Car battery fire at Fancy Gap KOA campground

Heard on: Carroll County Public Safety and Galax City Fire / EMS

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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10-4, 113. Fire department, Carroll County Fire Rescue, Cana Station, respond to you.

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Fancy Gap KOA campground.

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Vehicle fire.

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Car battery blew up.

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Field clear, nice 23.

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In and out, station one, 19 twenty-four.

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Additional information, they believe the fire is out.

00:28

Does want fire department to continue to check it.

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Okay, we'll make four.

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All units responding, Fancy Gap KOA will be operating on OPS three.

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CCOM,

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go ahead.

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Eight hundred, caller advised vehicle fire.

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Extinguisher deployed.

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They said the battery blew up.

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They think that it's out, but they thought it was parked around trees and campers.

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They want somebody to come confirm extinguishment and check for extension.

2026-09-13 16:23 UTC

Fire

Fox Trl Lp, Fancy Gap, VA 24328

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a campground near Fancy Gap for a reported vehicle fire caused by a car battery that reportedly blew up. The caller said an extinguisher was used and believed the fire was out, but requested fire units to confirm extinguishment and check for any extension because the vehicle was parked near trees and campers.