Wildfire burns 20 acres near burning mountain in North Carolina, Buncombe County NC
WildfireA wildfire broke out near Burning Mountain and Fairview Station 2 in North Carolina, burning about 20 acres. Firefighters are coordinating efforts and using heavy equipment to cut fire lines around nearby structures to protect them.
Audio|Source: Buncombe County Fire
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Transcript:
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Resources sufficient at this time on the scene.
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Okay, it's 20 acres, fast from the personnel equipment on the hands.
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EMS.
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It's great, too.
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Thank you. Thank you.
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Deep lower up here, then you cut his head off and go down a blank with a structure on it and start to close this up.
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All right.
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Enter 42, 1335.
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Go ahead.
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We're staging down here on the gravel road, near 4-2.
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Okay.
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First response, call on my question.
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Martin Lenton 5 and Route 4'Eval.
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Ranger 2 from AFD engine Brush 11.
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Rush 11.
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Rush 11 calling for River 2.
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Yes.
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Go ahead.
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Hey, so we're headed up Burning Mountain, hoping to time with what your location is.
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See, I'll need a one saw,
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a leaf blower, and some hand tools.
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You'll see, go up a top trail,
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and you'll see my truck,
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and then go down that gated road that closest to my lumber.
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And I think you go to the ridge top and you'll see the head of the fire.
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That's where I'm at.
02:30
Okay, Ephraim, we're just now passing Papa Bear 3.
02:36
We're going to copy that.
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3-01 with Ranger 2.
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This is Ranger 2, go ahead.
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We have access to some heavy equipment located nearby.
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Their staff has fire experience.
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Would you wish any of those resources?
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To us respond to Fairview Station 2.
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To 1338.
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to dig a line around those structures to help protect them better, that'd be great.
03:36
Yeah,
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they've got access to noser or excavators either one.
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They just call it and they said they can get it here.
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They'd be nice command.
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Real 1, Ranger 2.
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Ranger 2, go ahead.
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He's spoken to the property owners over here near the barn, those large barns and heavy equipment often.
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Those are here and cut a line right up through there in between this two-story city started at those large barns.
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If they're comfortable with that, then yeah, we can do it.
04:30
I don't want them going any place where they're not comfortable operating, though.
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Yeah,
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we're good with them.
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We know them.
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They've got a lot of fire experiences with us.
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3302-3-0-1.
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Guys, we've made it through the head.
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Are you with Rainier, are you on that...
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Operations Brush 21-2 301 to Ranger 2 Ranger 2 Ranger 2 Go ahead
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We're getting Asheville crew organized A couple of other fireperson movements I'll arrive here shortly and we'll have you a
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Excuse
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Thank you. We're going to say track removed.
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Get us within about 200 yards.
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That's permanent.
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That's permanent.
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This with a 150 yards to walk in.
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Got one.
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Go on. K-4-3 screws made up with Ranger 2.
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John,
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you're letting three is on St.
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Fairview.
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Gene's 113301, you got to sign first.
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You need you to go to 2121 Papa Bear to the Burning Mountain, which is going to be near our station 3-3.
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You'll go up the Burning Mountain Road to Papa Bear Lane.
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Yeah, I'll be that.
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21-poss Bear Lane.
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Risk. Rescue 9-30 communication.
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Ranking on 2 at 1344.
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The back all the way from the road into that one.
07:52
Looking at the map, actually, there's the one closest to the fire.
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There is a,
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looks like to boom 300 cullesack all way around that house.
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You'll copy that.
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That's number 20 instead of 21.
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Location mentioned:
Papa Bear Ln, North Carolina 28732
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