Rapidly spreading grass fire controlled near 134th Street, Lincoln NE
WildfireFire crews from multiple departments responded to a fast-moving grass fire near 134th Street and the interstate in Lancaster County, Nebraska. They coordinated water supply and containment lines to bring the fire under control. The west and east ends of the fire were controlled, and mop-up operations were planned to fully extinguish remaining hot spots.
Audio|Source: Lancaster County Rural Fire and Rescue
09:32
Transcript:
00:00
Go to the field and get to the east if you can't wait.
00:04
Let's help.
00:05
We got about three grasses, but it's moving pretty fast.
00:11
Raven received.
00:14
Waverly Command, Waverly 3.
00:19
Go up the Waverly 3.
00:21
Greg, when you get on the floor, I need you to get some eyes off.
00:27
Got two set incidents, but I need to know how far to the setup this has got or what we're dealing with.
00:34
Otherwise, we're going to start calling a lot more people.
00:39
I'm still driving from Lincoln.
00:41
I'm going to take POV just going on before those stations.
00:45
Yeah, come POV you can't.
00:47
If enough.
00:49
22, Waverly Command.
00:54
Let's get field on into the route here.
00:57
Clear, tell him.
01:01
Get his attention.
01:03
...toe fire and lay it lying down.
01:05
Lay a disc line down.
01:07
Patrick's going right by him.
01:08
Stop and have him follow you.
01:13
If you can put a line down right about this pivot line,
01:17
I think we'll be able to stop it.
01:19
You guys, attention, he's following us now.
01:22
Yeah, let's do it right before, about when where we're at, see if you can drop a heavy.
01:32
...21 to command.
01:33
Do we have any tankers on the website of 134?
01:40
I believe they're southeast on the 134th, but I'm not sure I'm wet.
01:47
That's fine, I can find them we're right here close to 134th.
01:51
Clear. All tankers stayed on 134th.
01:55
Hopefully we'll have access from both sides of this to get to 134th for water.
02:05
Raymond 21 is coming for water.
02:09
Waverly commanded the Gratrick that has the track's attention, let me know how well he did,
02:14
or if he's done with that and if we're hopefully going to be able to stop it.
02:20
Do we have one on the east side of 134? Yeah, Waverly tanker, Hemet should be on the east side.
02:29
Is that it?
02:31
Floor,
02:32
Fred.
02:38
At southeast 41 at the beginning of the field as well.
02:41
Tanker, killing me up.
02:56
321 to Waverly Command.
02:57
We have no water supply set up on the east side of 134.
03:01
There's a tanker right here.
03:03
Tanker to the south of the fire.
03:05
He's going to stop to get water.
03:07
Come to the south where the trackers working is where we got water.
03:11
Clear.
03:13
We also have water just south of the bridge off of 134, big yellow truck.
03:21
Waverly Command, Waverly 5.
03:29
Waverly 5. Waverly 40, stand where you're no one.
03:55
These waters apply on one, three, four, are you sitting there with 12?
04:04
Yes, we have southeast flowing right here.
04:06
Cool, we're coming towards you.
04:11
We're ready to command.
04:13
Way, really, five.
04:25
Whatever the command any unit on the west side of 134th?
04:30
21, go ahead.
04:32
21, give me a report of what you got.
04:37
But give me a careful, what you need.
04:40
At this time, we don't need anything.
04:42
If you got it spare grass rigs,
04:45
fair, that's fine.
04:46
Otherwise, we're going to refill and head this way.
04:47
We got it pretty much under control.
04:50
Clear.
04:53
West end of the fire is under the control.
04:56
Looks like east end of the fire is also under control.
04:59
At this time, all grassers concentrate on just pop-off.
05:02
I think we got the fire stop.
05:05
If somebody can go back and monitor the...
05:10
3 can come off the interstate and or let me know what we...
05:18
He's almost 34th bridge.
05:20
Yeah,
05:22
let me know if we could...
05:23
...the interstate.
05:25
We just did a quick mop up and then got in the field.
05:31
Raymond 3 waverly command.
05:34
Go ahead, Raymond 3.
05:36
I'm on foot in the field, south of the interstate.
05:39
You are under control, you will need mop-up at some point here.
05:43
No plan on this point.
05:48
My vantage point to the interstate.
05:54
Clear. Are you guys down along the fence along the interstate or what rig is, what grass rig down there?
06:00
Raymond 3 is on foot in the field.
06:02
I've got Raymond 32 using deckgun in the south ditch of the interstate.
06:09
Okay,
06:11
sounds good. Let me know if you do anything else.
06:14
Understood.
06:31
Weaverly Command, Raymond 3.
06:37
He sends right east end to the fire.
06:41
Negative on the web.
06:45
Clear, thank you very much.
06:49
21 command.
06:52
Hey, 21!
06:54
I will take an extra draft drink over on the west side if you can spare one.
06:59
Clear.
07:03
Raymond 41 to Waverley Command.
07:09
3,000 gallon water should I continue in there?
07:14
Continue, stage on 134th.
07:16
We're still doing quite a bit of Mall, folks.
07:19
So stage on 134, please.
07:22
See you.
07:23
Have a tank out here in the field yet.
07:28
20,
07:30
are you in the east side of the field?
07:33
Yeah, we're just doing some off-up down by Adrienne Gitch, but we can head to the left side if you need this.
07:39
No,
07:40
I'm gonna, I'm talking to five, right?
07:43
This is 4 and 20.
07:46
I'll get you guys this number figured out one this time.
07:49
Four, I'm to put you in charge of this east side fire.
07:53
You don't need the Division Command.
08:00
I'm taking one up to the up to 134th, see what we got going on.
08:07
Wait everybody, 3 is on 134th.
08:24
Waverly 3 to Waverly Command.
08:26
Over on the west side.
08:34
Raymond 3, Waverly Command.
08:37
Got it!
08:39
I'll take a grass rig whenever you...
08:41
...off over here.
08:45
He's 26. Can you head to the west side of the fires? Stop you...
08:53
26 received.
08:56
Waverly 42.
08:58
This is Waverly 3.
08:59
I think you should go to the west.
09:03
Clear.
09:04
We're diverting some of our traffic to the west.
09:07
How's that interstate looking?
09:10
East interstate looks good,
09:12
but it looks like the west could go in.
09:15
Sorry back up any time.
09:17
Clear.
09:19
I need a Raymond unit.
09:23
If you're not committed to the east side, I need you go west, please.
09:26
Go west.
09:30
Waverly 21 and Dead West as well.
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Near S 134th St, Lincoln, NE 68520
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