Brush fire near elk mountain and ox creek 40 percent contained, Leicester NC
WildfireA brush fire near Elk Mountain Scenic Highway and Ox Creek Road in North Carolina is about 10 acres and 40 percent contained. Fire crews have established fire lines around the area but some heat remains. Road closures and barricades are being coordinated to manage the scene. Further work is planned to fully contain the fire.
Audio|Source: Buncombe County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Sheriff David 6th, the command.
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Good.
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I have DOT up here.
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They're just wondering where y'all want to place barricades.
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Are you at the intersection of Elk Mountain Scenic Highway and Ox Creek Road?
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I'm up here near Rector right now.
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They can go to the head of Ox Creek at Elk Mountain in the parkway where it all comes together and shut Ox Creek Road down.
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Before he's advising, you know, Ox Creek Crest Lane, because of the house right there on that road as well.
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That's perfect that area will be good.
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Out.
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Go ahead. Good.
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I've got another truck of barricades on the other side of the fire area.
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I'm going to have them set up down there in the hairpin curve.
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Communications, Fox.
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Good.
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Is Brush 102 and ATV 102 still on scene?
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That's correct.
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The only resources you should have tied to this still is Brush 5,
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Inca's crews,
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EM1 and 7, EMS 21,
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and Rams Creek units, and Ranger 3.
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So truck 15 is no longer on scene.
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That's correct.
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And then how about ATV 14 and 1410?
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You can show both of those available.
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10.
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104.
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Operations from Ranger 3.
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Good, sir.
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Okay,
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I've got an update on acreage.
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We've mapped it out.
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We're looking at about 10 acres.
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It's going to stick with 40% contained.
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We do have lines all the way around it, but a lot of residual heat still on it.
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But we're going to have to come back and do some beefing up on the lines and everything tomorrow to be able to call it 100%.
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So we're going to stick with 40 for now.
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Location mentioned:
Elk Mountain Scenic Hwy & Ox Crk Rd, North Carolina 28787
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