Large brush fire near creek and railroad tracks in Concord, Concord NC
Fire & ArsonA large brush fire occurred near a creek and railroad tracks in Concord, North Carolina. Multiple fire departments worked together to control the fire, coordinating water supply and using heavy machinery. Electrical hazards were also addressed during the incident.
Audio|Source: Cabarrus County, Concord, Harrisburg, and Kannapolis Fire Departments
07:46
Transcript:
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Okay, 502, this is command for Graybar.
00:03
This incident is under control.
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Concord, FireOps 3.
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Concord Fire Ops 3.
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Concord FireOps 3.
00:29
Close door.
00:30
Close door.
00:34
Dr. Mayne, you show us constantly.
00:40
I have a hit spell up to Hill Street.
00:44
That's affirmative.
00:45
According to Engine 1 was trying to make contact with you, they want you to back down that road behind the middle and go meet up with you.
00:53
Okay, for that, that's a very real.
00:56
Hunter, Tanker, you can pull all the way down that drive so you get to us and then get turned around.
01:00
Don't back in from the roads.
01:03
Have that.
01:08
Hey, man, engine one, I'm working on sending you another brush truck.
01:14
Major one copy.
01:16
So far, staying at the creek.
01:18
We're heading west on the creek.
01:27
Trout one, Steve, stand now.
01:32
I'm going to stay in now.
01:33
I'm going to stay in the four.
01:35
2B,
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grab cones off a 3 and shut that down.
01:43
A-bar command to Cabarrus.
01:46
Commander, go ahead.
01:51
Terminate the incident for this address.
01:53
You can show all units from Midland available.
01:56
General. Okay,
02:02
I'm going to stretch your line now for a minute.
02:03
Let me know if you need it back on, so I get some water.
02:07
Copy that.
02:17
Engine 3.
02:19
Electric department's on their way to cut a line with a skid steer where is the best location for them, where we're at or send them to Cainwood.
02:28
All heavy,
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slice street.
02:34
They just can't access engine one time.
02:41
Copy, will we benefit from sending anybody engine one or just send them all the way? Chief,
02:52
I think we just need water.
02:54
All manpower needs to be on the other side of three.
02:59
Copy.
03:01
All the pressure left to command.
03:12
3A you, mate.
03:14
Go ahead, 3A.
03:17
Everyone's setting up behind SMD Warehouse, hook into water supply,
03:24
spraying to the side of the brushfire.
03:28
Cold water is stuck at a creek,
03:30
but they do have lines that they also over here as well.
03:39
Copy. Confirming Coldwater's truck is out of service.
03:47
Just stationary.
03:49
Pump is still active.
03:51
We do have a forcey lines out.
03:55
Repeat your traffic.
03:57
Yes, it will not move,
04:00
but we still will have pump and lines out with it and water.
04:04
You chose Georgia on brush 14 in the route.
04:07
I think we're Georgia will brush 14.
04:13
Confirming, Mount Pleasant, brush 11, or brush one?
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One,
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nine, 19.
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Copy.
04:24
1437. 1437.
04:32
He's caution.
04:34
Me and Spheres are about to be protected by truck one and string.
04:39
We're on a fire line heading toward the Cabrera side, the Randivis side.
04:47
Commandant Agent 3, I've got somebody a representative from Duke that would like to make his way down there to see if they can de-anitize some of that stuff and figure out if we've got any electrical hazards.
04:54
Will he cause a problem if he drives his pickup down there?
05:00
Paul, as long as he's aware of the potential fire and wind.
05:05
But he can ease down in here.
05:07
I'd like to get some more brush trucks to easing down here as they can.
05:11
A big fire flaring up behind them.
05:15
Is this a gravel driveway road next to the railroad tracks?
05:21
Affirmative.
05:26
(name withheld), Command, where do you want to set?
05:34
(name withheld) Rout.
05:36
Command, where do you need tankers or head to?
05:39
There's a skid steer from Electric, and he's going to White Street.
05:51
Fifty one position your truck so you're not blocking that access.
05:54
We got heavy machinery coming.
06:00
Push 8 to 3A.
06:02
We're out of water, head back to the water point.
06:06
Got it.
06:08
Fred, too, you copy that.
06:12
You got to copy that.
06:13
Brush one's back and we're getting ready to start flowing again off brush one.
06:19
2A command.
06:25
380, 2A, can you check on 3B? You got eyes on it?
06:32
He's good.
06:38
Tom Ford, confirm you advise 30 minutes on the skidsteer?
06:46
30 to 35, he's loading it up.
06:51
Copy. You back to me, for sure.
06:58
3A, the engine 8-day-day.
07:14
We're going to have to prevent this thing from crossing this creek right here.
07:29
If you go down to the bottom make a right,
07:32
that's how we access them.
07:35
Okay,
07:37
it's out of control on the officer side.
07:39
2B, can you see that fire that's underneath that transmission tower from the crow's nest there?
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Location mentioned:
Concord Commons Pl SW, Concord, NC 28027
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