Fire crews respond to brush fire near Old Moores Gap, Anderson County TN
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a visible brush fire near Old Moores Gap, Tennessee. Reports indicated a four-wheeler was fully engulfed, with a small fire burning through leaf litter beside the roadway. Forestry personnel were requested to assist. The fire appeared to cover an area of roughly 80 feet, and responders worked to reach the scene through wooded terrain.
Audio|Heard on: Anderson TN Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:28
Transcript:
00:00
7201. Go ahead, dispatch.
00:04
There's been no response from Claxton and we're still getting all kinds of calls from the interstate.
00:07
People on the interstate can see it.
00:11
Copy. We're not too far out.
00:14
We'll see what we got when we get there.
00:18
Receiving.
00:20
Have they indicated that it spread into the wooded area or anything like that?
00:27
Negative. They just can see the fire off of the interstate.
00:32
Copy.
00:35
721, you're going to have a hydrant at the bottom of this driveway.
00:41
Dispatch, you can show both units on the scene.
00:43
7201 will have command.
00:45
We can see the smoke through the woods here,
00:47
but we're going to have to try and make our way to it.
00:52
Received. 7201 have Old Moores Gap Command.
00:58
726, drop it into four wheel if you're going to be on that soft.
01:05
726, wait for the rest of the crew.
01:11
Dispatch, call Moores Gap Command.
01:15
Go ahead, Moores Gap Road Command.
01:18
Okay, we're not fired yet, but we've made contact with the individuals.
01:25
The former is going to be at this point, but we've got about an 80% fire burning along that leaf litter.
01:34
Yeah.
01:37
Moores Gap Road Command, your radio cut out.
01:39
I couldn't understand any of that.
01:42
How about now?
01:45
That's better, go ahead.
01:48
Okay, the four-wheeler is completely consumed.
01:51
We've got about an 80-foot perimeter of fire burning in the leaf litter.
01:55
Let's go ahead and start forestry for now.
01:57
We're still trying to make our way back.
01:59
This is just what we've been told.
02:03
Receive requesting forestry.
02:07
Anderson EMA One.
02:10
EMA One, go ahead.
02:14
Go ahead and attach me to that incident.
02:16
We're going to be responding in non-emergent.
02:19
Received EMA One.
02:22
Okay, copy traffic.
02:24
We're making our way up now.
02:25
We'll give you more information once we get to the fire.
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Location mentioned:
Old Moores Gap, Tennessee 37754
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