Wildfire near fence line at Donnybrook Place woods, Charlotte NC


Fire units responded to a fire alarm near Donnybrook Place. The fire was located in the woods just outside a fence line. Responders faced difficulty accessing the fire due to the fence and terrain. Brush trucks were deployed to reach the area and manage the uncontrolled fire.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
07:19
Transcript:
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Fire alarm, near Donnybrook Place, end of 15, ladder, 45 on D-Delta.
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Fire alarm, near Donnybrook Place, into 15-Ladder, 45 on D-Delta.
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Cross-retter, Windel Lane, and Cresmont Drive.
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Ficking still.
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It used to be a fence across it.
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We've made our way back there, but we can't access it.
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We're going to make our way to CP.
00:26
You should be able to access the dirt road with the brush.
00:31
Then for it.
00:34
Power 26, you channel G-Golf for a medic routine on no medical at South Tron Street and Wessinghouse Boulevard.
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Power 26, U.S.T.G.G.G.G.G.G.
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for a medic routine on no medical at South Tron Street and Wenthouse Boulevard.
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Security Guard going up to me.
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Copy that, Chief.
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We're making our way to you.
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22. Please stage at the track.
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Can we figure out exactly where we're going?
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22 copies.
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Agent 3 is on the station at the railroad track.
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Central copies.
01:19
Engine 3, when you send the brush in, you'll go all the way to the end of the pavement, it'll terminate, and then you'll see a dirt road that goes back in about 50 feet beyond the tracks.
01:34
I figure it might be there or that unfinished road towards the interstate that squatters go back and burn all the time, I figure it's probably one of these two spots.
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Service.
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1820. The alarm to 65.
01:57
All right.
02:03
104 to 65. I've got one call on this.
02:06
It's a mail truck that's on fire.
02:09
It's intersection of East Wing Central.
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Otherwise, the driver was not in the vehicle but was trying to get mail out of it.
02:15
And it was smoking really bad.
02:20
Safety on the freeway.
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Indeating on the freeway.
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Independence outbound before Wendover, engine 8 and into 42 channel C.
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Charlie for an N.V.A.
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on the freeway.
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Independence.
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Outbound before, Wendover, N.
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42 and engine 8 on C.
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Charlie.
02:51
Engine 20 is on scene.
02:52
You got the same story.
02:53
Resident construction, nothing showing.
02:55
Unit 20 has command.
02:57
Inj 15, it's a best game.
03:00
No, I'm proposition 15.
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We come in at the truck.
03:07
Go ahead, Jared.
03:08
I'm right here behind him.
03:12
Hey, sir, K9 patrol officer just came through that pass that Obama wanted to send us in the brush truck down.
03:19
He said he wasn't able to access the fire with his patrol car, so I know we're not going to get this rush rush.
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10 4, we're over here in a parking lot that's on the other side of the lock gate.
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And so not as close, I feel like, as we can get to it without walking in.
03:45
Copy. Do you want us to drive down there with the brush truck or do you want it to head your way?
03:53
Let's just head our way, I guess.
03:59
I think it's going to be between where we are in the railroad tracks, but down closer to 45 than where you are.
04:11
Stand for, sounds good.
04:16
Just like I have raised.
04:19
1065 for trial time, 1923.
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Engine 21, U-Channel E E ECHO for a medical, I know medical at near Kensett Avenue.
04:45
Tracks and when the brush truck is here we'll see what we can do to get on our side.
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Ten four.
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Rush 126 on team.
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Engine three, do you want me to come back to you then or head up to end up to end up as well? Yeah,
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come our way.
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We're going to see if we can go down a back third road and access.
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Ten four coming to you.
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Affirmative, I'll get your way, U-T-A.
05:17
Great, thank you.
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Senator, you should have 22 on scene.
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22, copy.
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Terry, Taney Channel, I and D.S.R.
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Chathainee Channel, I.N.D.F.
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Chessainee Channel, I and D.F.R.
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Chastainee, near Brookshire Boulevard, the quick trip.
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Cross streets are North Hoskins and North Clawman.
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65 to the alarm.
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Please, goodbye.
05:58
Get an ETA on PD.
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Ten, four, and six plus, standpaw.
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We all thought if anyone was able to find anything on the outbound side coming up all the way down past the window exit towards Idaho Wilde.
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Followed 229.
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Go ahead.
06:32
Pressy and PD, they have dispatched a call and they see that the officer is an MRA, but they don't have an ETA.
06:39
Okay, no problem, thank you.
06:41
Yeah, welcome into 29.
06:47
I think you got canceled.
06:48
I spoke to the patient on the phone.
06:50
She's good.
06:52
We're available.
06:53
Okay, bye to 21.
06:59
Brush extra man.
07:00
We're heading down the dirt road.
07:02
We had a flagger come up to us and said that he thinks we'll be able to access the with a brush truck over here.
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So we'll buy in this minute.
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Battalion 1 in the Central, Battalion 1 will now be command.
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We found the fire.
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It's in the woods just outside of this fence line.
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Location mentioned:
Near Donnybrook Pl, Charlotte, NC 28205
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