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Brush fire near Cresthill Road caused by unattended burnLynchburg VA

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Near Cresthill Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24504

Fire and emergency units responded to a brush fire near Cresthill Road about 30 to 40 feet wide. The fire started from a control burn that was left unattended. The person responsible left the area to get diesel fuel and is now nearby. The fire is being monitored.

Audio|Source: Campbell County Fire and EMS
03:34
Transcript:
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Company 13, Squad 4, Metagate 6, Forestry, respondent area near Cresthill Road for a brush-fire. Plains have lost, and that it's possibly 30 to 40 feet wide, but someone started as a control burning left-ed, markup on Ops 2 and Ops 2, Camacquil, 1821.
00:25
Medicate 6 and I'm out from Station 6.
00:28
I got me.
00:35
13-6-7 is a route.
00:41
Tomor.
00:45
Chief 13 in route.
00:49
Tomlin.
00:51
Can't believe, sir.
00:54
I'm not a payoff.
00:57
There's any trains for to LGedge.
01:03
Time for him.
01:09
Okay, I'm 134 now around.
01:12
Time for him.
01:18
Okay, I'm up at 1006 from the station.
01:22
Time for him.
01:30
Company 13, respondent area near Cresthill Road for brush bar, approximately 30 to 40 feet wide. Plain and devising those originally at Control Burn, someone left it, Markle-on-Ops 2,
01:44
Camicleer, 1824.
01:51
Camel, 1304.
01:57
Go ahead, Camel.
02:00
Yeah, if you don't mind, you can get dispatch call, Robbins. Just call on for you.
02:09
I can go give you call just a second.
02:17
1305 or Campbell, I'm at the station.
02:21
Time more.
02:27
How many have you got marked up so far, Campbell?
02:31
I have yourself and four others.
02:38
Okay, you show the call's cover.
02:43
Time for... Time for...
02:50
Campbell, Thursday,
02:52
now.
02:53
Copy.
02:59
Chief 13.
03:01
Yes,
03:04
sir, go ahead.
03:06
We've got that subject on a phone now, who reported the control burn, the advice he left to go get diesel fuel for tomorrow.
03:13
He's on Cresthill Road now. We'll be watching it.
03:20
Okay, so he is with it now?
03:22
He should be there shortly, the advice he is on Crest Hill.
03:26
Ten,
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four.
03:33
Thirteen to seven, how far out are you?

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Near Cresthill Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24504

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