Firefighters combat wildfire near Alliance Loop Road and Highway 191, Natchitoches Parish LA
WildfireFire crews are actively fighting a wildfire near Alliance Loop Road and Highway 191 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. The fire is spreading and threatening nearby structures. Firefighters are establishing water supply points and drafting locations from boat launches to protect homes and control the blaze. Road lanes are being shut down to manage traffic as the fire grows, and multiple engines and tankers are deployed for exposure protection and firefighting efforts.
Audio|Source: Natchitoches Parish, Sabine Parish, and Vernon Parish Public Safety
07:45
Transcript:
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Trasher got to go shut northman lane now.
00:03
Man,
00:07
we're just now coming through Zawali if he hitting 191 north of near 1216, 1215.
00:15
Copy, sir. Do you have a truck with you?
00:19
Got engine nine and we're full of water.
00:23
Good copy, sir.
00:25
Remember you get here, before Alliance Leap, get with Crossroads 3, he's going to be operations command on 191.
00:33
We'll be staging up units there.
00:35
104, come up and here, we're going to get in between it.
00:39
Copy that. Another engine,
00:42
if you would like it down there from Central.
00:46
Here we'll stage all the lines, protect these structures.
00:51
Yes, they're sending that engine down here.
00:53
We're gonna need them right before you get to the gate.
00:59
Command, 100.
01:01
Go ahead.
01:03
On scene, I'm gonna see if I can find somewhere on the lake where we can establish a water supply.
01:11
Under the engine one is headed down to the boat ramp to establish the draft.
01:19
There's a hundred right here at the corner of this Alliance Loop Road in 1215.
01:41
There was a plug at that first trailer across from Dun & Point, and there's one at the entrance of Barb B.
01:49
(name withheld).
01:51
Before, stand by that plug, and I'm going to be sending trucks to you.
01:57
I don't know if that's going to give us enough water, guys.
01:59
I sure would like to try to get a draft site.
02:06
Let's see if you can get a draft fight.
02:10
Copy, I am here at the boat launch.
02:12
There's only one truck in a trailer.
02:15
The other hand, it's clear.
02:35
Yes sir, can you send me a tanker down here and I'll carry it up with engine 52?
02:42
Repeat?
02:45
Can you send me a tanker down here and pair it up with engine 52? Engine 52 is going to be on exposure protection south of this fire.
02:56
Mr. Trow?
02:59
Yes, sir.
03:05
Self and simple subpoena is headed your way down the lines, right?
03:11
Copy.
03:13
Okay.
03:16
So, Maney.
03:18
At this time, nobody's on the boat launch.
03:27
Which boat launch we're talking about so I can get down there and say if it'll be suitable.
03:33
The boat launch down in last week.
03:39
ZF 23 to crossroads 3.
03:44
Can you shut the road down or just that one lane?
03:48
I need them to direct traffic, because this northbound lane needs to be shut down.
03:58
1043, I got it this time.
04:02
1040, oh, catch yourself.
04:08
833, is there a lane open for traffic?
04:12
We have one lane open at this time, but the fire's growing pretty good.
04:27
Subvenia 104 Direct on that, we're going to switch over.
04:33
See one, I'm sending Patrick down to help you with the draft.
04:46
You may need to get a few more sections, a hard suction off of another engine.
05:00
If you say with this time, we do have the fire stop.
05:03
We're spreading to the south towards your location.
05:10
You said spreading in the south?
05:12
That's not the head of the fire, it's just come out the side of it,
05:20
towards the houses.
05:24
Compe, do you need any more resources?
05:27
Not at this time.
05:32
Of course, sir.
05:37
You get this forward, F2-150 out of the roadway here.
05:44
Off-road driver 1 is Louisiana.
05:47
(number withheld).
05:50
(number withheld).
05:52
2.4, any injury?
05:57
See, ECHO
06:11
The road here, if we want to keep us traffic rolling.
06:17
Copy there.
06:18
Angel 52 is ZM23 around you?
06:26
Found for our water.
06:31
Got it.
06:36
One-hunter, ma'am.
06:39
Go ahead.
06:41
Do we have a draft location yet?
06:50
If you come off of Alliance Loop, turn on to Nick Lane and it's a boat launch down there.
07:00
I'm at the end of Alliance Loop down a little dead end road, and I'm sitting here on a concrete boat launch that I think we can get the trucks in and out on.
07:13
So what do you need? You need you a truck down there to start drought?
07:19
I'd like to get one.
07:22
I think I can do it with 20 foot of hard suction.
07:25
I'm not sure.
07:26
Might need extra 10 foot suction if we can get it.
07:31
Copy. Crossroads 3.
07:32
What engine do you have up on the road?
07:38
I have engine 11 and I have an engine driving up in standby.
07:43
It's coming down a Lawrence race.
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