Controlled stump burn near Dollar General construction

Heard on: Vance County Public Safety

01:56

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

Central Fire Department, Central Fire Department, respond emergency traffic to the area of (number withheld) US 1 Highway South.

00:12

In the area of the Dollar General, caller advised there is a pile on fire in that area.

00:23

The path of fire, they're no longer on scene.

00:25

Should clear 330.

00:32

And you were advised what the nature of that call was.

00:38

There was a passerby calling in stating there were two piles on fire on a construction site by the Dollar General.

00:54

10-4, I was notified yesterday that the guy was going to be doing a burn there and that he had a burn permit.

01:01

But I will check same out too and then out.

01:05

Radio service.

01:16

200. 200, go ahead.

01:22

Oh, sorry.

01:26

338.

01:34

Central Bay, this is new construction site just being cleared in front of Kipper Job.

01:41

We're on US-1.

01:43

It is just a couple of medium-sized piles of stumps left that are glowing.

01:50

Everything's ten four at this location.

01:56

Ten four.

2026-09-18 00:29 UTC

Fire

S, 1297 US-1, Kittrell, NC 27544

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 report of piles on fire near a construction site by a Dollar General on US-1 Highway South in Kittrell. A passerby reported two piles burning, and crews later found a couple of medium-sized stump piles that were glowing. The situation was under control and a burn permit had previously been notified.