Wildfire spreading quickly through woods near highway, Wayne County NC
WildfireFire crews responded to a wildfire spreading quickly through woods near Keith Hills and U.S. Highway 70 West in Wayne County, North Carolina. The fire is deep in thick woods and inaccessible by hose. Crews discussed calling in a bulldozer to help contain the fire.
Audio|Source: Wayne County Fire and OPS Channels
03:30
Transcript:
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All right, I'm on the way by myself and Paul Howes on a tanger along by himself.
00:07
I don't know how many people you might have on the scene.
00:10
Well, you're such a local hit you through the route.
00:13
We got in the, um,
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I'm not sure this big field behind Keith Hills.
00:19
I'm gonna look at a map here a minute.
00:20
Um,
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I think it's going through the woods on us right quick.
00:25
You got me, Tanger 2 off one.
00:27
Okay, I'm about to turn on to Evans.
00:30
I'll be there in two minutes.
00:33
So when you come to, when you get to the end of Key Fields, come all the way through the end, go around the end and the end of the house,
00:40
and we will come to the backyard.
00:42
I'll be it.
00:44
The Way Central, Ranger 3, responding.
00:47
Okay, I'll be elsewhere.
00:49
Hawaiian Central, Oakland, Command.
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I'm command, go ahead.
00:54
Wayne Central Ranger 2 is responding.
00:58
Yes, sir, I don't know how much help I'm going to be with this, but on the other side of the woods from where y'all are at, this is going to be the one accord church (number withheld) U.S.
01:07
I was 70 West.
01:08
Probably going to get you the closest to the back side of the woods.
01:12
Okay, Ranger 2 1439.
01:15
Yes, sir, thank you.
01:18
Yes, sir.
01:23
The man, I know, I'll take number one.
01:36
Central, Unit 14 is on scene.
01:38
Okay, Wob, Unit 14, 14, 40.
01:40
I can lead you two on sir
01:45
Okay, thanker, please
01:51
Wayne soon, so welcome command
01:55
Okay, sir Oakland unit 14 is going to have from then
02:04
Okay, about Oakland unit 14 in command
02:08
Central Portal 6 to be command.
02:11
Open Portable 6.
02:12
Okay, Portable 6 is in command 1444.
02:15
Can you take 10.5.
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Command,
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operations.
02:29
Yeah, yeah.
02:34
Talk, you think it's real deep in the woods, but it's thick.
02:37
We can't get to it.
02:40
I'll hear that.
02:46
Can we not have enough hose or we just can't get to it, period.
02:50
Can't physically get to it.
02:51
It's too thick.
02:57
Command, the Ranger,
02:59
responding to feetills drive.
03:05
I have for a Ranger 2.
03:12
I'm not sure if you copy.
03:14
We've got a fire.
03:15
It's pretty deep into the wood line and we can't physically get to it.
03:19
I'm not sure if you may want to try to get him to get the dozer on standby or get the dozer on the way, but I'll let you make that decision.
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I copy direct.
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I'll be there in about two minutes.
03:29
Copy. Copy.
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Location mentioned:
US Hwy 70 W, North Carolina 27530
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