Illegal burn escalates to structure fire near East Old Highway 64, Lexington NC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/14/2025 08:42 AM

Near E Old Hwy 64, Lexington, NC 27292

Fire units responded to a large illegal burn near East Old Highway 64 that escalated into a confirmed building fire. Multiple emergency units including brush and tanker trucks were dispatched to manage the fire.

Audio|Source: Davidson County Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Bill Start Station 91 to near East Old Highway 64.

00:07

I'm going to have a large illegal burn.

00:10

I'll check out that by.

00:12

Okay.

00:17

So.

00:23

Next 20 ACCOM.

00:25

Go. Go.

00:28

For 10-8[1] returning.

00:45

Click on the station I-1-9-2 near East Road Highway 64 for a large illegal burn at 1144.

00:58

Brish 91. Come on.

01:02

Brush 91, copy.

01:08

Edge of 91 is now.

01:13

Okay.

01:16

Ninety-one units, if you're not an emergency gun start emergency traffic, it looks like it could turn into a wood fire pretty quickly.

01:27

I think I'm Chief 91 to respond.

01:35

Chief 991, copy.

01:39

Just doing that one medically.

01:41

Chief 911.

01:48

On tight.

01:50

Engine 92 to Chief 91.

01:53

The Russian 911.

01:58

I'm sitting here at the station.

02:01

Do I need to bring a brush truck or the engine?

02:03

Grass 991 is up.

02:07

Yep.

02:12

We found 2991's on the same.

02:16

Two 991 something.

02:21

Jackson Hill status.

02:26

Medic 3 status.

02:33

Three times.

02:40

Units on Jackson Hill Road status.

02:46

Four.

02:48

Stanford. Stanford.

02:53

From 291.

02:57

Chief 91. Chief 91, not.

03:01

Can you start station 43 with their tanker?

03:05

We're going to have a structure involved.

03:06

This will be a building fire.

03:08

We do have water on fire.

03:11

We do have water on fire.

03:26

See on, Taker 43 is en route.

03:30

Tanger, 43, copy.

03:33

I'm D.C. 93030, copy.

03:36

I'm D.C. 991-1 is en route.

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[1]

10-8: In service/Available for calls

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