Permitted bonfire cooking pig reported near Andrews Chapel road, Durham NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders were called to a reported outside fire near Andrews Chapel Road. Upon arrival, they found it was a permitted bonfire in the woods behind a residence where a pig was being cooked for Christmas. The homeowner confirmed having permits and monitoring the fire safely.
Audio|Heard on: Durham City Fire
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04:21
Transcript:
00:00
Outside fire near Andrews Chapel Road.
00:06
Outside fire near Andrews Chapel Road, cross of Havenwood Lane and Timbercutt Drive.
00:15
Engine 17.
00:28
Clear case to Richard Five.
00:35
Go ahead, Five.
00:38
Hey, we've rode through the area.
00:40
Nobody's trying to wave us down.
00:41
We don't see any vehicle.
00:43
If the caller wants to remain anonymous, we're going to ride through one more time and then we're in clear.
00:48
Definitely.
00:56
He had a tank and a ladder or something.
01:03
Engine 17, ladder 17.
01:14
Ladder 17, switch over to op channel two.
01:22
It looks like a pretty big bonfire.
01:24
I don't know how to get to it yet.
01:26
Do you want to maybe circle around the other side or something?
01:32
We're going to try to go in this neighborhood,
01:35
find another way to it.
01:39
Acknowledgment / OK, copy.
01:44
Tanker's going to stay on Andrews Chapel if they know where you need me, if you need me.
02:03
Seen it in front of you right there.
02:07
Yeah, was that going to be off of Leesville?
02:11
Trying to go up this neighborhood a little bit.
02:18
Swing back out towards Leesville.
02:20
I think it might be off Leesville.
02:23
All right, let me know if you can get closer.
02:30
Yeah.
02:40
Engine 17 for communications.
02:44
Wait a minute.
02:46
Hey, it looks like there's a driveway on Andrews Chapel right across from the monetary school.
02:51
It looks like it's a private driveway right there that's going to take you to the area you're trying to get to.
02:57
We spoke with that subject and he said it was in the woods behind his house and it's a good ways behind that house.
03:03
I'm actually on foot trying to get to it now and figure out a way to it.
03:25
Engine 17, ladder 17.
03:30
It wasn't difficult.
03:33
We just talked to the homeowner.
03:35
They have it. They're cooking a pig for Christmas.
03:37
They have permits for that bonfire.
03:40
They're monitoring their own method.
03:43
They've pinged online and so that's what they're.
03:45
Well, this wolf over there.
03:47
They're cooking.
03:52
Still on scene with them.
03:53
What's their address?
03:56
Near Andrews Chapel road.
03:59
Traveling, he came out to the road and met us on his truck.
04:01
He didn't want us to go in the driveway and up the yard.
04:08
Engine 17, you got it.
04:09
Near Andrews Chapel Road.
04:15
Road type driveway.
04:19
Yeah, I'm almost dead at Walton.
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Location mentioned:
Andrews Chapel Rd, Durham, NC 27703
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