Brush fire reported near black street road, Lexington VA

Wildfire

Reported: 11/16/2025 08:35 AM

Rockbridge County, VA

Fire and rescue units responded to a brush fire in a field near Black Street Road in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Forestry representatives were on scene. No buildings were threatened by the fire.

Audio|Source: Rockbridge County Fire and EMS

02:49

Transcript:

00:00

Company 9,

00:01

per request of Company 1,

00:04

for a brush truck,

00:06

near Black Street Road,

00:08

for brush fire.

00:09

ECCC, 1136.

00:15

ECCC, Mac19, opposite.

00:18

Mike 19.

00:21

We'll have a brush truck out momentarily.

00:23

We're heading back to the station now.

00:26

104, thank you.

00:38

Company 10, Area 24 Lur Lane for a tree down on a power line, smoking, Rector, UCCC, 1138.

00:50

Tandah, Georgia, command.

00:57

O'9 operators, ma'am.

01:01

Go ahead.

01:03

The FBI is not down for full verification.

01:10

All right, what you're doing?

01:13

Come up here and we'll top y'all both off.

01:15

Thank you, bye.

01:18

Second, we're not going to do see the line across the road.

01:25

It's going to be in a field across the creek from this address, not near any structures.

01:29

Looks like the access to the field is going to be at near Black Street.

01:34

You can operate off the floor.

01:37

All area here on the creek side.

01:40

Stack one.

01:46

Long you can disregard,

01:48

you can back the service.

01:51

Denver.

01:53

Good morning.

01:57

Good idea. Good idea.

01:59

A. P.C.

02:04

is happening.

02:15

Black's Creek command from Captain Five, three.

02:22

Go ahead.

02:26

Chief,

02:28

I'm at the Forestry rep here with me.

02:30

If you need any resources from them, let me know.

02:40

I've got the Forestry Rip with me.

02:43

If you've any resources from them, let me know.

02:47

Okay, I don't need anything from now at this moment.

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