Brush fire spreads near CPCC and I-485 in Charlotte, Charlotte NC
WildfireA brush fire is spreading across 3 to 4 acres near Central Piedmont Community College campus and highway I-485 in Charlotte. Multiple fire units and Forestry teams are responding to control the fire.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
03:23
Transcript:
00:00
We're about a quarter mile into the woods, course, 485.
00:03
I got about 3 acres smoldering on the ground.
00:07
We're going to start working on a statement now.
00:10
You need some water cans, manpower.
00:12
Yeah,
00:14
10, I'm just going to get you two additional brush units and extend some manpower. It's certainly more from what I'm seeing on the map, like 4 acres.
00:23
Got my last.
00:28
Well, 60.
00:34
Yeah, 10-4. Do you have a, you got Forestry with you or no?
00:39
No, they were driving on campus.
00:41
I don't know where they went.
00:44
Yeah, 10-4.
00:45
Command 2 Central.
00:47
Go ahead.
00:50
You see if you can raise Forestry on this channel.
00:55
Brushfire out by CPCC.
01:00
Forestry, switch, I'll see.
01:07
Forrestree,
01:08
Matthews,
01:10
Swiss, off state.
01:17
Copies?
01:19
Forestry, have units on the scene already.
01:22
Of our Matthews is trying to get in Tetris, one of y'all.
01:28
I think we have a couple guys out there right now.
01:31
Yeah,
01:34
Command to Forestry, what's your exact location? Let's try to establish a command post and figure this out.
01:43
Probably that. I'm on 485.
01:46
I'm about three miles from campus.
01:50
One of my assistants, he found an access road train tracks,
01:57
and he was following that down to the backside of that fire.
02:02
I'm trying to get in touch with him now to get him to meet up with y'all.
02:10
There in about 5 to 10 minutes.
02:15
You want to go with the main campus? Do you know what that is?
02:22
Yeah,
02:24
I think I know where that is.
02:27
All right, and I'll establish the command post there if you or one of your representatives can meet me there.
02:36
Copy that.
02:42
I didn't catch all that last traffic. I'm over with engine 12. I think this is going to be left over for last night for a blackout. Where were you going to put your command post, chat, so we're going to get together on the plan?
02:57
Hey, Chief, yeah, I'm going to try to establish it at the main campus.
03:04
Okay, just get them to meet you at engine 12.
03:10
Do you want to establish that engine 12 location?
03:17
Correct.
03:19
They're in the parking lot where the new CVoc course is going to go.
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Location mentioned:
Near Sam Ryburn Walk, Charlotte, NC 28204
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