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Brush fire reported near river hills road in asheville, Asheville NC

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Reported: 12/18/2025 08:09 AM

River Hills Rd, Asheville, NC 28803

According to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a brush fire reported near Swannanoa River Road and River Hills Road in Asheville. The fire was under a bridge and crews were checking if it was related to controlled burns along nearby railroad tracks.

Audio|Heard on: Asheville Fire

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01:46

Transcript:

00:00

Threewood Avenue.

00:01

Brush fire.

00:03

Engine 9.

00:04

Threewood Avenue.

00:06

Brush fire.

00:07

Swannanoa River Road, and River Hills Road.

00:10

On fire, too.

00:16

Okay, engineer.

00:23

Go ahead, engineer.

00:28

Go ahead, Inmate.

00:32

I copy you to dispatch engine nine to the possible brushfire.

00:36

Just brush it, you to respond on this.

00:43

Not currently.

00:45

All we've got is reports of smoke and flames under the bridge.

00:49

I'm not sure if this is going to be related to the same or similar thing of the fire along the railroads that is a control burn near McDowell Meadow or not.

01:00

Engine A copy.

01:06

Coms for engine nine.

01:08

Go ahead.

01:11

Do you have APD in round?

01:18

That's negative.

01:19

Engine 2 advised us earlier of control burn on the railroad tracks, McDowland Meadow, earlier.

01:26

I'm sure if this is going to be related to say.

01:35

Negative, this is probably going to be in Cayman Fire under the bridge.

01:40

We've dealt with these recently.

01:44

Copy that else.

01:45

Go ahead and roll APD then.

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River Hills Rd, Asheville, NC 28803

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