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Brush fire near whippoorwill street and school fire alarmDurham NC

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Near Old Oxford Rd Basecamp 1, Durham, NC 27704

Firefighters responded to a moderate brush and woods fire near Whippoorwill Street and Seven Oaks Road in Durham. Later, a fire alarm was reported at Sandy Ridge Elementary near Old Oxford Road.

Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
04:38
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, one of those things.
00:01
Looks like we got a moderate-size brush fire on the side of the hill right here on the main area.
00:10
Who's my primary engine?
00:16
Chief, it looks like engine one's going to be your first engine.
00:18
We've got ladder 11, engine one, engine two coming.
00:22
All right, your best access is going to be off the boulevard.
00:26
If you're not already committed, it's right here beside the last department complex.
00:32
I got a hydrant right here by the car, probably 60 feet from the fire.
00:43
Anyone cops? We'll lay our place into two miles.
00:54
Two is wrecked.
00:55
We're at 751 and Duke University.
01:08
The communication is that looks like I got squad one and 11 pulling up.
01:15
Keep this first engine coming and you can clear all of the other units.
01:28
Engine one you can clear that engine two cannibals.
01:38
Hold on copies.
01:42
Hold on, you got water, right?
01:48
Terminative.
01:56
Outside fire, 5100 Whippoorwill Street.
02:04
Outside fire, 5100 Whippermill Street, cross of 7 Oaks Road and Shieldstone Place, Queens, 7.
02:20
EZOTS 4, off Channel 4.
02:28
Five from 83.
02:30
Yonnell. Pondider.
02:32
Turn it.
02:42
Point seven communications.
02:44
Looks like it's going to be all the way at the dead end of Seven Oaks Road.
02:48
Kind of just past Whippoorwill.
02:50
There's stating the woods are on fire.
02:52
There's a hydrant back at the corner of Whippoorwill.
02:57
There more, thank you.
03:07
Eric, you're up here, I'm gonna pine.
03:18
I was such an opt-1, five-go-out ops one.
03:27
Right.
03:29
In the hallway now, what you got?
03:33
Just regard, I'll see you in a second.
03:43
Twenty-seven, we'll see you.
03:44
We'll see you. We do have a pretty good size woods fire.
03:49
I would advise if I need anybody else.
03:57
Sandy Ridge Elementary, near Old Oxford Road.
04:06
Fire alarm.
04:07
Sandy Ridge Elementary, near Old Oxford Road.
04:11
Cross of Hamlin Road and Wolfpack Drive.
04:15
Engine 15, ladder two.
04:21
Offslide, let's turn up off.
04:32
Squad truck block uh whippoorwill we're going to have to four two and a half inch to for the hogger

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Near Old Oxford Rd Basecamp 1, Durham, NC 27704

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