Fire crews contain large vegetation fire near Waverly, Waverly NE
WildfireFire crews from several departments worked together to contain and extinguish a large vegetation fire near 134th Street in Waverly, Nebraska. Communication between command units coordinated firefighting efforts, water supply operations, and mop-up tasks across multiple sectors of the fire scene. The fire was eventually brought under control with no active flames remaining.
Audio|Source: Lancaster County Rural Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
00:00
Clear.
00:01
I want at least two grassroots on this east side of the fire.
00:05
Let's get it all mocked up.
00:08
No smoke, let's get this done and then we'll command back.
00:13
I have trucks right now.
00:16
Yeah, do those off there.
00:23
26, you need water, southeast, you need water.
00:29
Hey, I need a crash rate that's on the east side to make contact with that disc and let him know just the entire black all the way around it and all the way through it.
00:40
Got it.
00:47
Waverly 42,
00:50
when you head over there, go to the east side of that west fire.
00:58
Yeah, that's where we're headed.
01:01
42, do you need 40 up there or not?
01:06
Let's say until all that fire is out.
01:09
Give them a water supply.
01:17
Number (number withheld).
01:28
Sir, sorry.
01:32
Waverly Command.
01:34
Okay.
01:35
A half mile.
01:40
...come to the...
01:41
are you able to access the field? Can you go in the field?
01:46
Yeah, I'm just dry.
01:48
Alright, it's pretty solid out here to the west of 134th.
01:53
You can get out here.
01:56
A large flight.
02:03
Do you want to go to the west end?
02:08
Right where you're at, you can strike come in.
02:10
Right there, go to the west end of the west fire, or excuse me, the east end of the west fire.
02:21
Over the command, Waverly 3.
02:25
Go ahead.
02:27
At this point, you have access to both sides of the fire? Correct.
02:34
Guess what? It's all yours.
02:36
Waverly 3 will now have command.
02:43
Here, you have no action fire on your side, though, correct?
02:48
We're going to sign up on the east stop off the west side looks for us to be active a minute.
03:01
Raymond 32, Waverly Command.
03:04
Go for command.
03:06
Raymond 32 is out of water.
03:08
Mop up on the interstate is complete.
03:18
Let's have you get off the interstate and go into water supply and get filled back up.
03:30
Waverly Command to Waverly or (name withheld).
03:33
Hey, where do they have the water supply set up?
03:36
Um, it's gonna have to be 134 someplace as we get into Waverly.
03:43
Let's go off a 134th by watch, there's several fires.
03:50
Sounds good.
03:51
If you can make some distance, there, if he can come to the west,
03:56
let's have his distance feel too.
03:58
No reason not to.
04:01
15.
04:07
Raymond 4, Raymond 3.
04:09
Wave release, 40 on the east side.
04:17
Hey,
04:20
we're going to go establish water supply.
04:24
Understood, I'll be okay right here.
04:30
It's going to be electric right across the street off.
04:38
Waverly Command to Waverly Port.
04:49
21 to command.
04:51
Field on that ground on the east side next to that tractor.
04:59
Wait really 21 command.
05:02
Go to 21.
05:05
We'd initially started west of west side on the interstate and we did a quick pop-up.
05:13
I don't know if anybody's been back to mop up.
05:17
It might be able to get some eyes on that.
05:36
Eighth of a mile west of where we're currently at in the field on the west side.
05:42
I gotcha, I think the state patrols there.
05:47
Perfect.
05:52
Waverly command any units on the east side of the fire.
06:01
Go for Eagle 22.
06:03
Eagle 22, can you get that tractor to go to the west side? That side, I'm going to have you guys just keep on mopping up, but they need someone over there.
06:14
Copy that, I'll get him right now.
06:21
Raymond's 41, gone location,
06:24
134, so 2,000 gallons.
06:31
Raymond 20 to Waverly Command.
06:35
Go over command.
06:37
We're over here on the west side.
06:39
We're pretty much mopped up.
06:40
Where do you want to...
06:43
U-side, use side.
06:49
I would say there, just keep mopping up until we get that tractor out of there.
06:53
I'll keep an eye on it.
06:55
Probably just one truck sale there for now.
06:57
Two trucks bring everything else over west.
07:01
One location down.
07:08
Southeast 20, you want to go towards the west.
07:12
There's a field entrance there right behind you about 200 feet, and maybe get closer to that side to the water.
07:18
And you have a nozzle, too, so you could probably just start mopping up if you want.
07:25
Frame the ground.
07:41
Raymond 3.
07:45
Matt.
07:48
I'm on Raymond 21 as is now.
07:53
We're able to command to all west units.
07:56
The tractor is heading your way, show them where you want.
08:04
21 weather gets a dumb when
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N 134th St, Waverly, NE
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