Wildfire containment efforts ongoing near Ox Creek Road, Weaverville NC
WildfireFire and emergency crews are responding to a wildfire near Ox Creek Road. The fire has caused road closures and efforts to contain the fire include hose lines, brush trucks, and ranger support. Access to some roads is blocked due to vehicles. Crews are coordinating to establish control lines and manage hotspots to prevent the fire from spreading further.
Audio|Source: Buncombe County Fire and EMS
07:48
Transcript:
00:00
If you want to have them shuttled up Ox Creek, they'll find me sitting in the road near the driveway.
00:08
I understand, thank you.
00:12
That name is 3.1 is 650.
00:18
Copy 650.
00:24
Austin 501.
00:32
Thank you. Chief, SWAT-18, that's made it up with our crew.
00:38
Jesse and ourselves, we're going to go back down the Prado side and try to get a line in.
00:46
That side is unsecured.
00:47
It's getting a lot of wind, push up that hauler there.
00:54
Good, copy.
00:55
Back in down, Bravo, try to tie in down here at the anchor.
00:59
Down here where we're at, the fires will slow down, really just back in.
01:08
They'll go direct with Ranger 3.
01:14
Copy five-man crew,
01:17
direct with Ranger 3.
01:19
What was that location?
01:23
650
01:26
650
01:27
650 at near Ox Creek Road.
01:37
Ox Creek has a car blocking the roadway.
01:41
It's going to a private residence.
01:47
Go ahead.
01:49
I'm sending you AFD Brush 11 along with personnel from Brush 12, five total personnel.
02:02
Copy AFD 11 and Brush 12.
02:07
Correct.
02:12
Communications to Fox.
02:17
Go ahead.
02:20
Hi, coffee there, using brush 11, brush toll 2.
02:23
I don't know if you coffee on fire attack, too.
02:25
The advisor road is completely impassable near Ox Creek Road.
02:30
Also, would you like us to back the staging units that you just removed?
02:37
Yeah.
02:47
Looks like the Roblin division needs the most help.
02:54
Okay, do you need my U-TV?
03:01
And from Asheville, Italian 2 on Delta.
03:08
Up here, Squad 18, also Inca, Leicester,
03:12
and Assel Engine 6.
03:13
We've got a pretty decent line raked in almost to the top.
03:16
We could use a hose line to start wetting down a hotspot.
03:24
Well, established line in place on the Delta.
03:29
Understand you're at Delta Charlie Brake, is that correct?
03:34
We're making our way up to the Charlie Dill.
03:39
Okay, good copy.
03:40
Thank you. No copy.
03:48
Also,
03:49
can you report to the command post?
03:55
I can. I'm back on Ox Creek.
03:57
Let me touch bases up here and then I'll come back down to the command post and get with you.
04:05
Ten-four, thank you.
04:08
Thank you very much.
04:12
Okay.
04:19
They're advising Ox Creek is shut down near Ox Creek Road.
04:24
Would you like to meet your five-man crew at near Ox Creek Road?
04:30
I'm not sure where that's out.
04:32
I guess it's where this engine's setting in the road right here.
04:36
That'll be fine.
04:40
Copy that. AFD 11, did you copy near Ox Creek Road and we'll meet with Ranger 3.
04:49
That's near Ox Creek Road, meet that with Ranger 3.
04:53
All right, everyone.
04:58
This is Rush 112.
05:01
Ox Creek does not block the road, the drive going to near Ox Creek Road is blocked.
05:08
I understand.
05:11
All units copy.
05:18
1701.
05:22
5301. 53.
05:26
Back at staging.
05:31
Copy.
05:38
Ellie and Fox tattoo.
05:45
Go ahead.
05:48
Are you sending AFD Engine 11 up here? Meet with the Ranger.
05:56
First response I felt this circle,
05:59
abdominal pants.
06:05
24. They're gonna run into us.
06:06
We're doing some work here in the middle of the road, but we'll let them buy here a minute.
06:12
I understand, thank you.
06:18
I'm on my way down now to meet that next crew coming in.
06:24
Copy that, thank you.
06:28
Communications command.
06:31
Okay, command.
06:35
Which EMS unit is taking that medical lockteller six in quarters?
06:43
Director Road on the alpha side of the fire.
06:50
Okay, we're not going to have anybody to send to that if they're okay with it.
06:53
We'll just let them handle that one.
06:56
Okay. Well, I'll say the one.
07:01
That's correct.
07:02
We've got federal crews that's made sense to us.
07:06
We're helping them, it's burning in some pangies right now, we're helping them hold the Alpabrago break,
07:11
but we do have a line-in as long as it holds.
07:16
I understand.
07:18
Command requests a status report from Charlie.
07:25
As long as there's no fire there, we can't afford.
07:34
Ranger three from operations.
07:37
Yeah, go ahead.
07:40
I just passed your two crews coming up.
07:41
Go to your traffic.
07:44
Can you get with your crews and give me a status report of Charlie?
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Location mentioned:
Near Ox Crk Rd, Weaverville, NC 28787
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