Wildfire reported near Whitesbridge and Madera, Kerman CA


A wildfire is burning near Whitesbridge and Madera Ave in Kerman, California. Smoke is visible, and firefighting resources are on site. A helicopter is en route carrying water for firefighting. The staging zone has been set up in the Romero's Visitor Center parking lot to support the response efforts.
Audio|Source: Air Attack (A/G) Fresno CalFire - Sierra Forest Net
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Transcript:
00:00
Negative 4101s in the area with nothing showing.
00:03
Original report,
00:04
White's Bridge, and Madeira.
00:06
I'll show you assuming the Madeira IC[1] in the area of...
00:09
...in the parking lot of Cecilia's, we're assuming commanding cancancel.
00:19
Thank the next coming engine.
00:22
Copy his break, engine.
00:24
Brush engine 57 canceled.
00:30
Continuing southbound number two lane, 80 miles an hour passing pinocching.
00:39
Bataya 33, battalion 42, tone 3.
00:48
On the grand incident, can you pick up the IC[1]ERA duty for the rest of the day, check it out?
00:57
Yeah, affirmative,
00:59
break with 42 to gear, show battalion 33 duty officers from the high tier.
01:08
Chair, Crawfeyes, Italian 33, do you're off there for High Sierra, 1638.
01:17
Two vehicle accident, non-injury, Americans available, engine 55 is available, Kermit PD, we're being announced.
01:25
Ruff is all at 1639.
01:31
It's 639.
01:40
An air attack, go ahead.
01:43
Hey, I don't know if you can see me hiking up, but all this regard, I see this smoke now.
01:49
Copy.
01:50
Okay,
01:58
I'm helping to call 51, the service note four in 1642.
02:07
Clear, total one.
02:10
The helicopter 527 is off Batterson in route to the grand incident. We have six fulls on board, two hours of fuel, and the dave 20 minutes to do zero,
02:22
and Q confirm positive ASS.
02:30
Copy the internet to the Grand, six old's on board, two hours of fuel, ETE, 20 minutes, positive mayor 5th.
02:37
I see them.
02:40
Sierra Grand, IC[1].
02:46
And IC[1], Sierra.
02:52
I concur with that side stuff from an air attack from earlier.
02:56
I'll get you, let alone here when you're ready to copy.
03:06
37 degrees 5.992 by 11922.578. Thank you copy.
03:20
What are you guys going to set it up?
03:23
Copy.
03:25
So we have the LSD set up at the top of Romero's visitor center. There's going to be in a parking lot.
03:32
Parking lot's paved, approximately 50 foot wide by 100 to 100 foot long.
03:39
You do got winds from the...
03:45
From the west, maybe southwest, approximately 10 to 50 miles an hour.
03:50
We've got the area secured for you.
04:00
For a couple of water drops,
04:02
we can probably release everyone else at the station.
Police codes explained
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[1]
IC: Incident command or commander designation for managing and coordinating emergency or operational responses.
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Location mentioned:
S Madera Ave & W Whitesbridge Ave, Kerman, CA 93630
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