Backyard grass fire controlled by homeowner

Heard on: Cabarrus County, Concord, Harrisburg, and Kannapolis Fire Departments

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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.

00:00

From Salisbury, I've got nothing here.

00:02

I think you gave me information about being low on Salisbury or Moral St.

00:06

Stephen's.

00:08

There appears to be a fire in the backyard of a house at this intersection.

00:17

On scene,

00:18

ten four. They advise there's about 40 feet on fire.

00:28

I'll get you a house number here in a minute.

00:31

There's a small grass fire about 20 by 20 on the back side of the house.

00:38

He said, "Car one, come in."

00:41

Bye bye.

00:46

All

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right,

00:54

I can make it.

00:57

That's probably just a vehicle.

01:01

Copy. But I also think he said, or he turned it off out here around that.

01:05

I don't know if he located the riser over there where you are.

01:13

There's St.

01:14

Stephen's command.

01:17

Okay, go ahead.

01:22

Okay, just the homeowner turning around some edging around the residence.

01:28

So you can show us under control.

01:31

And we're not going to need forester either.

2026-11-03 19:10 UTC

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Saint Stephens Church Road, Gold Hill, North Carolina 28071, United States

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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 reported backyard fire near the intersection of Salisbury, Moral Street, and St. Stephens. They found a small grass fire about 20 by 20 feet behind a house, apparently caused by the homeowner burning edging around the residence, and placed it under control without needing forestry response.

Backyard grass fire controlled by homeowner

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