Controlled burn confirmed near Rocky Ford Road, Jetersville VA
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Fire & ArsonEmergency units responded to a fire near Rocky Ford Road. After investigation, it was confirmed to be a controlled burn by landowners with no danger of spreading. The fire is being monitored and controlled as needed.
Audio|Heard on: Amelia County Fire & EMS
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03:57
Transcript:
00:00
Chapter 32 to Medics 61.
00:02
We do have a visual on what appears to be a fire.
00:05
If you go back toward where you came from, it's going to be on your right side.
00:10
On the right side of Rocky Ford Road.
00:16
61 copies. We're going to move to it.
00:18
We can see you now.
00:26
We have a possible updated address near Rocky Ford Road.
00:35
1041739. Engine 3 are y'all direct with the update address near Rocky Ford Road?
00:49
The engine three, are you probably the update address?
00:55
Rush one copy.
01:01
Rush five, okay.
01:03
Okay.
01:08
One is your one, are you direct?
01:13
Ten four, take it on the right.
01:18
Ten, ten four, seventeen, seven, forty hours.
01:25
6.1 units BIV.
01:26
We do have the correct address over here where we're at.
01:29
We've made contact with the owners.
01:31
They said they've made contact with the Sheriff's Department said they were doing a burn of a Old 10 building.
01:41
Amelia Medics 61.
01:42
When was that called in? We don't have anything on our list of control burns.
01:51
I'll ask the old motor when he comes back up here.
01:59
TANCOR 1, the medic 61, U-5 we can disregard.
02:09
Negative, tanker 1.
02:10
Engine 3, continue on route, tanker 1 continue on route.
02:15
61 to Amelia.
02:18
Go ahead, 61.
02:23
Homeowner states that (name withheld) called around 12 to advise that they wouldn't be burning.
02:33
10 for a minute, 61.
02:34
I'm not aware of that call.
02:36
I did have another new dispatcher in.
02:39
She did take one, but it was for Patrick in her highway location, so I'm not sure if there was a confusion there.
02:50
Copy that.
02:57
61 to brush one.
03:02
Go ahead, take you one.
03:06
Brush one upon arrival, take the driveway and come down all of our tracks.
03:10
Tanker 1 and engine 3, please stage on the driveway and road.
03:14
It is fairly snow covered.
03:21
Brush 1 again here.
03:28
Stage 3. Now be staged on the road.
03:36
Captain 32 of the...
03:40
Do you have Captain 32?
03:45
We spoke with the landowner.
03:47
They're gonna continue to let it burn.
03:49
They do have a tractor on scene to control it if they need to.
03:52
It's no danger of it spreading right now.
03:54
You can terminate command and clear all incoming units.
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Location mentioned:
Rocky Ford Rd, Jetersville, VA 23083
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