Wildfire spreads beyond containment near Fire Tower Rd, Walstonburg NC


A wildfire has crossed containment lines and is spreading near Fire Tower Road, requiring additional brush trucks and dozer support to control the fire.
Audio|Source: Greene County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Hey, it's nice to know.
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It's getting me pretty good now. It's about to meet if that's half.
00:05
We ain't be doing anything on this end anymore.
00:08
Yeah, go ahead and come back out of there.
00:12
Come out towards the roadway. I'm getting rid to send the dozer right in there and I'm going to be right behind them.
00:17
Out here.
00:23
Walsmore 66540, we got a little bit jumped over the back fire line. We're getting ready to put it out and then we'll be heading on out towards the highway.
00:32
Copy that. We're getting ready to come,
00:36
where's that jump belts box at? Is it closer if we turned left or if we went straight?
00:45
It's about 50 foot from behind where we saw you just a minute ago on the very back by the swamp.
00:52
We've got a couple of places that have jumped across here now at the very back.
00:57
Get up to handle that, break.
01:01
ES1 from 540, you're on 4.
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ES1 from 540, Opsville.
01:08
We have 4. We have 4.
01:14
Go ahead.
01:16
And for safety sake, let's go ahead because I'm out for the truck now. I ain't going to be able to run it like a brush truck.
01:21
Let's go ahead and have another brush truck that is just to be on the same side.
01:25
Communications, you direct.
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Company.
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Yes, one advised to get flashed no heel for brush truck.
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Sample.
01:50
Snowhill fire department.
01:52
540 requested brush truck. 540 requested brush truck in the area of near Fire Tower Rd,
02:00
near Fire Tower Rd, brush truck from Snow Hill Fire Department.
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Location mentioned:
Near Fire Tower Rd, Walstonburg, NC 27888
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