Fire crews respond to brush fire near IHOP in Hickory, Hickory NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible grass or brush fire behind the IHOP near 23rd Street Lane Southeast and McDonald Parkway in Hickory. The call mentioned the fire might be in a wooded area behind the restaurant near a back road. Responders checked the area, including near Sam’s Club, before returning to service.
Audio|Heard on: Catawba NC Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Hickory Engine Five got a report of a grass fire behind the.
00:05
Behind the IHOP off the back road near the highway or from a back road there behind the IHOP.
00:15
Off Ninth or Fifteenth Avenue, you believe it's going to be off that.
00:21
Yeah, we'll try Twenty Third Street Lane Southeast.
00:25
Twenty Third Street Lane Southeast and that sharp curve according to the caller.
00:30
(number withheld).
00:32
Engine five.
00:35
We're in the area.
00:36
Do you have any further?
00:39
Yeah, she just says we're behind the IHOP there in the woods.
00:45
Engine five here.
00:47
Okay.
00:51
Circling behind the Sam's Club.
00:54
Back up to IHOP and McDonald Parkway on that to locate.
00:56
If you have any further, we're back in service.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
23rd St Ln SE, Hickory, NC 28602
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