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Controlled burn spreads causing residential and woods fireDemorest GA

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Near Dogwood Acres Ln, Demorest, GA 30535

A controlled burn near a residence on Dogwood Acres Lane spread flames about five feet from the house. The fire involved a storage building containing tools, a lawnmower, and a full propane tank, and flames have started spreading to nearby trees and woods. Emergency responders are on scene managing the fire.

Audio|Source: Habersham County Emergency Services
03:35
Transcript:
00:00
This fire, Station 14,
00:03
Station 5, Lacey, Med 21, Station 13, 614,
00:07
Station 5, Med 21, Lacey.
00:09
(name withheld), near Dogwood Acres Lane, off golf course roads.
00:15
Reference and control burn that spread about 5 feet from the residence.
00:19
Tell on, this, Vice, 829.
00:28
Mid-close and route.
00:34
(name withheld), Mid-12.
00:40
Engine 5 in route.
00:44
Clear.
00:46
I'll tell you want this back.
00:47
In-route, (name withheld).
00:51
I'll tell you want this back.
00:53
You're out. You're on.
00:56
That was up.
01:00
Clear around with it, 1840.
01:02
Okay,
01:04
that's clear.
01:05
Everybody out of the house?
01:11
I know this time, some neighbor calling said they were burning boxes and it spread.
01:17
About five feet from the house.
01:24
Okay, no.
01:26
Clarendon is 14.
01:31
It's close that level.
01:35
I'm 221 in now.
01:41
Clare you can tell me turn on.
01:43
Clear.
01:45
Clear.
01:56
Lovell Grove Road, up behind court circle.
02:00
Carl was a passerby that pulled off with the subject.
02:03
He was a male in his 30s, below 200 pounds.
02:08
He's on a bicycle, he's constant alert, thinks that he broke his leg.
02:13
Possibly his knee.
02:14
There's no bone or blood showing.
02:16
People are standing by with him.
02:17
Nothing further.
02:18
About 1841, run number is 7553, 7553.
02:24
He is responding to a residential fire, near Dogwood Acres Lane, near Dogwood Acres Lane.
02:32
Call was burning boxes and it is spread.
02:34
It's about five feet from a house.
02:37
Same, it's the neighbor's house.
02:41
The storage building next to this house has a lawnmower, other tools inside, not sure how much gas is inside, there's no vehicles around it.
02:50
Also said there's a small propane tank inside that is full.
02:54
Got two collars on this, the flames are getting bigger.
02:59
And it's catching trees on fire now.
03:04
It's also spreading to the woods.
03:06
There's still a landline trying to gather info nothing further.
03:08
This time, mid-unit run number is going to be 7554 or 7554.
03:22
Clear in the area, 1842.
03:25
Can you place a 21 dispatch.
03:34
Thank you ever.

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Near Dogwood Acres Ln, Demorest, GA 30535

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