Command from Engine 33. We also have Rush Rake 33 with us.
01:32
That copy, I added.
01:37
Command copies, thank you.
01:42
and a.M.R.
01:44
Respond to breathing problem.
01:46
At (number withheld), Willamette Drive.
01:50
Cross streets are Willamette Falls Drive and Mill Street.
01:58
Firecom, commandant.
02:00
Go ahead.
02:04
Can you have the duty investigator call C-Sieman cell phone, please?
02:09
I'm a minute.
02:10
159 with AMR 247 for this breathing problem. The location has been updated.
02:16
Vehicles stopped at the roundabout at (number withheld) a limit drive.
02:22
Our patient is going to be a 74-year-old male conscious with difficulty breathing. They are on oxygen.
02:28
We'll be at this roundabout in a black Honda CRV.
02:32
Looks like the patient also has some lung disease as well. Today, the breathing is worse than normal, but gradually worse. I have nothing further.
02:52
Man, Rescue 20, we're approaching.
02:58
Copies, what direction can you coming in from Rescue?
03:06
We're heading north on Schmeltter.
03:14
Command copies, break engine 19, command.
03:19
Go ahead.
03:26
Do you have any manpower needs?
03:32
Yeah,
03:35
you can send the rescue up here that can help us move the hose around.
03:40
And there's about five or six, I'll make that eight or nine more smaller piles, but they're all pretty much burned out and just smoking.
03:51
Not much of a threat at this point.
03:59
Command copies.
04:03
Let's make the priority of the incident, just that main pile.
04:09
do what we can to get it cooled down and extinguished. I'm going to work on an RP and we'll have the other units continue in for their water.
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