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Brush fire causes yard and structural damage in Black MountainBlack Mountain NC

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US-70 & N Blue Ridge Rd, Black Mountain, NC 28711

A brush fire started near Blue Ridge and US 70 Highway in Black Mountain when someone burned leaves. The fire spread to the yard and caused structural damage. Firefighters contained the fire and mutual aid was canceled after checking for extension.

Audio|Source: Buncombe County Fire and EMS
04:37
Transcript:
00:00
He's still in Black Mountain.
00:04
Just passed you on Highway and on.
00:06
You'll be a standby station.
00:09
I just stand by in the district.
00:11
Sounds like they may have it under control.
00:13
It was somebody burning leaves.
00:16
Couldn't imagine that with a wind.
00:21
Brown State, uh...
00:25
Fire Tac 1, 1733.
00:33
Yeah, I got in Jackson, Rowl from 26.
00:41
Good 516.
00:46
John's from C4.
00:50
G4, go ahead.
00:53
You can show fire out.
00:55
We'll be checking for extension.
01:02
Command terminated.
01:03
I was out to use in service and rangers are out of wood in the house cell.
01:07
Then we be at o'clock in the morning.
01:10
Understood, sir.
01:12
Very good job, thank you.
01:14
I'm Ranger One.
01:16
Go out to that traffic in the mountain.
01:20
Ranger, one, I call for 1734.
01:23
Operating on?
01:26
Pick one, sir.
01:29
Graham.
01:32
Copy, cancel all mutual aid with the section of State 6 in any area 1735.
01:38
Thank you for 9 and 22 and 22 should be direct.
01:44
Number 9,
01:46
copy.
01:47
232, copy.
02:02
You're going to be on fire tech one, sir.
02:09
The third time is 1735, thank you so much.
02:15
Ladder 6 copy.
02:19
You just want me change your location to the station for a standby.
02:27
Negative.
02:32
Are you able to stay in the area for them?
02:41
T3TV. Call.
02:48
Okay, Blue Ridge and U.S.
02:49
70 Highway at 1736.
02:52
I'll let them know.
02:53
If you need to pull, just give me a heads up and I can let them know.
02:59
Can you come back to the command post and go around that barn back up the hill?
03:05
Looks like we got a snag burning pretty high up there where Squaw33 was originally staged at on top of the hill.
03:16
Probably five second to Skad unit, UTV.
03:21
That's affirmative and we need the opposite one to come back and get the ranger and take him to brainstorming how to connect alpha the delta.
03:29
The engine 112, having servers at 1637.
03:36
We appreciate you.
03:45
We do have structural damage due to the fire.
03:49
At this time we will not need the FM.
03:56
We do not need the FM with structural damage.
04:00
We do have fourth service, Ray and three responding to this time.
04:06
Thank you. Thank you.
04:11
Chief 4 Ranger 1.
04:13
I'm going to be coming to you as right now.
04:16
What do y'all got up there?
04:19
Subject was burning leaves,
04:22
left saying, went inside,
04:25
looked out back, caught the yard on fire, who got structural damage.
04:32
Copy that, you got the fire contained.
04:35
That's affirmative fire's out.

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US-70 & N Blue Ridge Rd, Black Mountain, NC 28711

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