Fire crews respond to wildfire near Deer River hilltop, Deer River MN
WildfireFire crews are responding to a wildfire about 200 yards south of a hilltop near Deer River. The fire includes visible flames and hotspots in a wooded area with a significant amount of burning material. Crews are using side-by-side vehicles and backpack water pumps to contain the fire. Nearby structures are currently safe due to clearings around them.
Audio|Source: Itasca County Public Safety
06:46
Transcript:
00:00
Vince the CPS coming on. Go ahead.
00:08
Pretty much just a fire back here.
00:10
We've got a majority of it all with the Pistack.
00:15
Looks like I got a little spot about 50 feet in front of me. I'm going to go take a look.
00:24
Final 4 station.
00:26
7-04. 7-04.
00:28
Hands up. Have a night.
00:30
Have a good at 1824.
00:33
You got a significant fire back on this back side.
00:41
We will need the side-by-side back here, Tom.
00:49
Deionard, attack a night fire.
00:50
P.S. Common One.
00:56
Steve, it's Spencer.
00:57
We're probably going to need the side-by-side,
01:01
probably about 200 yards into the woods,
01:05
straight south.
01:06
There's a significant fire load.
01:08
Nothing too crazy right now, but we should get the side-by-side back.
01:14
Are you with a fall on the saw there, but...
01:19
No, Tom is being directed by Paul right now. I just went ahead on the fire a little bit, put out as much as I could, but like I said, we're on the top of this hill, about 200 yards and decent little creeping fire, but about two foot tall flames.
01:37
Do you have any backpacks on the side by side?
01:41
Yep, I got two pissacks.
01:46
All right, I'm going to send Marty over there with you.
01:49
He's got about as much as he can get with the hole, sir.
01:53
Oh,
01:55
good.
02:01
D&R to the main player.
02:06
P.S.C.O.1.
02:10
Go ahead for Greenway player on PSCOM.
02:15
Yeah, so we've been hearing some chatter from you guys. We've got an engine going right now from the Rapids' office, but then we'll have another track vehicle coming. Is there any other needs?
02:25
Negative at this time, I'm going to check with the guys out here and see if we need the track vehicle or not.
02:33
Copy that. Just let us know.
02:36
Sure will.
02:37
Aspence, do you think we need the track, the J7 out there?
02:43
Probably wouldn't be a bad idea for mop-up and everything like that, but I think we can handle this side-by-side.
02:54
Ten-four, and then I filled a couple more backpacks up here if you guys need them.
03:05
Sounds good.
03:07
Dear River, Dean R2.
03:13
Go ahead.
03:19
Dr. River G.N.R. Station.
03:22
Go ahead.
03:24
We're responding to that fire in Volby as well.
03:28
George Wolverton 1331.
03:44
Station at Deer River Ambulance, Deer Ambulance, here I needed at Super 1,
03:49
near Main Avenue in Deer River, Super 1 foods for elderly female, very faint, almost falling, 10 page 1831.
03:58
The River acknowledges that page.
04:04
For an LB near Main Avenue is.
04:11
6-2 station and copy the envelope.
04:15
10401832.
04:20
Section 725 driving complaint.
04:24
Good.
04:28
It's going to be coming westbound or cell phone on U.S.I.169. Currently, it's between Taconite and the Scenic. It's going to be a tan Chrysler minivan.
04:40
28th's going to be George Nora Mary 103.
04:45
Going highway speeds and slamming on the brakes, slowing down to 40 miles an hour, then speeds up and then slams on the brakes again.
04:52
A few cars have been able to pass it, but the RP was scared to go around it.
04:55
She was transferred to state as well.
05:03
Digit 3130 car. Information on the driving complaint. Southbound 169, passing scenic highway mile marker 316 on a tan Chrysler town and country,
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George, Nora, Mary,
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103 out of Grand Rapids.
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Driving at varying speeds,
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normally at 60, then keeps braking down to 40.
05:25
Driver's afraid to pass. Information at 1833.
05:29
Six foot three copies. I'm at the car wash now. I'll try and find out once I'm out.
05:36
10-4[1]-1834.
05:42
Up to date on that Gulf Flyerline?
05:47
Yeah, pretty much the bulk of it is out here. We have a few pretty large burning dumps.
05:55
So probably a good idea to get the must-aid coming,
05:58
but the bulk of the fire line is out.
06:00
We just need to get the side-by-side on the Mustang for two.
06:07
Have you tied in with any of the taskmate player yet?
06:11
Yep, they were on the self-end of the fire.
06:20
So you have to fire, Earl, you're just working on smolders?
06:26
Pretty much, there's a little bit of active flame on some dumps, but we'll get the side-by-side back there and be able to take out the rest of this.
06:33
There is an address to the full south of Moon Drive there.
06:37
It's got a camper, but it's got about a 50-foot clearing around any sort of structure, so I think we'll be okay.
06:45
10-4[1].
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10-4: Acknowledgement (OK / Message received)
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Deer River, MN 56636
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