Brush fire from controlled burn on East River Road

Heard on: Fluvanna VA Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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

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Attack 20, brush 30, 433,

00:03

(number withheld) East River Road for a brush fire.

00:08

Possible controlled burn that's gotten out of hand.

00:11

Attack 20, brush 30, 433,

00:15

(number withheld) East River Road for a brush fire.

00:19

Caller advised appears to be a controlled burn that's gotten out of hand.

00:23

1721.

00:24

Attack 20, Brush 30, 433.

00:26

Walking 20, digit bill, 1722.

00:29

1428 to the zone.

00:30

1420, 1722.

00:32

Chief One responding.

00:34

Chief One en route. 1724.

00:36

Chief One was called in by the pipeline worker across the street.

00:40

Said it's going to be near (number withheld) East River Road.

00:44

Appears to be a controlled burn in a field.

00:46

People are scrambling, appears to be getting out of hand.

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1725.

01:03

Brush 30, 433, 2nd tone.

01:07

(number withheld) East River Road, brush fire, control burn out of hand.

01:12

Brush 30, 433, (number withheld) East River Road, for brush fire, possible control burn out of hand at 1725.

8/12/2026 02:20 PM

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E River Rd, Columbia, VA 23038

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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 were dispatched to a reported brush fire near East River Road. Radio traffic indicated a possible controlled burn in a field that appeared to be getting out of hand, with people seen scrambling in the area.

Brush fire from controlled burn on East River Road

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