Grass fire reported near Snapdragon and Somerside Drives, Lake Wylie SC


A grass fire with visible smoke and flames was reported behind a house near Snapdragon Drive and Somerside Drive. Multiple callers saw black smoke. Fire crews responded, investigated, and suspect it was a controlled burn. No active fire threat remained after the check.
Audio|Source: York County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Bethelenge 4, if you could upgrade your traffic to priority 1, check the area for a grassfire emergency in the area of (number withheld),
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near Snapdragon Drive and Somerside Drive,
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smoke and flames seen from a grass fire behind someone's house.
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It's going to be closer to the lake.
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Another caller state, though, there was a lot of black smoke coming from the area.
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Engine 4 copies upgrading prior to one traffic.
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I'm going to copy. The end of three, I'll see.
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Let's see.
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Playology 1,5005, priority one fire alarm, (number withheld) Starlight Drive at Morning Star Fellowship Church.
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Take 23.
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Only out with your respondent priority one fire alarm, (number withheld) Starlight Drive at Morningstar Fellowship Church from the general fire alarm.
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Pineville has also been north side.
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Andrew one received.
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Fire found five elections two and around.
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Company is two.
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Count both, car two.
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Car Q.
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There's been around.
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Every room.
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Firegram, rock a ladder one's on thing.
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Lighter one on scene.
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Light one on, just say.
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We've got a key holder on thing.
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Copy that.
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21, show me in the area of Snapdragon and Somerside Drive.
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Copy in the area.
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Fire contest on the engine 4.
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Engine 4.
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Show engine 4 in the area. I believe we just spoke to the caller.
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We're going to go down a couple different roads to see what we can find.
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Copy that, sir. In the area.
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For... Mm-hmm.
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As unit to engine four, wasn't able to get any of that traffic.
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321 to Engine 4 Snapdragon is clear. I'm headed up towards the front of the neighborhood to see if it is one of the streets off of Autumn Cove.
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Engine 4 copies.
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110, please.
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Copy that, fire column. Sub-Ladder 1 is not a complete.
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Capiliter 1.
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Copy that one.
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Okay.
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Mixed use.
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Multi-family dwelling.
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Nothing showing.
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Evacuations in progress.
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Engine 1 will have Starlight Command. We'll be out investigating.
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Copy on. See. Nothing show.
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fire come vessel three next four.
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All right.
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Do you have the caller come out and meet somebody so that way we can talk to them about where they think the fire is?
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Anything, if we met with him already and he wasn't sure, he doesn't see the smoke anymore, it's died down. So it's probably a control burn that was lit with flammables. We're still checking the area, if we can see it.
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But we're out now. I think we might have found it at the end of Bay.
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Location mentioned:
Snapdragon Dr & Summerside Dr, Lake Wylie, SC 29710
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