Brush fire along I-40 West near milepost 38.6
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Buncombe County Fire and EMS
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00:00
I got two going in the woods now.
00:04
Fire's moving west this time.
00:06
Ladder ten's here.
00:07
They're going to try to hit some of this with some water.
00:12
Okay, I'm gonna try to get brush in up there and see if we can get some water on the head area.
00:21
Okay.
00:22
Wind shifted west, so it's coming lateral along the interstate.
00:30
Okay, you copy.
00:33
(name withheld) has made it up there to me.
00:40
Copy 103, I'll say.
00:44
Copy 103.
00:50
Thompson 40 West, come in.
00:56
Go ahead.
01:00
Do you need any additional personnel out that way?
01:07
Yeah, if you can go ahead and start me two, four-man brush crews.
01:15
Copy that.
01:18
Go ahead.
01:23
We've repeated on scene.
01:24
We're going to be clearing service.
01:30
Engine three, go ahead.
01:33
I know y'all's repeated it a couple times, but I've been on another radio bunch.
01:37
What was the name of that road that I can get to to come up in there where the fire's at?
01:46
When you turn up
01:48
Big Cove Road off of Lewis Road, it'll be First Road on the left.
01:52
I can't remember the name right now.
01:55
I copy. I'll be there in just a minute.
01:57
Also, Haywood's got a crew coming.
01:59
It's going to be coming there before me.
02:07
First crew.
02:09
Copy that.
02:13
Hey, four, thank you.
02:19
Copy that.
02:23
Ten 24 or 25 .
02:30
Go for 24 .
02:35
You linked up with your partner?
02:39
There, I can't see him and the fire's going upwards.
02:48
Okay.
02:50
Ten 25 .
02:57
Chief 10-22, I have 25 with me.
03:03
Okay, 24, come back down to me.
03:09
Copy that.
03:19
Station 12, at milepost 38.6, I-40 West, brush fire.
03:26
Station 12, at milepost 38.6, I-40 West, brush fire.
03:32
Cross streets are North Luther Road.
03:34
Respond on fire attack one.
03:40
This is 40 command.
03:44
Go ahead.
03:47
I don't think it should affect y'all, but just use caution.
03:49
Apparently we've gotten reports of some kind of wrong way driver coming westbound down the eastbound side.
03:57
Copy that. Thank you.
04:04
10-14, ring is lower now.
04:11
10-10, come in.
04:21
Station 62 at (number withheld) Upper College Road, fire alarm.
04:27
Station 62 at (number withheld) Upper College.
04:31
Road fire alarm.
04:33
Cross streets are East Lane.
04:35
Respond on B fire dispatch.
04:46
EMS 12 and EMS 31, suicide at (number withheld) Biltmore Avenue.
04:54
Cross streets are Granby Street.
04:56
Respond on EAFM.
04:58
EMS 12. EMS 31, suicide, at (number withheld) Biltmore Avenue.
05:05
Cross streets are Granby Street.
05:07
Respond on EAFM.
05:14
Again, yeah, they need two brush crews.
05:17
I'm doing one from you guys and one from a primary.
05:25
And four, you can show engine 18-3 in route.
05:32
Copy that.
05:38
Squad 12, we are responding.
05:44
12, did your tones go?
05:49
(name withheld), this is Chief 61.
05:55
Communications, this is 61.
06:01
I40, come in, communications.
06:04
Go ahead.
06:09
You contact Buncombe County and give me a time for from there, please.
06:13
Copy that, working on it now.
06:18
Engine 1830, come in.
06:23
Yes, sir. The only information the crisis line had is that they're going to be in the garage at the lowest level in a blue Honda Pilot.
06:36
Good copy.
06:45
Go ahead.
06:53
Already did.
06:54
I'll tell you. You'll have the incoming units radio in when I get to the 37.
06:58
They'll shut the interstate down while I'm coming the wrong way.
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