Fire burns four acres near Woody Granite Road, Bakersfield CA
WildfireFire crews responded to a vegetation fire covering about four acres near Woody Granite Road in Kern County, California. The fire was burning uphill in light fuels and threatening multiple structures. Helicopters and tankers were deployed to contain the blaze, which was pushing southeast with immediate threats to some nearby buildings.
Audio|Source: Kern County Fire
07:9
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 64. The engine 3 in all units responding, this will be the bird incident, ECC[2] repeating bird.
00:13
Good copy and can you repeat the airground frequency?
00:23
Current Air to Ground 154 Decimal 89000.
00:34
Latia 3 company 33.
00:40
Tata 3.
00:42
Smoke visible from McFarland.
00:48
The science copy.
00:50
Okay.
00:57
Station 87, ATC CETC testing, 87 and test only.
01:01
We have engine 35 on scene. We have approximately four acres at this time on the hillside and light flashy fuels. We are just running uphill.
01:14
We do have two structures threatened.
01:19
Potential for a couple more.
01:24
Stand by the weather.
01:26
35 on scene 4 acres on the hillside light flashing fields running up the hill two structures threaten possibly potential for more 1235
01:39
engine 41 Med4 code C medical lead not Vernon Avenue at Quincy Street and then medical lead request for BP you are clear to enter
01:52
Five,
01:54
I'm going to have you come back around to this structure that's on your left.
01:58
Fires pushing toward this structure.
02:01
We're going to get on the other side of this structure.
02:10
Any second, five copies.
02:13
I see UTC.
02:16
I see, I want to confirm you on a total of four tankers and a total of four helicopters.
02:25
Affirmative, whatever's approved.
02:34
Battine 4 a C.
02:36
Corruption, Retirement 3, I see.
02:40
For example, Retine 3.
02:44
Just an update, we do have some winds on it pushing it towards the structure to the southeast.
02:55
There are some structures on the other side, and it's back in, I can't tell what it's doing on the other side.
03:00
But there are structures to the northwest of the fire as well.
03:08
We have immediate structure threat to the southeast and to the northwest.
03:15
To the southeast,
03:17
I would say not immediate to the northwest yet.
03:23
But I don't have eyes on that side, but it is just to be a slower backing fire on that side.
03:33
Copy. Confirm which way is going to be the slower backing fire and which side is going to be the head of this thing.
03:40
Which way is it pushing?
03:44
Pushing southeast currently.
03:49
Copy.
03:57
Air Attack 658 off Porterville in route to the Bird Incident, ETA 1248.
04:08
Air Attack 658 in route to the bird incident, UT8, 1248.
04:12
IC[1] do you copy?
04:14
Check 6.5-8. If you copied air attack. Air attack. Copy to air attack.
04:25
ECC[2], IC[1] can you repeat the identifier for air attack?
04:33
I see you have air attack 658, tinker 76, tanker 78, all with an ETA of 1249.
04:45
Attack 658, tanker 76, tanker 7, 8, tanker 7, 8, 1249 into you. Terminative.
04:56
3, IC[1], your location, the direction that's pushing currently.
05:01
We're just trying to find best access to get up to this hillside here.
05:09
Copy that, TCC,
05:11
Battian 3 is on scene.
05:13
I'll be assuming I see of the bird incident.
05:16
Botany 3 on scene assuming AC 1241.
05:24
5 for reference the structure where the fire is going to be ignition point point of ignition is going to be near Woody Granite Road
05:43
company 35 35 engine 35
05:50
Number 35.
05:53
Do you have access to the shopchairs?
06:00
Medical AIDS near Mountain Shadows Road in the backyard.
06:05
For a fall, refer to NBC for additional information.
06:11
Have access?
06:16
Negative. We're looking for an access.
06:21
No, I don't, I don't, from my vantage point, I do not see an access from where we are.
06:26
I do see where your location is at, but there's nothing on this side where we're just working.
06:37
... apartment number at this time, possibly unit G. George 102, more jumping further.
06:44
U.C. helicopter 409.
06:48
409. 4 .009. Leptakene 2 a go in-rout for the bird to fire, heading of 321.
06:54
will be 18, 1.8 minutes in route.
06:57
2 cells on board with 2 hours of the field.
07:01
Helicopter 409 left to 2go in route heading 321, 18 minute ETA. 2 poles on board 2 hours of the field, 1243.
07:08
The field, 1243.
07:09
In order.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
IC: Assumption or establishment of Incident Command or Incident Commander at a scene.
[2]
ECC: Central facility for emergency communication, coordination, and dispatch operations.
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Near Woody Granite Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93308
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