Brush fire near Oakland Drive in Morganton, Morganton NC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/15/2025 01:12 PM

Near Oakland Dr, Morganton, NC 28655

A brush fire was reported near Oakland Drive, Twin Oaks Drive, and West Oakland Drive in Morganton. The fire is headed toward a woodline and the size is unknown. The North Carolina Forest Service is responding to the scene.

Audio|Source: Burke County Public Safety

03:10

Transcript:

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Station 75 Fire, North Carolina Forest Service, near Oakland Drive,

00:05

Cross Street, Twin Oaks Drive, West Oakland Drive,

00:08

Brush fire.

00:14

Fire North Carolina Forest Service, near Oakland Drive,

00:19

Cross Street, Twin Oaks Drive, West Oakland Drive,

00:23

Brushfire, utilize Pac-1, St.Plex 1 on arrival.

00:26

Timeout, (number withheld).

00:28

When you clear?

00:35

Yeah, why be in front.

00:40

Good five, four things en route station one for apparatus.

00:46

Copy.

00:47

You're en route station one for apparatus.

00:49

Okay.

00:52

Okay.

00:53

Yeah.

01:02

Okay. I can a hand run.

01:06

Tamble.

01:15

(number withheld) is hour (number withheld)

01:19

Campbell

01:22

It's South Thirling Street, utilize TAC2, Simplex 2, TAC2, TAC2, Simplex 2, TAC2, Simplix 2.

01:27

M. 50 being route,

01:29

Burke. Mark.

01:37

And... Before you wrote, tonight.

01:43

Here's responding to near Oakland Drive, Cross Street, Twin Oaks Drive, West Oakland Drive.

01:49

Cars by the sum on the cutting grass, starter fire, fire is headed towards a woodline.

01:54

Unknown size at this time,

01:57

utilize TAC1[1], sameplex 1 on the Rattle.

02:04

Let's get utility one you get for.

02:11

3-680 NC-126 10-4

02:19

(number withheld)

02:24

268 Utility 1

02:30

50 crew 3, checking

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Crew number (number withheld)

02:37

Thank you.

02:43

This routine are emergent.

02:48

Cutback routine.

02:53

Yeah, Leo, I'm saying.

02:59

Near Oakland Drive, receiving additional collivizing looks like the yard is on fire at this time.

03:10

Okay.

Police codes explained

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[1]

TAC1: Tactical channel 1

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