Grass fire in yard near Chester Highway, York SC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a small grass fire and yard ornament fire occurred near Chester Highway. Fire units from McConnell's Fire responded and brought the blaze under control.
Audio|Heard on: York County Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
02:28
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch McConnell's Fire, priority 1,
00:03
to near Chester Highway? Yeah.
00:06
To near Chester Highway,
00:08
near Chester Highway for grass fire and yard ornament fire.
00:17
Copy.
00:24
All business units will be assigned to complete command terminated.
00:30
Copy.
00:38
McConnell Fire.
00:40
Priority 1[1]. Priority 1[1].
00:41
Grassfire Emergency.
00:43
At near Chester Highway.
00:50
This is 11.
00:51
I missed that tag count.
00:53
Was it 21?
00:54
23, sir.
01:00
Firecom. Show McConnell's 11 on scene at near Chester Highway.
01:05
11's going to be command.
01:07
Units en route.
01:08
We got a small set of Adirondack chairs burning, set the yard on fire.
01:15
Stand by. I'm attacking it with the green line right now.
01:19
McConnell's making around.
01:26
Firecom, Chester Highway Command.
01:31
Go ahead, command.
01:35
We're going to be under control this time.
01:38
If you would, back McConnell's to Priority Two[2].
01:42
Copy.
01:46
McConnell's 28 copies take down part two.
01:53
McConnell's 11, McConnells 28.
01:56
This is 11, go ahead.
02:00
Have you heard anyone else going to the station?
02:03
Yeah, I think I heard Lieutenant Blackman responding to the station.
02:09
Copy, I'm heading that way.
02:13
28, go ahead and roll.
02:14
I got a pretty good handle on it, but I want you to come out.
02:17
We're going to hit it with a big gun because of all this wind.
02:20
We called a break.
02:21
There was actually a fire break around this as it was taken off.
02:26
I pulled in, but go ahead and come down here.
02:27
We're going to wet it real good.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Priority 1: Highest-priority, life-threatening emergency requiring immediate response with lights and sirens by police, fire, or EMS.
[2]
Priority Two: Non-life-threatening medical response (moderate urgency), e.g., fall
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Chester Hwy, York, SC 29745
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