Large fire from burning pallets in Missoula, Missoula MT


A large fire involving a 50-foot pile of pallets broke out in Missoula, with flames spreading. Multiple fire units are on scene working to prevent the fire from growing. Water tenders are being requested to assist in suppression efforts.
Audio|Source: Missoula Public Safety
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Transcript:
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3-2-8-311 is level 1.
00:10
3111-2 go ahead and come in to the scene we have an assignment for you
00:20
copy that we're coming in 317 is a couple minutes behind us
00:27
good copy
00:42
Yeah,
00:44
I have a right down seat two.
00:46
I can try to see what you got. Where do you have crews at?
00:53
328 to the west side.
00:55
There's a 367. Incavesant water supply now.
01:00
363 is on the east side. They're pulling a cross-laid and just the parts of making from rowing.
01:06
And 311 is going to come in and probably get plugged in on the south side to try to keep this fire from growing any bigger.
01:15
I'm going to request some tenders, but I'm going to take command from here. Right 911 through 10.
01:23
911 through 10.
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911 through 10, fire one.
01:32
310, go ahead.
01:33
Yeah, 310 is going to assume to smack command here.
01:37
That 50-foot pile of pallets is turning into quite a bit larger fire.
01:42
We're going to keep the units on scene working for a while, but I'm going to request a water tender from Frenchtown 817, please.
01:54
I copy on-scene assuming command that a 50-foot pile of palace is turning into a larger fire request 817 from Frenchtown at 4.48.
02:08
On state in 448.
02:19
Go ahead.
02:21
Do you have this time after me?
02:23
That's affirmative. Why don't you tie in with 363 and 311 here. Why don't you just back up the 363 and we'll have you supply water to them?
02:43
Okay, copy that.
02:48
Units on scene for 50-foot tall flames and pallets that are catching fire. 817 Respond Code 3[1], 7596, the Smet Road.
03:00
Prisoner request of units on scene for pallets that are on fire, risk of spreading.
03:07
Traffic on fire channel 1.
03:11
KM.H. 396, clear at 044949.
03:32
143. John-Aid.
03:37
4.53.
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4453.
03:44
You have traffic.
03:47
Yeah, that's affirmative.
03:50
Once 67 finishes filling you up.
03:54
We'll have you guys kind of lay out a real hitch or whatever to make it easier for tenders to turn around or however that works for you.
04:04
That's going to be great. We'll have a dedicated tender to you,
04:08
a tender to the 311 and then a tender for 67. I've got Frenchtown tendered in a route,
04:17
break 311, command.
04:27
328, once you guys set up some kind of water supply for a tender to get in there easily and get back out.
04:39
Break 363.
04:40
Come in.
04:43
Go through 16.
04:45
Yeah, I think it's up to that traffic once 1-7 leaves. Let's get us a little better access points or whatever for turnaround.
04:54
And we'll get dedicated tenders to you.
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Bill site.
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