Vehicle fire spreads to brush near Olive Branch road residences, Rio WV
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Fire & ArsonA vehicle fire near Olive Branch Road spread to nearby brush and threatened residential structures. Fire units responded to contain the fire and prevent further damage.
Audio|Heard on: Hardy County Public Safety
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05:44
Transcript:
00:00
If you are able to step away, if you're not needed for traffic control,
00:05
there's a vehicle fire near Olive Branch Road, about a mile and a half to two miles from where you are.
00:13
That is spreading to leaves and also very close to residences.
00:19
Acknowledged, go ahead and let 46 come out, but go ahead and turn us to, I'll be en route.
00:27
What's your crew size for 412?
00:34
First-do company 46 to Olive Branch Road for a vehicle fire spreading into brush and close to residences.
00:46
Your second alert, 0508.
00:53
201, your first new company,
00:56
46, Olive Branch Road for a single vehicle fire.
01:03
It's going to be spreading to brush and close to a residence.
01:07
Your second alert, your 5-08.
01:10
The county is back 46 in Railway.
01:16
Attack 46, 10,
01:18
4. I'll put you up on Tack 1.
01:21
I do have 412 en route.
01:23
He was at an MVA for traffic control about a mile and a half away, so he's en route to try to get the handle on it.
01:35
Okay.
01:40
Head towards Asbury Church, turn on to Mount Olive Road.
01:45
You're going to follow that back to Bishop.
01:47
Once you hit Bishop, you're going to take a left on Bishop.
01:51
About three-tenths of a mile down, you'll turn right on Olive Branch Road.
01:56
729 is the last residence on that road.
02:00
So I'm going to take it right on Bishop off of Mount Olive.
02:05
It's a left on Bishop, I apologize.
02:08
It's a right on Olive Branch Drive.
02:12
Stand for.
02:19
County 371, if you're amendable, I'm going to move you over to tax free.
02:31
For Philharry County.
02:33
She didn't have a preference in towing.
02:34
She said her husband was coming.
02:36
If you got law enforcement coming, let him figure that out.
02:41
It's unfortunate.
02:42
Thank you.
02:43
Good.
02:45
And law enforcement is en route.
02:48
They are extended at time that I contacted 412 to go to this other call.
02:55
He said he was still about 15 minutes out at that point.
03:00
Okay.
03:06
For Hardy County, you said I take a left on Olive Branch Road, right?
03:14
Left to go into Bishop, right on Olive Branch.
03:19
Stand for, sorry for directions.
03:22
It's confusing.
03:26
You're fine.
03:31
And after what? 371, right?
03:38
Olive Branch is the very last residence on that road, should be on the left-hand side.
03:49
Hinkle, hitle.
03:55
Pack 46, 46 based on Pack 1, Pack 1, then get the tanker coming.
04:04
I'll do that.
04:06
No, you need tanker?
04:12
Well, I'll be a good start.
04:17
412, tag 46.
04:19
I'm probably a quarter mile from there.
04:22
I'll let you know what's going on once I get there.
04:25
All right.
04:31
412, Hardy County, 729 is off to the left, correct?
04:39
That's correct.
04:41
Then for the road splits right there and the sign's right in the middle.
04:49
On location, I see the fire.
04:52
I just got to get down to it.
04:55
Fort Wilson.
05:01
For 412 to attack 46, we got a fully involved car fire, endangering two structures.
05:08
Looks like a garage and an outbuilding.
05:11
It's possibly in the leaves right now.
05:16
We're coming here.
05:17
We're almost there.
05:19
We're headed your way.
05:24
I don't figure out how to get down there.
05:26
I'm going to open mountain for some reason.
05:27
I don't know if we do that way or not.
05:34
Tanker 46 en route through a zoo.
05:39
Tanker 46, acknowledged, en route 0515.
05:42
Take your operations already pack one.
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Location mentioned:
Olive Branch Rd, Rio, WV 26755
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