Abandoned house fire near Valley and Johnson Valley roads, Knox County TN
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to an abandoned house fire near Valley Road and Johnson Valley Road in Knox County, Tennessee. The structure was unoccupied with power disconnected. The fire was visible from nearby highways and crews worked to contain the blaze on a ridge line. The property owner was not on site but had people nearby. Access to the location was challenging due to unmarked roads.
Audio|Source: Norfolk Southern Road Channel
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Transcript:
00:00
Responding units that are going to 41 on the Valley Road. PIF also can be a small building near the woods. It's going to be an abandoned house. Power is off and there's no vehicles near the residence.
00:12
Power company has been notified.
00:14
Also, I see trees near the building are catching on fire as well.
00:25
Thank you, sir.
00:30
Has anyone responded, Chris, too?
00:36
Cancel.
00:42
1401 to 1405.
00:49
Have you already left our properties?
00:59
I'm unable to copy.
01:06
You already left property?
01:10
That's permanent, well I'm right behind Ninja 32.
01:15
I'm not by copy.
01:17
I'm approaching Johnson Valley Club for 22.
01:21
You'll see... I was going to take you get to talk.
01:29
I'm going to run on home and get it just by all this stuff.
01:36
Okay,
01:44
copy that. When you get there,
01:47
we've got several minutes.
01:49
We'll try to cancel neutral aid if we're going to deal. Copy that.
02:00
It looks like your structure is on top of the hill. I can see it from on top of the Chalked Streetward Highway.
02:12
1401 all units, our main objective is to keep this fire from spreading.
02:23
This structure has been abandoned for a while. It's going to go quick.
02:27
Go defenses.
02:36
It's 302 in the area.
02:38
It's just okay.
02:39
It was not the 491 track.
02:43
We're still running down Johnson Valley Road, it's still going to be.
02:52
1440 to engine 32.
02:55
Over 32?
02:58
I can see it from Straitwater Highway and possible Cod. It looks like it's on top of the ridge line.
03:05
So if you're going down the Johnson Valley to your left.
03:10
We are looking up to now on our last. I've not been able to find this.
03:16
It's a pretty good glow with a sudden drop off the ridge.
03:23
Mark Wood they had that big control part of that last year.
03:31
We had that big control part of that last year. We're driving back in the Johnsonville.
03:52
A pretty good distance off the road.
03:55
Is the caller or complainant that called this in? Are they at the fire?
04:05
The original caller is third party. She is the owner of the property, but she does have people on the site.
04:15
Okay, can you call her back or just stand by and I'll call and get their phone number.
04:25
Okay.
04:30
From Google Maps it appears to be a driveway that goes up and then there are several residences and buildings on the top of the ridge drive.
04:42
It should be your first driveway on the left past Possumtrods.
04:51
We found the 491 driveway, but could not see any fire in that area.
05:01
Copy. I can see it from the other side of the ridge.
05:07
So you probably can't see them. I actually have one probably over the ridge from where you're at.
05:17
Probably that's probably not going to be. Is there anything?
05:35
For fire personnel, the way you're in.
05:40
Set copy you.
05:46
We are changing the road gate. We're looking at right, please.
05:54
Copy, engine, just past my phone.
06:01
1401,
06:02
all responding units. The 491 is not marked.
06:07
There is no mailbox.
06:09
The complainant's sons are supposed to be at the end of the road, past Possent Trot.
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Echo Valley Rd, Tennessee 37923
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