Fire crews contain wildfire near Sterling Forest trail, Greenwood Lake NY
WildfireFire crews are working to contain a wildfire near the IT trail off East Mombatia Road in Sterling Forest. They are digging a fire line and have requested additional manpower and equipment including portable tanks, rakes, and a saw to assist with containment.
Audio|Source: Orange County Fire Dispatch and Tuxedo Fire
01:51
Transcript:
00:00
Car 2, Sterling 4.
00:02
Car 2 is on for Sterling 4.
00:08
Okay, myself and firefighter (name withheld) here.
00:14
On Fire Police, Magoo.
00:17
Alright,
00:19
you can tell the fire police to secure with thanks.
00:21
Yeah,
00:22
we're just trying to get manpower up here to just help dig this fire line and get it done. They're all... Almost done now.
00:33
Okay, do you want any requests, apparatus, tools,
00:37
whatever?
00:40
If you could bring some portable Indian tanks and maybe a couple rakes and a saw, that would be good.
00:54
Okay, negative on the UTV then?
00:58
Yeah, there's no UTV access from either side. It's kind of a walk across the IT trail.
01:10
Okay,
01:11
responding.
01:14
The easiest way to come in, Bill,
01:17
would be off the IT trail on East Mombatia Road.
01:21
I'm at the Hairpin Turn behind the lake, but in order to get to the IT trail off from this location, you have to bushwhack it.
01:29
If you come in from East Mombatia Road, it's just a clear walk to the IT trail to the end of the lake.
01:43
You'll see the Sterling Utility truck parked there, the Monroe Vehicle Park there.
01:50
They walked in earlier.
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Sterling Forest, Greenwood Lake, NY
Correct
Incorrect
