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Controlled burn confirmed near Baker, West VirginiaBaker WV

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Baker, WV 26801

There were reports of a possible fire near Cunningham Lane and Route 48 in Baker, West Virginia. Upon investigation, the fire was confirmed to be a controlled burn on Oakmont Lane near Baker.

Audio|Source: Hardy County Public Safety
03:55
Transcript:
00:00
Hardy County, attack 46 in route.
00:07
Forty-six show you in route 1715.
00:15
Hardy County to attack 46.
00:19
Go ahead.
00:21
We just received another call.
00:23
They're stating they've seen possibly Cunningham Lane.
00:30
Stated that there was fire behind a residence close to the church there off 55.
00:36
We're trying to get more information.
00:38
This may be one in the same that we're seeing that we thought was Ashton Woods.
00:46
Okay, we're going to go ahead and go to 48 and we'll go from there.
00:55
Ten, well, you can take your operations to pack one.
00:59
Also, what was your crucise again?
01:04
We'll have four, man.
01:09
County from attack we're 1-220 we're almost up to county and why i can't see some smoke over towards 48 sides.
01:20
We're going to continue to go ahead this way and see what we can come up with.
01:25
Then for I'm seeing it here from the center as well get another call and this is possibly going to be.
01:33
Route 48.
01:36
They advise going towards Baker to get on Cunningham, off the Cunningham exit there.
01:43
Should be on the right-hand side is what they're reporting.
01:49
Premier. Yeah.
01:50
The last few calls that we have reporting flames and such off of Route 48, however, that area is Oakmont and we do have a reported control burns at that location.
02:10
Okay.
02:12
We're almost in the end of coming.
02:17
Is the reported burn you have near Rating Mountain Road, Ratinges Mountain, whatever that is?
02:28
It's going to be Oakmont Lane on the right-hand side.
02:37
Okay.
02:39
We're nearing.
02:40
It kind of looks like it's probably going to be off on the left side.
02:44
I don't think it's the same burn.
02:46
No more here in a second.
02:50
Ten-four, we did just have a call and spoke with this person on Oakmont Lane, which is the location of what I've been getting from my callers.
03:01
When you go on the Corridor H, it's going to be on the right up on that hill.
03:05
There is a house up there,
03:07
and it's Oakmont Lane.
03:10
I'm sure if that's the same thing you see or not.
03:18
I don't think it is.
03:21
We're going to ride on up here to the 55 bridge over the corridor and look back.
03:26
It looks to me like it's on Brady Mountain Road.
03:41
Okay, we were able to get a little better vantage point from here at the Overlook Bridge.
03:46
That is going to be the control burn on Oakmont.
03:49
I don't see anything else in any other direction from here.
03:53
You can go ahead and show us in service turning quarters.

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