Controlled burn causes heavy smoke on West Highway 172, Elbert County GA
TrafficA controlled burn by Georgia Forestry is producing heavy smoke on West Highway 172 near Green Church Road. The smoke is causing very limited visibility and hazardous driving conditions. Emergency units are responding and directing traffic to prevent accidents. The fire covers about 200 acres and is moving toward Madison County.
Audio|Source: Elbert Fire
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Transcript:
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Phaar Central to Station 7 Fire and Central Station.
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16.07 Washington Highway is going to be correction.
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16.07 West Highway 172.
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1607 West Highway 172.
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It's going to be a fire other call.
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It's going to be heavy smoke.
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on the roadway of 172.
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I'm not exactly sure where it's coming from.
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It's going to be headed towards Madison County.
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Well, been there, Ralph.
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I'm going to be advised.
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Georgia Forestry burning about 200 acres off Green Church Road today.
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To where it's going from over at you.
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Question 4.
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We are aware of the controlled burn.
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S.A.N. is asking because it is going to be making it hard to see the roadway.
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He's trying to direct traffic currently about Palm Town.
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2 Central.
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Go ahead.
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Sure is your 2 in rail.
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Clear.
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716 is en route.
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4. Are she in route 716.
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Ahead, 709.
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A-hundred-nine.
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A few-zero-truth.
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7-0-2-7-0-9 7-0-9 Beach 2nd Central
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By the head, engine two.
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Who is that from the highway, right?
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Negative, it's going to be West Highway 172, West Highway 172,
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it's going to be off the Fulman Highway.
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709, 7-0-0-2-0-2.
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Do you go ahead and get the truck? I'm going to go down there.
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If this works in, there's not a whole lot we're going to be able to do with it.
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But I'll just call for the deputy.
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Which truck do you want?
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You just bring 73, but they burn 200 acres, so there's no way we'll be to put anything out.
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Canvore.
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Cynchukes Central.
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Go off Bowman Highway.
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7-2, Region 2, yeah, you come up, Decrete.
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Through a bombing highway decrease, I've got that to Fort Madison County.
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If y'all just come to take one highway something here shortly.
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Simple.
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70173.
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Here is.
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Nice bar and we'll get the very end of Bryan Drive.
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Where are y'all headed?
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Fire.
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I just did 4, I noticed it earlier when we were just here to clarify our river Zip.
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So I'm working here and probably they said it first and then I'll make my way to burn out your house.
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7-02, the current church is completely.
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If you were going to have Bryant, 716,
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I'll get an airtime just make sure you're stepping out.
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I just turned on the 172 off of the current.
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There's pretty smoky coming down to heel here.
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743. Trophy, 10776.
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There are truck 73 central fire units that are in route.
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Go ahead, sir.
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We have a couple of, we have a caller's stating that there's going to be a lot of accident
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and on the area of, well,
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172, I just want to be, let y'all be aware of that as well.
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We're getting units to contact us.
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That's 104 Central.
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We're not going to hit this fire, we're not going to move to anything about it.
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I'm not going to do anything about it. I'm not going to tell you out here to put the fire up,
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but I'll buy you something here shortback.
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7 or 2, when you come past current, uh, slow down as zero visibility.
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Zero four.
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