Brush fire near Riverside Drive and Nickel Bridge, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonA brush fire was reported near Riverside Drive close to Westover Hills and the Nickel Bridge in Richmond, Virginia. Fire responders coordinated from Riverside Command and planned access via the CSX railroad tracks and Reedy Creek to reach the fire on a hillside near the river's south side.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
04:57
Transcript:
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18 reference, if we add anyone, it'll likely be Engine 20 or Brush 1.
00:09
19 copy the charge service.
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Richmond from Battalion 3.
00:19
Battalion three.
00:20
All right, I'm going to assume command.
00:25
We're going to name this a Riverside incident until I can figure out exactly where it is and what's burning.
00:34
Start me engine 20 and have them go west on Riverside Drive.
00:46
from Westover Hills.
00:48
I think it's going to be on the hill, the hillside, some brush, but I still can't get to it or see what's burning from the, I'm on the nickel bridge.
01:01
Mr. Coppersons Retirement Riverside Inc.
01:04
Add an engine 20 to respond,
01:07
Westover, Riverside, Hills,
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(number withheld).
01:14
Riverside Command from Truck 7, we're still staging at the Powhite Parkway and Forest Hill.
01:19
Do you want us to proceed closer to the Westover Hills Boulevard?
01:27
Stand by, minute.
01:33
Tony from Richmond.
01:36
Tony, go ahead.
01:39
Just copy the notes.
01:41
Committee advise you to respond to Riverside for Westover Hills, head west on Riverside, locate this log fire.
01:51
It's nice, guys.
01:52
Thank you. We're in row.
01:58
Richmond start brush one and 17 to the same location as 20.
02:11
Brush 1 and engine 17.
02:14
Trash, fire.
02:16
At Bowight Parkway southbound, Tull Plaza.
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Brush 1 and engine 17.
02:22
Trash, fire.
02:24
At the light parkway southbound, toll plaza.
02:27
Cross streets are both wide and polite.
02:29
On-Tack, Channel 2.
02:31
Timeout, (number withheld).
02:42
17.
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So,
02:46
make sure you copy the notes.
02:47
Command request me respond West on Riverside.
02:50
Investigate this log fire.
02:55
17, receive.
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And you can mark Brush 1 in route as well.
02:59
18, 26.
03:05
17 and 20 from command.
03:09
Tony, we're standing.
03:12
Tony, I think we've got it over here on the right side.
03:17
Yeah, I've got it. It's down on the CSX tracks.
03:21
I think we're going to have to go down the trail to get to it.
03:25
Richmond, you can return 18 and truck 7.
03:27
This is definitely on the south side of the river.
03:30
It's going to be down along the CSX tracks.
03:32
It looks like a decent-sized brush fire burning.
03:40
Receive, engine 18, truck seven, and return to service.
03:43
Fire is going to be limited south side.
03:45
Let's see as extracts.
03:47
(number withheld).
03:51
20, can you pull up here?
03:57
Call I command 17.
04:03
Your side commit, remade a roommate.
04:08
Go ahead.
04:12
River Sack Command from 17, is our best access going to be Reedy Creek and onto the railroad tracks from there?
04:20
Yeah, I think so.
04:22
I mean, it's probably a tenth of a mile west upriver from the Nickel Bridge, at least.
04:31
I mean, that's really going to be the only access.
04:33
I'm going to go back and see if I can...
04:39
Stand by.
04:43
We're going to head that way for now.
04:45
All right, head that way.
04:49
I'm going to go back to the steps and then pick me up at the bottom of the steps on the trail.
04:57
Appreciate it.
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Location mentioned:
Boulevard Toll Bridge (The Nickel Bridge), 2000 Pump House Dr, Richmond, VA 23221
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