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

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HI-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
03:26
Transcript:
00:00
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.
00:09
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.
00:34
There's a house right below the bus.
00:37
So the rules are closed, both direction cars being, uh,
00:40
routing up mono-i home state roads.
00:43
Yeah, I also caught a brush fire, mom, accurate 38.
00:47
Oh.
00:50
AMR1, colesawl at multiple units for a overturned bus,
00:55
highway 19, 25-mile marker.
00:57
AMR1, Correspondent with additional units to the...
01:01
Motor vehicle accident overturned bus, Highway 19 by the 25 mile marker. Time is 0516.
01:08
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.
01:48
About 100 feet long, getting bigger.
01:52
Another RPC area of the mill box is the size of a truck now.
01:56
If any unit can remain at 2-312...
02:06
Central 36.
02:07
A little bit more than 4.
02:10
Thank you. He's right behind me.
02:13
Medical One is passing all below.
02:15
Hi, Medicare.
02:18
Central 3-6 fail.
02:25
Central Company, MNG,
02:28
NX and Rush Ruff Respond. Central Copy.
02:31
Medicaid,
02:32
check on your status.
02:34
Control, Medicaid is just for having on scene.
02:37
Control, Copy.
02:42
This rule? I'm going to be 8 on scene.
02:44
Having 8 on scene. Break. Press 8.
02:46
Fire control.
02:47
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.
03:03
Today time mailbox rule.
03:05
Her address is going to be near (number withheld) colloquial rule.
03:15
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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