Brush Fire near Zion Church Lane in Alabama, Limestone County AL


A large brush and field fire broke out near Zion Church Lane and Garrett Road in Alabama. Multiple fire units, including forestry equipment and a farmer's tractor, worked to contain the flames spreading toward nearby woods.
Audio|Source: Limestone County Fire Dispatch
05:43
Transcript:
00:00
20404 to any units on the scene.
00:02
If you can try to come around, I need you on the west side.
00:07
The fire is starting to spot.
00:15
Fresh 120 is at the head of the fire. I have most of a knockdown that's going to have a second, third run.
00:28
First 120 is out of water.
00:31
20 is out of water.
00:37
20 out of 1 to 2040. I'm going to get water.
00:40
I drop my hoses in the middle of that field.
00:42
Don't let nobody run over.
00:50
Beautiful.
00:57
Brush 12 is arriving on scene.
01:04
Rush 12, we copy.
01:08
Bruce 128-2004, where do you name me?
01:13
Brush 12, 20-04, where do you need me?
01:18
Rush, trail, just go to the south side of the bar.
01:28
201 in the county fire is what is the new hydrant on morpull
01:38
21 on morinful i'm showing the folks of hydrant be just south of the church there on garret road
01:52
Copy the tunnel area, Mount Zion anywhere, is it?
01:59
One, Ashley, you'll go up to Fennell Road, we're head north of the Fennell Lane.
02:07
I'm showing two hydrants sitting here on Fennell Lane just off the Central Road.
02:15
I got me.
02:18
Terry, come over here and knock it down the standing corner.
02:34
2040 to my counter unit.
02:36
Let this burn on this side.
02:38
It's running toward the woods on the west side. We need to try to get up there in front of it. I had it knocked down, but it's probably going to come back up.
02:50
See ya, Lord.
02:52
John.
02:55
Yeah,
02:59
go ahead.
03:03
2040 all again is the ranch. Farmer does have a desk in route.
03:14
County fire, Forestry 11th.
03:20
Forestry 11, go ahead.
03:24
I am in route to that fire on Zion Church Lane.
03:30
Dozer is loaded up now. He'll be headed that way here just a few minutes.
03:38
Forestry 11, we copy.
03:45
204 Forestry 11.
03:47
Go ahead.
03:50
Forestry 11, we're having trouble keeping up with it. The west side is the danger. It's going to be in the woods very shortly.
03:57
The farmer does have a tractor here that hopefully we're going to be able to disk around it. But it's been wind-driven.
04:07
It's moving heavy to the west and southwest.
04:12
Okay. All right.
04:14
GPS shows me to be there in about 20 minutes.
04:19
204 conference. If we're trying our best to keep it out of the woods.
04:24
Okay.
04:32
John, you may want to see if Huntz can bring us some water.
04:38
Good idea. 2040 County Fire.
04:44
204, go ahead.
04:46
Request hodge will send a truck with water for water supply.
04:54
Copy.
05:02
Y'all watch out for these shifting lens.
05:05
Stay where you at.
05:09
I'm down out here in front of it knocking it down.
05:15
Keep an eye on it.
05:23
I've got a dozer down here with me cutting rut around it.
05:30
I caught.
05:38
204, Forestry 11th.
05:42
Go ahead, Forestry 11th.
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Garrett Rd, Alabama 35671
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