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Unauthorized fire behind residence near Burgess StreetBeckley WV

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Burgess St, Beckley, WV 25801

Fire crews responded to an unauthorized fire behind a residence near Burgess Street. The fire was possibly caused by burning copper wire and was not out of control. An officer was on the scene during the response.

Audio|Source: Raleigh County Police, Bradley Fire and WV State Police
03:17
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 1, smoke,
00:03
South Oakwood Avenue and Burgess Street.
00:07
Engine 1, smoke,
00:10
South Oakwood Avenue and Burgess Street, at 7.05 hours.
00:20
Vision one, God's wrong.
00:24
Copy engine one, possibly copper being burned.
00:28
Smoke over in the area making it difficult to see.
00:30
All right.
00:34
One twenty fire command.
00:40
All units will be clear.
00:44
Copy, sir, seven o'clock.
00:51
Control, 127.
00:56
127. She's going to be code 70.
00:58
Her daughter's here.
00:59
Please put this in the notes.
01:01
Her daughter's name is (name withheld).
01:03
Her phone number is (number withheld).
01:09
That way, if this happens again, somebody getting hold of her daughter to come over here.
01:17
Copy.
01:21
Clear me and set a Demi for report.
01:24
Copy.
01:27
Also, log me back off DG, please.
01:31
Okay. Okay.
01:34
Joe, C-38.
01:39
G-38. G-38.
01:43
I'll be about to BD and some paperwork.
01:52
What if I?
01:56
Good, clear me.
01:57
John.
02:02
Units are clear.
02:04
Retire in the station.
02:05
If you would, contact D.C.
02:07
Had them send us all truck to make sure here in the area where we use on.
02:13
Copy.
02:18
Control 243
02:25
I've got an unintended fire in the wooded area behind near Burgess Street.
02:32
Can you see a fire can respond to extinguish that? It's not out of control.
02:40
Copy. They should be already in the area.
02:42
I'll let them know where exactly is.
02:46
Copy. Copy.
02:56
Go ahead.
02:59
Are you by chance at near Burgess Street?
03:06
I would zoom locate the fire behind residents.
03:10
It smells like trash.
03:11
We were walking down to it.
03:13
There's an officer on scene and they said that they were burning wire.

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Burgess St, Beckley, WV 25801

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Incident Timeline

  1. Situation Under Control
  2. Coordination Between Units
  3. Fire Located Behind Residence
  4. Additional Information Received
  5. Initial Report of Smoke

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