Fire crews working to contain wildfire near Old Fort Road, Buncombe County NC
WildfireFire crews and rangers are working near Old Fort Road in North Carolina to contain a wildfire. They are discussing fire lines, containment progress, and hot spots. Efforts include using blowers and monitoring fire movement near roads, creeks, and trails. The fire is about 30 percent contained and crews are coordinating resources to manage risks to nearby residents.
Audio|Source: Buncombe County Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Man, Ranger 3, I'm more like dealing around through there in my truck.
00:03
I'll go back here with y'all.
00:10
Okay, Norton, Track 2.
00:17
Ranger 2. Ranger 2.
00:19
Ranger 2.
00:30
Thanks from Norton.
00:36
Just checked in.
00:39
We started down the hill,
00:41
the ridge with our original line.
00:48
And then it's still below us beyond that road.
00:51
Does Caleb want to us just start blowing this logging road out? That's better on the option.
01:00
Yeah, it's a fire's pretty close to our line out here where the blowers are.
01:05
Just whatever you think down there, you're your best judgment.
01:10
Alright, you're about 30 yards from that road bank.
01:13
Just be careful on it, it's a pretty steep drop.
01:25
Stay me on tech three.
01:32
Yeah, go ahead.
01:35
You got somebody down the lower that can mop this nose line up just a little bit before we start down with there.
01:46
Yeah, we've got two blowers.
01:49
I'm getting ready to go off over here and see what the, looks at the creek, where it comes down in that draw.
01:55
Okay,
02:02
nice. Yes, ma'am, I'm staging at Bull Creek and NC,
02:07
or Old Fort Road.
02:09
Bull Creek, Old Fort Road.
02:13
Okay, tenfold.
02:19
One-five seven on tack two.
02:26
Ranger, sir, you got me on tack two.
02:32
If you can't send two or three up here to help us watch this right here on this corner, it's pretty hot.
02:40
Tamfold.
02:45
I'm working some mixed fuel up here as well.
02:48
We've got quite a bit of blowing left to do.
02:52
Okay, yeah, let me get back over to where I was set up, and I'll get you some run-up or on a side-to-side or something.
03:03
Right.
03:06
Negative.
03:11
Go ahead for Ranger's 3.
03:15
Just looking for an update, size, lives, and containment whenever you get a chance.
03:21
Okay, give me just a minute.
03:27
30% contain.
03:30
It's (name withheld).
03:33
Go ahead. Go ahead.
03:36
Yeah,
03:37
uh,
03:38
this ain't, it's not burnt all the way down yet.
03:41
It's on the wall, in the law thinking on the other side, but it hadn't made it down to the creek yet.
03:50
Psalms for 1820 B-Firmud.
03:55
1820, go ahead.
03:58
You can't show us back in service level.
04:01
Okay, 1820, 16-0-2.
04:08
From 290, Long Mountain Trail.
04:11
That's residents up there.
04:14
I'm sorry, man.
04:15
Somebody walked on you.
04:18
It came in from 290 Long Mountain Trail.
04:26
He advised that he sits at the bottom of Round Mountain, if I make sense to you.
04:33
That's fire moving.
04:34
That's my going to be McDowell's fire.
04:36
I'll go back and confirm.
04:38
Engine 22-3,
04:41
engine 22-4 standby at Loyal Mountain Preserve entrance.
04:57
Ranger 1 from Norton.
05:03
Ticty line cut into this road.
05:05
We're tying in now.
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Old Fort Rd, North Carolina 28730
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