Brush fire reported near Garfield and 200th in Greenwood Township, Oceana County MI
Fire & ArsonA brush and grass fire broke out near Garfield and 200th in Greenwood Township. Fire units and the Department of Natural Resources responded to control the fire. Roads including Garfield were shut down due to smoke and fire activity. Multiple fire trucks and tankers worked to extinguish the fire using nearby hydrants. Police helped with traffic control to keep vehicles away from the area during firefighting operations.
Audio|Source: Oceana County Fire and EMS Dispatch
06:21
Transcript:
00:00
This is getting up into the northeast corner smoke stick.
00:05
We're gonna try and stop it at Garfield. It's getting up into the shrubs by Garfield.
00:09
Okay.
00:17
(number withheld).
00:21
(number withheld).
00:24
(number withheld).
00:31
Dispatch from Garfield Command.
00:34
Dispatch from Garfield Command.
00:36
Go ahead, Garfield Command.
00:38
Start Walkerville this way.
00:41
Rush Truck, Tanger.
00:44
Affirmative.
00:46
(number withheld).
00:53
(number withheld). How you holding off right there on the corner?
00:59
(number withheld). Go ahead, (number withheld). How are you holding up?
01:07
We're at the corner of Garfield in the 200th right now.
01:11
You might want to think about shutting down Garfield at Maple Island. Cars are whizzing through here and smoke going across the road. They can't see us.
01:19
I already got her shut down.
01:21
Your truck was parked. Might have to stage it farther forward.
01:27
Most of traffic coming from the west, it seems like.
01:31
Last, the road's blocked off.
01:33
They better not be letting people through.
01:37
Copy that.
01:40
(number withheld) from (number withheld).
01:43
Go ahead.
01:46
Walkerville fire requested for an assist for a grass fire.
01:51
It's going to be an assist for a grass fire.
01:54
At Garfield and 200th in Greenwood Township. Again, that's going to be an assist for a brush truck at Garfield and 200th.
02:01
It's going to be the corner field,
02:03
central clear,
02:05
at 1738.
02:07
Walkerville Fire, requested for an assist for a grass fire.
02:12
It's going to be an assist for a grass fire.
02:15
Garfield and 200th in Greenwood Township. Again, that's going to be an assist for a brush truck at Garfield and 200th.
02:22
It's going to be the corner field,
02:24
central clear,
02:26
at 1738.
02:29
I need you to go down where a very tall ship's engine is on the west side.
02:35
Go down there, work on that.
02:37
Fremont's almost here. I'm going to have them hit this east side.
02:40
Clear on that.
02:43
Waterville, (number withheld) is around the station.
02:47
(number withheld), Baldwin D&R, fire officer 51.
02:50
Clear (number withheld) inroads to the station.
02:55
(number withheld), Baldwin D.R.
02:58
Carfield's command from central dispatch.
03:01
6.04 from (number withheld), fireground.
03:04
Or, red.
03:06
6.04 on red.
03:08
Go ahead.
03:12
405 will be in route to the station.
03:14
Let Fremont hit that corner. Can you jump in here on the black and work this east side?
03:20
A-Firm.
03:21
405 in route to the station.
03:24
Powerfield and 200th command from Central.
03:30
31, keep using, there you go, come right in the black.
03:38
Use them spray bars, yep, use those spray bars, try to knock her down and get to that west side.
03:46
1921, you're making sure no traffic comes through, correct?
03:52
Affirmative, we also have PD west of us.
03:55
Okay,
03:58
perfect.
04:03
1531, roll that faster, there you go, there you go.
04:06
Keep working that side, you might have to jump into the black.
04:09
The headfire might be too big.
04:15
901 from (number withheld).
04:23
(number withheld) (number withheld) R-41 is going to go into town to fill up. Uh,
04:28
last unit repeat.
04:34
(number withheld), (number withheld) on red. R-141 is going to run into town to fill up.
04:38
You got a hydrant that you prefer?
04:40
That 600 unit repeat.
04:46
That 600 unit on red, repeat.
04:52
My 41's running into town to fill up. You have hydrant that you prefer.
05:03
I would check the hydrant on the corner by the Sunoco gas station, and if that hydrant is not there or inoperable, I know they're doing work right there,
05:13
go to where the Hesbury House is, Holly Street and Mainz.
05:21
Control DNR 957. All right, clear.
05:26
DNR 957, go ahead.
05:29
(number withheld) were you clear on that? Migrants.
05:32
10-Rail, from motion to field office at the line.
05:39
And we have a tractor plow and rel from all of one as well.
05:42
Clear after you in route 1743.
05:47
Dispatch from Carfield Command.
05:50
Go ahead, Garfield Command.
05:56
Did station 400 get anything en route?
06:02
Make sure do 402 and 405 are in route to the station for equipment, and you do just want a brush truck from them, correct?
06:10
Yeah, brush truck and also a tanker.
06:16
Claire, I'll advise 402 and 405 as soon as they get on scene.
06:20
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
E Garfield Rd & 200th Ave, Greenwood Township, MI 49421
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