Brush fire approaches house near 38-mile marker on Highway 19, Hilo HI


A brush fire about 100 feet long is spreading near the 38-mile marker on Highway 19 in Hilo, Hawaii. A caller reported being trapped inside her house near the fire as it approaches. Emergency services are responding to the fire and a related overturned bus incident nearby.
Audio|Source: Hawaii County Public Safety - Hamakua/North Hilo
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Transcript:
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Company 8, Engine 9, Volunteer 8 Alpha, respond for a possible brush fire.
00:05
McIsa, the highway, Highway 19, and a 30-mile marker.
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Company 8, Engine 9, Volunteer E Alpha.
00:12
Reason for a possible brush fire.
00:14
Okay, set of the highway area of Highway 19 and 38 mile markers. Time is zero, you can't see. Central 2-312. So they put some chains and some tow straps from the fire truck to the bus because people are climbing out to stop the bus from continuing to roll.
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There's a house right below the bus.
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So the rules are closed, both direction cars being, uh,
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routing up mono-i home state roads.
00:43
Yeah, I also caught a brush fire, mom, accurate 38.
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Oh.
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AMR1, colesawl at multiple units for a overturned bus,
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highway 19, 25-mile marker.
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AMR1, Correspondent with additional units to the...
01:01
Motor vehicle accident overturned bus, Highway 19 by the 25 mile marker. Time is 0516.
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Approximately turning people on. So far only two people climbed out.
01:12
For our control, but 9-1, is company 8 responding to the MVA bus as well?
01:18
That's a negative, only medic 8 is responding to this motor vehicle accident.
01:22
Copy.
01:24
Control from Captain 1. NJ1 X1 is responding. Where is the 10-mile marker?
01:28
I'll be ending my next time. Central 2-312. Central 2-312.
01:33
Central 2-312.
01:37
Central 2-312.
01:39
The age prize, I got a brush-fire highway 19 that a 38-roll marker.
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About 100 feet long, getting bigger.
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Another RPC area of the mill box is the size of a truck now.
01:56
If any unit can remain at 2-312...
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Central 36.
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A little bit more than 4.
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Thank you. He's right behind me.
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Medical One is passing all below.
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Hi, Medicare.
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Central 3-6 fail.
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Central Company, MNG,
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NX and Rush Ruff Respond. Central Copy.
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Medicaid,
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check on your status.
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Control, Medicaid is just for having on scene.
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Control, Copy.
02:42
This rule? I'm going to be 8 on scene.
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Having 8 on scene. Break. Press 8.
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Fire control.
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Press 8.
02:49
All right.
02:53
We're getting a caller stating that she's stuck in her house at the 38-mile marker and the fire's approaching her house.
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Today time mailbox rule.
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Her address is going to be near (number withheld) colloquial rule.
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Did you get what she means by stuck in her house? Did she need medical lifting assistance to get out?
03:23
She's anything that to get out of her house. The fire is surrounding her house.
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HI-19, Hilo, HI
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