Highway tractor fire sparks small grass blaze
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Lincoln Parish Fire
04:46
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Attention Lincoln Parish Fire, Lincoln Parish Fire.
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I need you responding for a vehicle fire.
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It is going to be on Highway 167 northbound,
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north of Vienna on the way to Dubach.
00:13
It's going to be a grass cutting tractor on the side of the road.
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Attention Lincoln Parish Fire, I need you responding for a vehicle fire.
00:38
It is going to be on Highway 167 between Vienna and Dubach.
00:43
It's going to be one of the state grass cutter tractors, full size.
00:56
We copy. Bat 3 is en route.
01:06
Dispatch, dispatch, this could be north of Dubach city limits.
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Parish fire,
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it's going to be in between Vienna and Dubach.
01:23
Vienna and Dubach.
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There will also be a white energy utility truck on the side of the road.
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Careful.
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Engine 10, zero.
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So the parish fire, the energy driver is also advising there's going to be a little bit of a grass fire around it as well.
02:03
Copy that. I see smoke coming out too far.
02:11
Hey Dave, this is Energy.
02:12
Advise that the driver is one out of the vehicle, probably fine.
02:17
And if you confirm that it is, I'll advise the vehicle.
02:20
10-4,
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confirmed. The original call was from the tractor driver.
02:30
He is out of the vehicle and okay.
02:33
I didn't catch the 2nd part.
02:38
I had another phone ringing.
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This is an 18-wheeler, not a passenger vehicle.
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The vehicle on fire is going to be a grass cutting tractor that was mowing along the highway.
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The energy vehicle just stopped because he saw the fire.
03:03
Good job, thank you.
03:08
Bat three is in the area.
03:10
I'm trying to make my way to it.
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Engine ten, when you pass the bridge over the big creek, 1st blacktop driveway on your right, then follow the hill back to the right on the power line.
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I'm trying to make access with this tanker.
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Tractor's going.
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Be well off the roadway.
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First black top on the right after the bridges.
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I also have rescue behind me that may be able to get back there to it.
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Or we have the brush truck up behind us.
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One of us can pick up if you think that would be better.
03:56
Um, I will be able to make access with this tanker.
03:59
Um, stage the engine on the roadway right around where you see the energy truck parked on the hill.
04:06
Rescue can continue in to that driveway and then around on top for manpower.
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You will be needed for manpower as well.
04:16
Got that. Engine's been staged near the energy truck.
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Dispatch, Bat 3 is going to be on scene.
04:30
We have a tractor with bush hog fully involved in a right of way.
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No power lines are involved.
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Small grass fire surrounding.
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Bat 4, 3 will be out for fire attack.
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