Structure and brush fire near South Lee Highway, Lexington VA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a structure and brush fire near South Lee Highway in Rockbridge County. There was a hazard from a large propane tank and efforts were coordinated to establish water supply and suppress the fire. Multiple fire units and equipment were deployed to control the fire and ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Rockbridge County Fire and EMS
08:40
Transcript:
00:00
I'll sign you to coordinate water supply.
00:05
Okay.
00:10
Come on, Lieutenant.
00:12
Go ahead, Lieutenant.
00:20
Okay, I'm going to call it the alpha side, the small side on your side.
00:24
So on my Charlie side of the building, we've got a large propane tank.
00:30
We've also got fire starting to burn up the back side of the hill over here.
00:34
We're going to have to get a line over here to put that out.
00:36
We're going to have a pretty large brush fire here in a minute.
00:41
Okay, 90 freeze operator stretch the line to side Charlie.
00:45
Lieutenant, make sure you shut off that propane tank.
00:52
Ross, you're going to need enough water.
00:54
We need to drop a tank.
00:58
That's what I'd like to do.
01:00
We have one of those engines nourishing and we just need manpower up here.
01:05
That's 5-3 and I are going to do that.
01:08
Man,
01:12
engine 93's boss.
01:13
Can report, please?
01:18
Jake, I'm selling outside working on the gas.
01:24
Firefighter (name withheld) on your attack line, do you want to call him?
01:29
Firefighter (name withheld) from command.
01:35
All right.
01:37
Just a cam report quickly.
01:49
Tanker 1 to ECC.
01:53
Tanker 1.
01:55
Can you put Tanker 1 on this assignment?
02:01
10-4[1], are you going to be responding?
02:06
Yes, ma'am.
02:09
104 is near South Lee Highway Workiniscment.
02:12
Structure if you go to Oxford 1.
02:18
G5 will come help you.
02:23
Okay.
02:24
Maybe if you get a tanker there soon enough, you can just set up a tanker and use it as a nurse tanker.
02:30
Okay.
02:32
Record use the C-1318.
02:36
He's a 10111 ECC.
02:38
Be respondent to tanker.
02:45
10-4[1] you guys responding at the tanker.
02:51
Affirmative.
02:53
Ten-four.
02:59
Going off one.
03:04
Ten-four. Ten-four.
03:06
That's the supply line as soon as you got water.
03:13
Okay, I'm Georgia line.
03:20
Command, Station 9.
03:22
We got two.
03:23
Do you want the rush truck?
03:27
Okay.
03:30
Brush truck or a car.
03:31
Either one's fine.
03:33
Or an additional ambulance.
03:34
Bring in additional ambulance.
03:40
7.O2 to command, pass the possible caller, question assignment.
03:47
Report to Deputy Chief 9 at the bottom of the driveway,
03:52
work with Hable and water supply.
03:56
Copy, direct.
04:05
Go ahead.
04:08
Below that tank now.
04:12
That siren is water coming to you shortly.
04:16
Tiger Ford is a man coming by Jacob's ladder now.
04:19
You got to sign for me.
04:22
Work with Deputy Chief Nine, who's the water supply officer at the bottom of the driveway.
04:29
Stand forward.
04:30
Deputy Chief Nye, you got to sign them for me.
04:34
Yeah, we're staging on Route 11.
04:39
11th at 2 on my case.
04:56
Company 12.
04:58
527 needs to respond.
05:00
128 waterfront draft testpity, C.C.
05:02
1321.
05:04
Command on a copy.
05:05
You can operate up to one.
05:08
The 177, I copy your responding at 1321.
05:11
It's 128 waterfront drive for a 64-year-old male having chest pain.
05:14
It does have some heart history, way around 20 pounds.
05:17
Rising is white-headed.
05:18
Pain is going to be in the top left of his chest, reading into his back.
05:23
He is having some difficulty breathing.
05:28
You can operate up, too.
05:31
down here, they'll be able to take care of the brushfire up top.
05:36
We've got two lines in place when we're not out of water.
05:40
As soon as we get a water supply reestablish, we'll be able to go ahead and make an interior attack on the structure.
05:48
Okay, we should be able to get water in just a couple of minutes.
05:52
Engine 93's operator, stretch you a second attack line, please.
05:57
Niagara 4 is on location.
06:02
If we've got two lines already in place,
06:05
one's going to be on the alpha side, one's going to be on the Charlie side.
06:12
Agent 107th plan, approaching this later plus the time.
06:15
We've got part of five.
06:19
Leave the driver there with the rig, everybody else pack up.
06:22
Meet me at the command post up the driveway.
06:27
PICC Show Engine 107 on location.
06:32
107, 1322.
06:34
We're sorry you're fine.
06:36
Okay, that's one, that's one.
06:39
Supply established.
06:45
Nancy.
06:48
ACC, Taker 106 is responding to the South Lee Highway incident.
06:54
Command, do you need anything from us?
07:00
Negative, just stand fast.
07:04
10-4[1], we'll go ahead and start setting up where you have.
07:09
Engine 1 is on location.
07:12
46-1, on location 1323.
07:17
Command, engine 1, what's your staffing?
07:22
Operator two Firefighters getting packed up to you.
07:27
Okay,
07:28
operator stay with a rig in case we need you for a water supply.
07:33
I understood.
07:34
I got you.
07:37
Command.
07:39
In theory, one.
07:44
Go ahead for command.
07:48
Entering the structure, part two.
07:51
One is there so.
07:55
Copy. Entering the structure part two.
08:00
Command not on location.
08:02
Command on 13.24.
08:06
Command 93 operators.
08:10
Go ahead.
08:15
Command two, I have to feed me.
08:19
Call directly to water supply.
08:22
Water supply, night through operator.
08:32
I got an injury down here, Balford.
08:34
I got an injury down here, Balford.
08:39
Okay. What's up, injury?
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10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative
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S Lee Hwy, Lexington, VA 24450
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