Brush fire near home in Watertown, Watertown TN
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a brush fire near Holmes Gap Road in Watertown. The fire started near a new construction home and spread to a nearby field, burning approximately a quarter acre before being contained. Multiple brush trucks, a med unit, and a tanker were deployed to the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Watertown Fire
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05:6
Transcript:
00:00
Watertown Volunteer Fire Department, need you en route.
00:03
Near Holmes Gap Road for a brush fire.
00:12
Watertown Cup.
00:17
Three elevens are out direct.
00:30
Near Holmes Gap Road, brush fire.
00:34
It is up next to the house.
00:37
This is going to be at the top of the driveway.
00:39
It's going to be a very long driveway near a construction home.
00:47
313 and 317 are out in brush 21.
00:57
317, got you out.
00:59
Brush 21, near Holmes Gap Road.
01:04
Holmes Gap Road for brush fire that was up next to a new construction home.
01:10
It is going to be a very long drive and will be at the top of it at the back of the property.
01:16
Engine 21 is en route, 323 on board.
01:27
Engine 21, show you en route to Holmes Gap Road.
01:32
Holmes Gap Road, 323 on board.
01:36
Are you direct on all traffic?
01:39
That's affirmative.
01:40
Five on one from 0311.
01:48
Can you repeat your traffic? It was broken.
01:59
Can you advise what Wilson EMA units are en route to this incident?
02:08
Copy that.
02:14
313 0311.
02:17
Go ahead.
02:20
(name withheld), we'll be on it here in about a minute or so.
02:23
Let us know what we all got.
02:25
(name withheld).
02:32
Three eleven,
02:34
she has a couple of brush trucks,
02:37
med unit and a tanker en route to that location.
02:43
Great, let me direct one.
02:44
I'll be en route directly to the scene.
02:51
All units responding to Holmes Gap Road.
02:56
Be advised there is a single black mailbox.
03:00
It's the only one that doesn't have a number.
03:04
Should be just before another property.
03:09
Brush 21, we believe we're on location.
03:13
It's a dirt, very limited gravel driveway.
03:18
There's a construction post out in front of it.
03:26
Copy that.
03:35
Engine 21 to Brush 21, I'm out here on the road.
03:39
Do you want me to commit to the scene?
03:42
Stand by.
03:47
The driveway's real long and narrow and full of potholes.
03:55
Received. I got the med unit out here with me.
03:56
They're going to ride up with me when you advise if you need manpower.
04:10
Copy. Engine 21, be advised.
04:14
Caller is saying the fire has spread into the neighbor's field.
04:24
Engine 21, come on up.
04:29
Received, you're going to bring medic two with me.
04:33
That's copy.
04:36
313 from 311, do you need any additional resources from station?
04:40
Not from the station, definitely not.
04:42
I need another brush truck.
04:43
All right, squad 21 is on scene.
04:50
First one's on scene.
04:51
I've got a tree line fire, about a quarter acre burn.
04:54
313 will have command.
05:03
Copy that, quarter acre. Change out of the area.
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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:
Holmes Gap Rd, Watertown, TN 37184
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