Fire at Charleston County Landfill involves heavy machinery, Charleston SC


A fire occurred at Charleston County Landfill on Bees Ferry Road involving a bulldozer and a large 25-foot tall mound about 50 feet long. Multiple fire engines and water tenders responded to extinguish the fire using long water lines and available water trucks.
Audio|Source: Charleston County Police, Fire, EMS/Rescue, Marine SAR
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Transcript:
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Your engine before is currently out at the landfill on Bees Ferry.
00:05
With a dozer on fire, a bashels,
00:09
they're requesting a tender, are you able to send someone?
00:13
Robert, if you can turn out, it's in the two.
00:15
Have you tender, too.
00:16
The number is second to the vehicle for alpha.
00:19
We're going to be doing it all the crossway.
00:26
Tender, 14-0-2.
00:30
(number withheld).
00:38
Tender 1402, Charleston County Lanshill, near Bees Ferry Road, Slope Investation, Charlie Response, Incident Title VII.
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Tender 1402, Charleston County, Landville, near Beach Ferry Road, Cross Streets, Main Road and Blue Otterway, Slope Investigation, Charlie Response, Incident Channel 7, 1710,10, assault,
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incident channel EMS House, 1710.
01:06
Command.
01:09
The landfill has a water truck here,
01:13
but they are currently trying to put some of this out.
01:19
We're deploying a 600-foot line to try and get some water on it as well. I copy. I've got St. Paul sending tender 1402 en route, and Dorchester has one available if needed as well.
01:32
Sweet, that'd be very helpful.
01:37
Let all units know,
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you come straight back when he pull in.
01:42
Yeah, he comes straight back and we'll call Dorchester now.
01:45
304 Alpha, go to charge the line.
01:48
Copy, charging line.
01:54
Just that engine 304.
02:00
I have about 3,000 gallons on them.
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We're available one refusal.
02:10
Okay.
02:12
More PSI.
02:16
Copy that.
02:18
Copy that.
02:22
Do you have this match.
02:24
How much the feed pulse, Tender, have?
02:26
This patch, Tender, 1402.
02:33
Next 385, 1041.
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Next to your 51040.
02:38
Yes,
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budge, that's going to be a 3,000 gallon tender also.
02:45
I have you, 3 or 40-Cobby.
02:51
To copy,
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both panickers are three-down scouts.
02:58
I'm in all units.
03:00
It's pullback here,
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where it's very bumpy,
03:04
we're just at the very top of the hill.
03:09
I believe there's an area where you guys can turn around.
03:19
BLF80, Engine 202, Unit 1 to 3, (number withheld) Verde Avenue, Apartment 3, Hemorrhidge, Incident Channel EMF, EMFESOV, UNIT 1 to 3, 38th Verdafto, Apartment 3, Cross Streets, Fraser Lane and Goodman Street, Hemorrhage, Incident Channel EMFs, 1716.
03:46
Is there a scene secure or are we staging?
03:54
To confirm that you're secure?
03:57
Copy, thank you.
03:59
Well,
04:03
I don't have your number, dude.
04:04
You want to give me your number or I can give you my number?
04:07
Yeah, you're ready, copy.
04:15
243, (number withheld).
04:25
623, relocate, TANETA, NETA. NET-21, locate, TANETA.
04:35
Two in all evening is coming in.
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Page 3 or 4 is out of water.
04:43
Engine 304 Alpha to Engine 304 Bravo?
04:46
Yes
04:50
119 here, he's going to give me what he's guy now, so you're with.
04:55
Sounds great.
05:01
Time 104 is robbing on team to be the first team, Titan Chief.
05:04
Time 104 to Engine 304 Bravo.
05:07
Yes.
05:09
Jeff, can you get a cane report?
05:15
Well, it's okay, processing or refusal shortly. Copy.
05:26
We have a fishing machinery on fire,
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as well as this one mound.
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This mound is about 25 feet, live,
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live out.
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50 feet long.
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We're just working on trying to get water.
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We have one 600 full line service.
05:48
We have got one 600 foot inch three quarter line.
05:52
Waiting on, Agent 119 to dump its tank to engine 304 Bravo.
05:56
And you've got two tenders coming, is that correct?
06:00
That's right.
06:02
Tommy 104 dispatch.
06:04
Yeah.
06:11
Title 101 is going to be assuming B's Ferry Command.
06:14
We're going to be in command mode. We've got one inch, one inch, three-quarter stretch, 600 feet,
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trying to extinguish a 25-foot tall push-up file this time.
06:25
Hi, Kathy.
06:26
San Juan4. Also be advised, in addition to Dorchester's tanker, they're setting an engine as well.
06:33
Rob, do you have ETAs on this for St. John's as well, or St. Paul's?
06:38
St. Paul's. Looks like they're pulling on scene very, very shortly.
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Location mentioned:
Near Bees Ferry Rd, Charleston, SC 29414
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