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Firefighters battle large hay fire on NC-268Stokes County NC

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NC-268, North Carolina

Firefighters responded to a large building fire on NC-268 that contained hay. An excavator was requested to help remove the burning hay. The area was cordoned off for safety, and water supply points were adjusted due to muddy conditions making access difficult. Multiple firefighting units worked to control the fire and manage water supply.

Audio|Source: Surry County Public Safety
06:28
Transcript:
00:00
61A2 is gone to the dry hydrant right there off 268 set up waterpoint.
00:05
Copy that. They're going to you, copy.
00:10
Negative, what was that?
00:14
Round 7 location.
00:18
The hot, dry hydrant, just before you get to,
00:22
Ron, Hugh started out on the left, I can't remember the road name, it's, Rupert 1.8 or 9.
00:29
10-4[1], I copy.
00:31
I'll say 740, phone number of (number withheld).
00:35
Affirmity.
00:37
Copy.
00:39
Stand it, for you.
00:41
Go ahead.
00:45
February 14,
00:48
31 of us, we do have a small cellar type basement. It is clear.
00:53
I've got 77 units completing a secondary search, first and second floor.
01:00
I've got a tick that's went in size for us to sell our overhaul.
01:07
Coffee. Anything else you need?
01:11
I believe we should be good with what we've got up here at the moment.
01:15
We need to start sending thumb down to these other two.
01:20
We can go ahead and start breaking a couple of ways.
01:24
Copy that.
01:26
740. If you would, 1021,
01:28
I can put you through to 1,000.
01:32
Got to be 7.7.
01:34
76 unit, I covered you up.
01:38
I covered you up. I covered you up. Go ahead.
01:41
Engine two, if anybody is available, we need two or three people down here at the very last fire thing.
01:49
Seven for you.
01:52
Go ahead.
01:55
We're going to rope this off.
01:57
Got a trailer in the truck.
02:02
Try to get on your cup.
02:06
We're gonna just broke this off caution tape.
02:09
Anybody that's not in there right now, just gonna pull them back.
02:12
We'll just let them in and out as we go.
02:16
Yeah.
02:22
740, you got the engine too?
02:25
I did.
02:30
It's about one-tenth.
02:39
740, 730. Go ahead.
02:43
Prossing the size of you building and it is full of hay.
02:49
Roughly half but full of hay.
02:51
It looks to be about a 30 by 100 building.
02:55
Do have a fuel tank on one side.
02:59
It doesn't fall in so it's just wet and drowned right now.
03:04
Copy that, I'm on the phone 1,000. We're going to get an excavator in route, so we'll get the hay.
03:15
Does we have another tanker coming to building three?
03:24
740.
03:26
Go ahead.
03:31
Ten,
03:34
four, there's several tankers on the roadway if you need.
03:40
Okay, just check with 7.30, he's on the forest structure, he's probably going to need the most water.
03:44
7.30 you copy.
03:46
Ten,
03:49
ten.
03:53
Tankers on the roadway, just let them know what you need out of the state.
03:58
Tenfold.
04:00
Engine two is out of water, building three.
04:07
10 to 730 on 7th.
04:12
Two points at the very bottom.
04:18
Copy.
04:22
Command,
04:24
where do you need a unit?
04:35
Go ahead.
04:39
I'm in route, Soleno Station for South Area for company transfer.
04:45
Temple.
04:47
Golly to go.
04:52
104 Ultimate's going to be 1017 with their excavator. It's going to be coming from King.
05:00
Copy that. Let no one to get here. Appreciate it.
05:03
Copy.
05:05
730 you copy excavators and route to get the hay rolled out.
05:16
730 on set 6.
05:21
Go ahead.
05:24
Are you needing a tanker in your home to you?
05:30
104.
05:31
If you will,
05:33
pull right behind 64's tanker and we'll just notice this for the time being.
05:40
Stop minutes.
05:43
73, do you need more manpower?
05:52
2405740.
05:54
(name withheld).
05:57
Water point over on 268 is too moody to get trucks in.
06:00
Everybody tell everybody to come to pilot get water at DCs.
06:05
Copy. In the Rapid Lou, correct.
06:07
That's got the end-thold.
06:10
Good copy.
06:15
Any sense here, CX on scene.
06:24
730, 73 tankers en route to your location.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.

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