Large wildfire burns near Grand Rapids airport, Grand Rapids MN


A large wildfire is burning near the eastern edge of the airport and the western edge of Blandin property, west of Davis Road in Grand Rapids. The fire is spreading through grass and trees, moving away from nearby structures and propane tanks. Fire crews are responding and coordinating access to fight the fire.
Audio|Source: Itasca County Public Safety
06:14
Transcript:
00:00
Station 2 Grand Rapids Fire in Deer River, the N.R., we have a what he called a wildfire.
00:08
It is going to be on the eastern edge of the airport and the western edge of Blandin property.
00:13
RP lives near Davis Rd and it is to the west of him.
00:17
It comes fairly large.
00:20
Again, that is going to be the eastern edge of the airport, western edge of Blandin property.
00:26
RP is near Davis Rd,
00:29
and it is to the west of him,
00:31
station clear at 1606.
00:38
D and R to what time you coming dispatcher one dispatch?
00:41
D and R.
00:42
If you had anologist's page for Davis Rd en route.
00:50
Okay.
00:54
DNR, I'm not sure if this one's going to be close to, I suppose you're going to have to come in off of Davis.
01:00
Otherwise it will be going through the airport.
01:02
And do you get any more information let us know. Thank you. 10-4[1].
01:10
Greenway fired a station, truck tool, man, railroad, 3.
01:15
104, 16, 7.
01:21
That should probably do it. It looks like it is headed away from that structure, so I don't think that's as big of a deal right now.
01:27
Hopefully we get a side-by-side and a couple of products out here.
01:34
We'll be there in a couple minutes.
01:40
Again, that is a grass,
01:43
fairly large grassed grass tree fire.
01:47
Eastern edge of the airport, western edge of Blandin property,
01:52
and it will be west of Davis Rd.
01:55
Station clear at 16.08.
02:01
Hey Paul, is that running pretty good.
02:04
Yeah, it is running fairly well.
02:07
It's running away from the propane in the house, though.
02:10
It's head of east.
02:17
We're just turn it by wrong.
02:24
Go ahead of the station.
02:26
Go ahead.
02:29
Our UNS will be cleared from the Post Office.
02:34
104, 1608, thank you.
02:41
C1Fission?
02:43
Robin.
02:46
Copy that, (expletive).
02:47
Be 101018.
02:49
104 and I got you on PSCOM and 3 and 4, 1 and 2 are being used, so yours is 3 and 4.
02:57
Go ahead. Your status.
03:08
Good for.
03:14
Number.
03:20
746 station.
03:23
46.
03:29
You can send me that tree that's down up on 46, I'll cut across and get it.
03:38
104. May actually needs one of you to head south. It sounds like we got a tree on fire.
03:45
(number withheld), County Road 312.
03:49
I can pick that up there.
03:52
10-4[1].
03:58
I'm back trying to train the airport that took the airport road.
04:03
I had seen the black smoke here.
04:10
This is (number withheld), Connie Road at 312. (number withheld), County Road 312.
04:18
Station clear at 1611.
04:25
Fire department, I'll see if I can figure it out.
04:29
It looks like there might be a trail coming off of Davis Road.
04:39
Stump is on fire and spreading to the grass.
04:43
(number withheld), County Road 312. Again, (number withheld), counter-road 312.
04:49
Station clear at 1611.
04:55
Station.
04:57
Big Fork.
05:00
Page acknowledged.
05:02
1611.
05:04
Greenway fire, the station will be on scene.
05:08
Greenway fire on scene, 1612.
05:14
Greenway base to Greenway C1 on C1 and PSCOMON.
05:23
Do you guys have my gear?
05:29
115 station
05:31
We'll be in rail with four and can you give us better directions which way to access this?
05:50
Let's come in.
05:54
I'm still working on that.
05:57
It might be better to go to Davis Road.
06:01
The trail I'm on right now, there's big boulders blocking Davis Road.
06:05
So,
06:06
still trying to figure it out.
06:12
Five copies that traffic.
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10-4: Acknowledgement (OK / Message received)
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Location mentioned:
Near Davis Rd, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
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