Wildfire spreads rapidly near blue ridge parkway in north carolina, Weaverville NC
WildfireA wildfire has rapidly spread over 15 acres near Blue Ridge Parkway and Elk Mountain Scenic Highway in North Carolina. The fire is currently not contained, and multiple fire and emergency units are responding, including road closures and medical support for a fall injury.
Audio|Source: Buncombe County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Good. Go ahead.
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I'm on Elk Mountain Scenic Highway.
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I'll talk to a few folks right there.
00:08
They told me a road was shutdowns.
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I'm going to go back up here to the Parkway intersection and stand by.
00:12
If that's good with you.
00:17
Yeah, that'd be sufficient.
00:21
Truck 20, you got a UTV, don't you?
00:25
That's good.
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Yeah,
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Bravo's request in the TV.
00:31
You just unload and go on down off street there.
00:34
Just find somewhere to park.
00:40
I'll unload up here where that park rangers sit and head back down there.
00:47
Got that.
00:51
UTV 20 is in route back to you.
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Chief 14, you want me to swap over to two or stay on three?
01:06
Go on over to two, that's what they was calling you on.
01:12
You copy that.
01:22
It comes to Engine 1 AFD or Engine 2.3.
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Take a 41 call this way.
01:33
It's going to be emergent for a fall.
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If you could respond.
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The church,
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they're en route up Ox Creek to engage.
01:43
They went direct local.
01:46
We copy that.
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I'm getting ready to throw on REM Creek.
01:50
I should be to you in this minute.
01:54
I understand.
02:01
22-O-1, do you want me at the main or station 3?
02:09
Do you want to stand by at 3 with Bruce for a minute? That's fine.
02:17
Copy that. I'll be heading the station three.
02:24
G-21,
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EOC. The station and do you have four?
02:35
One, go ahead.
02:38
Chief, this EOC.
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What available staff and you have not assigned anything?
02:49
I understand your staging at Rector Road.
02:52
Is it just yourself?
02:55
Correct. And our A.B.
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Texts through then.
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I understand.
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Station 3,
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5 at Station 2 and 3 at the main station.
03:08
Station 4 is at Weaverville standing by right now.
03:14
My copy you have.
03:17
Three at station three, five at station two.
03:19
I believe I missed your other traffic.
03:25
Three at the main station and then engine four is at Weaverville standing by right now.
03:35
Okay, good copy.
03:36
Thank you.
03:40
If he is just myself, we're at the 94 Rector Road.
03:47
Minus 1, (name withheld) went into the woods.
03:50
I've not had contact with him since.
03:54
He's (name withheld), he's up top.
03:57
Copy, he's up top.
04:01
Also, helicopter just left airport.
04:05
And helicopter just left the airport.
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Engine 1, it's going to be 20 new street.
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We're on to standby.
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We're going to have engine 2-3 handle that.
04:20
Copy. Stay on standby.
04:21
Region 1, it's going to be 41 Cobbler's War, if you could respond.
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Myself,
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(name withheld),
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we're at the head up here on my screen.
04:41
3 on Fairview, EOC.C.
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Measure 1.
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If you could continue on the 41 Cobbler's Way traffic, we're going to have engine 2.3 standby as to it.
04:58
Copy, 41 Cobbler's Ways.
05:01
All right. Thanks, sir.
05:07
Is he and his POV?
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Affirmative.
05:12
He can report to staging as station 14.
05:18
I'll leave.
05:21
Bray, 1401, Travis.
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Go ahead.
05:29
All right, up top, brush five with two,
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Bruss sitting with two,
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brush eight,
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and eight two,
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two each,
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engine fourteen, three,
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with two,
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all parts.
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I caught me all, thank you.
05:58
Or Ranger 2, can you spot to fire attack 3?
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1532 command.
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1532 command.
06:15
Go ahead, McGee.
06:19
You've got truck,
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correction,
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truck 15 with 3 and brush 19 with 1.
06:29
We got 4.
06:31
Okay.
06:34
15, what is y'all's location?
06:39
650 Ox Creek.
06:46
And I understand that Truck 15 is also on scene, is that correct?
06:52
Negative.
06:53
Truck 15-2.
06:58
Understand.
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Break.
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Brush 5 from Ops.
07:05
Is Brush 52 also on scene?
07:12
That negative, you just have brush five and two free.
07:17
I understand, thank you.
07:39
Hey, I'm up here at the command post.
07:41
We're just trying to get a size-up in conditions at them.
07:46
501, west phone.
07:50
15 acres, 0% contained, running fast.
07:58
Copy 15 acres, percent contained.
08:00
You said running fast.
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Blue Ridge Pkwy & Elk Mountain Scenic Hwy, North Carolina 28805
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