Vegetation fire burns half an acre near Lee Street, Cornelia GA

Wildfire

Reported: 11/15/2025 10:04 AM

Lee St, Cornelia, GA 30531

Fire crews responded to a vegetation fire burning about half an acre near Lee Street in Cornelia, Georgia. Mutual aid was requested from Rabun and Stevens counties. Brush units were dispatched to assist with firefighting efforts.

Audio|Source: Habersham County Emergency Services

03:14

Transcript:

00:00

We probably have half an acre on fire at this time.

00:02

If you can get mutual aid from Rabun County and brush 13 started this way.

00:08

Ten forth.

00:14

This is cleared en route.

00:21

Rush 13, did you advise you were clearing them out?

00:27

That's been quarters back.

00:35

916 to Captain 1.

00:42

Men on this batch out of Gaines 036.7.

00:47

Clear 36.7.

00:55

I didn't want to dispatch.

00:56

How do you respond to the 16th place?

00:58

Okay.

01:00

10-4[1].

01:03

My name command dispatch.

01:05

We clear my driver.

01:07

Most informed on the phone with Rabun County now.

01:09

Brush 13's en route.

01:15

Let's see dispatch.

01:18

Go ahead.

01:20

We have a train taking up the Lee Street.

01:34

We command this.

01:36

Is that ETA, O, Stevens County?

01:39

We're calling them back now.

01:43

Clear.

01:49

Before we want, command this question.

01:52

All right. All right.

01:58

C turned over to PD.

02:00

Digit 22 is available, Kentland terminated.

02:04

10.4.

02:10

Diswatch, Captain 1.

02:11

Stevens County is about 10 minutes out still.

02:13

How do you advise?

02:17

I'm sorry, go ahead.

02:21

Stevens County advice still about 10 minutes out.

02:23

How do you advise?

02:26

Mitt's you can pitch us to call Lee Street.

02:31

I have 16 dispatch.

02:38

I'm 16 dispatch.

02:54

Did you please advise how much mutual aid you're needing from Rabun County?

03:01

We're dispatched 126.

03:13

Good.

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[1]

10-4: Affirmative (Acknowledgment/Message received)

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