Large brush fire burns near W Columbia Rd in Mason MI, Mason MI
WildfireA large brush fire is burning near West Columbia Road in Mason, Michigan. Multiple fire units are on the scene working to control the fire perimeter. A local farmer is assisting by creating a fire break using a tractor. Water supply for firefighting is limited, and emergency medical services are on standby in case they are needed.
Audio|Source: Ingham Out-County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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We're starting to work down this far western flank now.
00:07
You can try the squad, anyone,
00:10
on scene.
00:11
Squad anyone, okay?
00:17
Squad 81, get your,
00:20
park behind the, near the tanker and the engine, and I'll come up and get your manpower.
00:32
Desprach, car 21's on scene.
00:34
Car 21 okay.
00:46
Go ahead.
00:49
Would you rather have (name withheld) back with you guys?
00:57
I can't see what we got to the south here.
01:00
The north end looks pretty good.
01:03
Looks like the fire's creeping to the south.
01:09
All right, we'll continue him and himself working north.
01:13
And then we get the next fresh truck, we'll sign him up to you.
01:19
Copy.
01:22
Yeah.
01:28
mileage is going to be 5.0.
01:33
All right, 6-7-0.
01:39
Go ahead.
01:41
Where do you want the crews from the squad?
01:46
Take them back by my vehicle and then start working the perimeter on the north, working around toward the east.
01:57
Okay,
01:59
I'll drive out and find you with, it looks like I'm going to have three.
02:07
Tappy.
02:13
It is (name withheld).
02:14
Go ahead.
02:17
Were you able to get two additional rush units?
02:22
Yeah, Stanfield and then I didn't take a fire going to be in rough.
02:28
Perfect, thank you.
02:32
Command from 802.
02:35
Command, go ahead.
02:38
I'm not sure if they were toned because at first no need for them at this time, but we should have them.
02:43
Com is MMR.
02:45
Have them on standby here.
02:49
Copy. Dispatch you're aware of that.
02:52
Okay, MMR to respond for standby.
02:56
Yes, please.
02:59
41.
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41 on Fireground 6[1].
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I did take a call 6-2 to the fire center and route to Mason.
03:26
BIRMM and have you responding. Please request me for the first fire near Columbia Rd across the Goodman in college.
03:35
Fire Department on scene with the brush fire, request me to stage for a standby.
03:41
Center's clear, 16, 19 atones.
03:46
For all three, Ralph.
03:48
Okay.
03:54
T.O2U1, I'm up with you.
03:58
Yeah, let's start working this perimeter right here on the north and work around to the east.
04:07
Okay.
04:13
12-5-dol responding units. There's a cone out at the road at the driveway you need to turn into.
04:23
Command from Eno 2.
04:28
Command, go ahead.
04:33
The east flank is taken back off again heading east at a pretty quick rate.
04:45
Okay, it's brushing,
04:47
we're able to get back out there.
04:51
Yeah, he's gotten quite a bit knocked down.
04:54
They're going to be about out of water as soon as I can get... Maybe I can get (name withheld) to move up to this point and let our rig go get more water.
05:06
8.01 from 301. You've got 741 coming up to college in Columbia right now.
05:17
Okay, we'll move them up to this length up here with 802 when you get on scene.
05:22
Set them right on back.
05:25
Clear, right, fire from 301.
05:28
Show 301, 743 on scene.
05:31
743 going to hang a right turn right there. We're going to go that first arm on the left.
05:41
Copy 3.01 and 742 on scene.
05:44
Turn right into the driveway at the cone, then make an immediate right.
05:49
Be careful. A tractor's pulling out of the barn with a disc on it.
05:57
302 is on scene.
06:00
Okay.
06:05
12-801, be advised the farmer is going to be hooking up a disc to the tractor going to try to do a fire break for you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fireground 6: Assigned tactical radio channel for incident operations
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Location mentioned:
Near W Columbia Rd, Mason, MI 48854
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