Controlled burn reported near Cameron Road sparks response, Shawboro NC
Fire & ArsonFire and emergency units responded to visible smoke and flames near Cameron Road in Currituck County, North Carolina. They initially suspected a grass fire and requested additional resources including a tanker and forestry support. Upon arrival, responders confirmed the fire was a controlled burn with no threat to nearby structures or forest areas. All additional units were canceled as the situation was under control.
Audio|Source: Currituck County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Call units respond to near Cameron Road.
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No... The current court turn on Eastridge now from Shawboro.
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We've got smoke and flames over the trees.
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Go ahead and repage for.
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Go ahead and repaid support.
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There's no hydrants in the surrounding area.
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There is a pond at the very back of Cameron Road.
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Repaging scene.
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Go ahead and ask for, uh, make sure somebody brings a tanker for us, please.
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And we're...
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...station 4 fire, station 4 fire,
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Near Cameron Road, near Cameron Road off East Ridge.
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for grassfire,
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have visible smoke and flames over the trees, requesting tanker as well.
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WKB 99, WQPL685, 2011, ready assignment, TAC1.
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Okay.
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Okay. Okay. Forestry 2.
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Forestry 2.
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Forestry 2.
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Forestry 2 is leaving Camden in five minutes.
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Who is command on scene for Cameroid?
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I believe it's just going to be engine 43 for right now.
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43 to Forestry, we're just coming down east through now.
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I got flame with smoke over the true line.
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Copy 43. Do you want me to go ahead and get a tractor rolling?
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Yeah, let's make that call here.
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I'll let you know it's get all ten years really.
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All right, copy that.
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I'll get him on a roll.
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AC41's responding to current taxation for the tanker.
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C41 responded.
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We're going to come on it.
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This dirt road right behind 43 and see if we can get to where that fire is.
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43 from AC 41.
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Go ahead, 41.
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Hey, do we need an additional request for more brush trucks? Doc, maybe northwest as well?
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Let's go ahead and get our other brush truck rolling if we got somebody available and we can get free for a brush truck.
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All right, I copy direct break.
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Assistant Chief 41 to the unit that we'll go into Svago.
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Somebody break off and get the other brush truck.
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CC 41, Captain 4.
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I can roll engine 40 for a tanker.
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I'm at the station now.
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That'll be wonderful.
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I'm just coming off the island.
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Brush truck forward to AC 41.
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Yeah, good.
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Yeah, this guy in this four wheeling behind me.
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He just said that's a control burn.
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They got an excavator back there.
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All right, I'm still eight or ten minutes out working with AC42.
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You copy. AC 42, did you copy that?
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42 is on scene.
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I'm talking to somebody that's a control burn.
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I'm like my way back there and see what we got.
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Rushdruck 41, come on down this way.
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Protect 445 and route flago.
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445 in route.
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445 in route.
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Brush 41, go ahead.
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First off from A.C41, did you sign the TAC channel for Cameron Road?
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Radio sign in TAC 1.
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Do you still need any station 3 page out? C-41 to all companies from four respondents.
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They get to the TAC 1.
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If the Cameron Roadians, just advise if you need additional page out for a station 3 response.
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Territz up for struck four.
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You can stand down three at this time until we get eyes on it, especially a control burn.
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Sir, Tuck, show engine 40 responding, par five.
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Engine 40, par five.
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DC-42, current technology all responding units, y'all can stand down.
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Control burn,
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no danger to any forestry woodlines or big closures.
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You can't cancel any further station floor response.
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Near Cameron Rd, Shawboro, NC 27973
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