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Heavy Smoke Reported Near North Five Forks on Route 29Amherst County VA

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N 5 Forks Rd, Virginia

Heavy smoke was reported on Route 29 southbound near North Five Forks area. Fire units responded to investigate the source of the smoke. Officers noted the smell of smoke but did not see visible flames on arrival. The smoke was isolated near the intersection and may be related to a controlled burn north of the area ongoing for the past week.

Audio|Source: Amherst County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Manalas and fire need units to respond to 29 southbound north-five for smoke investigation repeating for Manalas and fire need units to respond to 29 southbound in the area of north-five forks for heavy smoke in the area ending page 1959 operate off one
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Amherst, 101st, and route to station 1.
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104-101.
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138, and roll to station 3.
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104, sir.
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121 moon route to scene.
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104.
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Amherst, 104 4-404 is in route to station 3.
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104, sir.
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One, two, and being on opposite soon.
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Send for.
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I'm in Allison Fires. Would you consider this call covered?
01:05
Amherstimetic 2-9?
01:09
Yeah.
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In row.
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$200.
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All right through the same.
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Copy, sir.
01:25
Chief Duke from FD10.
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Go ahead.
01:35
I just came through the area. I could smell the smoke, but I didn't see anything. I'm all right back to five forks.
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Just to see if I can help you all out locate.
01:43
Okay.
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10.4. Thank you.
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121 FD10.
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Go ahead, sir.
01:58
Do they still have the road shut down right there, Cooper Steel?
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I will let you know in just one second.
02:15
Negative, it's open there.
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Simple.
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One-o-eighteenth-two and all of the station one, I'll grab the trial.
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Okay.
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Amherst minute 2.8, we're on location.
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Amherst M. I'll be out.
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We'll make 2.9.
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204.
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Correct. 2.8.
03:01
One twenty one's in area.
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10-4[1]. C-2 to Amherston area.
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10-4[1].
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Amherst minute to a patient contact ring.
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20-05.
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21 just morning.
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Copy.
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C2 from FEPA.
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Go ahead.
03:37
It's been all the way through five forks. It definitely isolated that intersection.
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I'm going to go back and check this road that's across the street from 29, the road across the street from both fours on 29, I can look back.
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Ten, four.
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I want him in there.
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Ten four.
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Chiefs, sir, I'll check all the way to the end of the past until nothing down here.
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Ten, four.
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Hey, Mercedes is in Route one.
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20.
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5010.
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Go ahead.
04:37
Did you isolate it to North Five Forks or South Five Forks?
04:43
It's definitely isolated in the North Five Forks.
04:46
All right, that Big Farm just north of North Five Forks has been burning the past week or so, so it might be residual from now.
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10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative

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