Fire crews search multiple areas after possible illegal burn, Buncombe County NC
Fire & ArsonFire crews searched multiple areas including ridges, cemeteries, homes, and logging trails near Ballard Ridge Road after reports of a possible illegal burn. Coordination among crews ensured thorough area checks, and authorities made contact with a homeowner who reported a suspicious person walking nearby.
Audio|Source: Buncombe County Fire and EMS
06:32
Transcript:
00:00
Caleb, did you need something?
00:05
The fireman is, y'all took over another 50 yards, turn around way back up, quarter creek.
00:13
Yeah, there's people over walking it now.
00:20
To wait, to the next crew in the area of Carter Creek,
00:24
we searched the cemetery directly behind near 332 and the ridge from there down. I can hear you above us, but I can't locate you.
00:34
Calvin, you're tracking on Sartreta.
00:41
I'm not one person with tracking.
00:46
You're pretty much exactly with me if you look towards the road.
00:54
I'm currently standing in the creek looking at the road.
00:59
You've covered that ridge behind us down to the creek, correct?
01:05
That's a firm. We've covered the ridge and everything from that ridge down, so 100 yards in the road to Carter Creek.
01:16
Oh, one.
01:26
We started it's up for the bridge right there at the end of the pavement, start pounding we have done that two other proofs.
01:34
Between Carter Creek and there,
01:36
that area has been searched.
01:39
Walking it by, if you got us another assignment or what you want us to do.
01:53
You can check there's a little buildings right there where you're standing at.
02:01
C9, the water ever crews a near township.
02:09
Go ahead, crew 9. I believe you're looking for crew 8. We're at near Sony fork.
02:16
I've got two or three that's in there behind or above where you're at that cemetery. They're heading their way out.
02:25
Have you searched from Carter Creek up to that location?
02:31
That's permit, sir. I believe I'm about 50 yards below them by the road. We've searched from Carter Creek to us all through this, these homes and up to the cemetery.
02:42
Okay, we've checked the cemetery up and around all of them houses.
02:48
Do you know what crew is on the opposite side of the road?
02:55
Three now, which side the road are you on?
03:01
Disregard, if you've cleared Webb Cemetery, you're going to be on the opposite side of the road from us.
03:07
This crew five, and we're going to be on the left side of the road.
03:17
Phil?
03:19
Our crew leaders, as y'all meet up with other crews and we've searched all the areas in between your tasks,
03:27
let us know when you've done that and then come back to the station teeth and then we'll start the next phase.
03:38
Group up.
03:41
We copy. Let's gather up together real quick. I'll give you an update.
03:48
Just make sure that you've joined up with the crew of Baby. That way we know everything is being checked in between all those areas.
03:58
slide or the near Stony Fort,
04:01
those Stony Fort,
04:03
up to
04:07
Road, but we never met up with another crew.
04:11
He wants to continue on past Clark Street Road.
04:19
Command from engine forward.
04:25
Go ahead.
04:29
has been stopped and authority of the gas company we can clear.
04:34
Got it.
04:38
It is done.
04:40
You can come back and take it.
04:49
Got me.
04:58
And like short, yeah, I'll actually check from a Carter, going back down Stony Fort.
05:04
Screw five. We came up to Carter's Creek,
05:12
kicked back off the roadway and extra 100 yards, worked our way back down Carter Creek on Stoney Ford, back to near block,
05:21
and cleared that.
05:22
And we're checking on Sartopo as well.
05:29
Just passing along, I know LEO counterpart with me. We made contact to the homeowner advised that yesterday afternoon he saw a suspicious middle-aged white male, no shirt, no pants, no socks walking down Stony Fork just heard we passed along. He's located at near Stony Fork.
05:52
Scott, thank you.
05:55
Crew to command, we have searched and the structures along the right of the road around the 180 block and on up, cleared multiple logging trails.
06:09
Command, a little boat.
06:15
Command,
06:16
very good progress.
06:22
Call into the station, reference possibly legal Byrne,
06:25
35,
06:27
Ballard, Ridge,
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Road,
06:30
can show brush five in round.
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Location mentioned:
Ballard Rdg Rd, North Carolina 28748
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