Brush and grass fire near runway at Dulles Airport, Dulles VA
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Fire & ArsonA fire involving brush, mulch, and grass occurred near runway 1 Charlie at Washington Dulles International Airport. Multiple fire engines, tankers, and mutual aid units responded to control the fire. No injuries inside the airplane were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Public Safety
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04:21
Transcript:
00:00
Tanker 627.27.
00:02
Box 30307.
00:05
Brush, mulch, grass fire.
00:09
Runway 1 Charlie,
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IAD. Runway 1 Charlie, IAD.
00:15
On Channel, 3 Bravo.
00:28
With the response to the MCSU,
00:32
do we know if we have any injuries on the inside of the airplane?
00:37
No,
00:38
sir, we do not.
00:42
Understood.
00:49
Opening 130.
00:58
Engine 303 should be on Barry Charlie on Brushfire.
01:03
We're checking to see as the engine 33.
01:05
3 from the battalion 302.
01:11
130's staging if you need spell for instant management.
01:15
That's my thoughts of advice.
01:17
We're currently operating with Andrew 4446 for myself.
01:24
Okay, copy, I was an S-4 now.
01:30
Okay,
01:33
fire from one center command.
01:36
One sign of command.
01:39
Go ahead and start four additional engines and two brush units to the scene.
01:43
This is a manpower, need more manpowering.
01:46
Start and four additional engines.
01:49
April Farr K-1303.
01:56
I want Charlie come in from the time 401 with the request for the additional engines to start some tankers as well.
02:05
That's correct.
02:06
We had requested a tagger earlier would be able to get six or nine.
02:09
Airport fires, I'm correct.
02:10
That's correct.
02:12
Tanker 7 is en route.
02:18
627.
02:23
The type 4-1, if you have them, that's resource.
02:25
Go ahead and send one, okay.
02:30
Okay, Cairport fire from the Cyan-4-1.
02:32
Start a tanker task force, at stage at Gate 130.
02:36
On this, tanker task force, stage at Gate-130, okay.
02:40
3103.
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Runway one Charlie, IAD, runway one Charlie IAD on channel three bravo.
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Engine 3,30307, brush,
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bulge, grassfire,
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runway 1 Charlie,
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IAD, runway 1 Charlie, IAD, on Channel, 3 Bravo.
03:35
Engine 3.307.
03:38
Brush,
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mulch,
03:41
marsh, mulch, grassfire.
03:45
Runway 1 Charlie,
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IAD. Runway 1 Charlie, IAD.
03:50
On channel, 3 Bravo.
04:04
Engine 306 Box 3037 Brush,
04:11
mulch, grassfire,
04:13
Runway 1 Charlie,
04:15
IAD, Runway 1 Charlie, IAD, on Channel 3 Bravo.
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Location mentioned:
Dulles International Airport (IAD), 1 Saarinen Cir, Dulles, VA 20166
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