Brush fire near Honomu Post Office covers half an acre, Honomu HI
WildfireA brush fire near the Honomu Post Office in the Hamakua/North Hilo area covers about half an acre. Firefighters use hand tools and request helicopter support. Falling trees are a hazard at the scene.
Audio|Source: Hawaii County Public Safety - Hamakua/North Hilo
02:35
Transcript:
00:00
Can you sound off? Give a little yell. We want to see how far away you guys are from our... Sorry.
00:05
Copy.
00:09
All right, we heard you copy that, you've seen pretty far away from us.
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We're at the front of the fire,
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slowly moving down.
00:17
What's the target is in the back side?
00:20
Looks like on our side, I guess you would identify the X side.
00:24
We got maybe around half an acre,
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on the perimeter of control of this site.
00:31
Copy that. The signal is slowly moving towards when you can.
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In that case,
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we'll take a look at progress to the other side and then if hopefully we need more assistance over there, we'll make our way over.
00:47
Copy that, if you'd work the flying horses to find a camping with you guys.
00:53
Fire control engine,
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hey. Car control engineer, can you dispatch chopper to this incident, please?
01:15
Central, 370-0.
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37095. Sorry, can you create an event for me? I put me off by Wacolana Street funding the Hone across the Maple.
01:23
And send me a number.
01:24
And can you let, I guess,
01:27
I don't know if it's state or county roads, that the bottom crosswalk delineator sign, caution sign,
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is damaged on the ground, but I can't remove it from the middle of the road.
01:40
10.4. And I'll be hitting, thank you.
01:43
Thank you. Thank you for the number first.
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Thank you. Number two, response for brush fire,
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district Ead,
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makai the Honomu Post Office.
01:52
Number two, respond for brushfire, district aid, what kind of the whole pot post office, time at 07-11.
02:03
Anthony's from Brustruck 8 Alpha?
02:05
Nothing else.
02:06
Come straight in from where your brush truck is located?
02:10
Yeah, that's affirmative. We're going to need hand tools. You can bring whatever hand tools you have. All we have is two shovels, or one shovel and an axe at this time.
02:20
Copy, I'm bringing in that Pulaski and a shovel.
02:27
Let's take Medicaid, be advised. Watch all people's falling trees up. We had like three come down already, big ones.
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I take copy.
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Location mentioned:
Honomu Rd, Honomu, HI 96728
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