Tree blocking both lanes on Glenn Carlton Road

Heard on: Wilkes County NC Fire Dispatch

01:06

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Boomer Fire Department, respond out to (number withheld) Glenn Carlton Road, reference a tree in the road.

00:06

Boomer Fire Department, respond out to (number withheld) Glenn Carlton Road, reference a tree in the road.

00:13

Caller advised we'll be blocking both lanes.

00:16

Officer, we'll hit.

00:17

That way as soon as we get down on Route Road.

00:20

Ten four.

00:22

Call center to Boomer, on scene.

00:25

Go ahead.

00:26

Are you going to need a backhoe for the 1st tree?

00:29

Repeat.

00:31

Do you need a backhoe for this tree?

00:36

Negative, not this time.

00:39

I would have DOT follow up on it.

00:43

Ten four, I've notified them.

00:45

Tom, this is Boomer.

00:47

Boomer, go ahead.

00:49

Squad 39 is en route to Glenn Carlton.

00:52

10-4.

00:53

We'll be around to the 2nd tree and clear on Boomer Road.

00:59

I see a tree is out of the road, but it's covered four sides, and they'll have to get it off the shoulder.

01:05

Ten four.

2026-09-24 08:23 UTC

Road Closure

Glenn Carlton Rd, Boomer, NC 28606

Tree blocking both lanes on Glenn Carlton Road

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a tree blocking both lanes of a roadway near Glenn Carlton Road in the Boomer area. A second tree was reported off the road but on the shoulder, and a follow-up with the Department of Transportation was discussed.

Tree blocking both lanes on Glenn Carlton Road

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