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Brush fire contained near Lipe Road in North CarolinaRowan County NC

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audio iconFire & Arson
Lipe Rd, North Carolina 28023

As discussed during the dispatch call, a brush fire near Lipe Road in North Carolina was handled by fire units including Tanker 554 and Brush 557. The fire was contained and controlled with no visible remaining flames. Firefighters continued to wet down the area to prevent re-ignition.

Audio|Heard on: Rowan County Fire and EMS, Salisbury Fire
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02:2
Transcript:
00:00
Rowan 557, over St.
00:01
Jason County.
00:03
Brush 567, 1453.
00:07
We're an engine six, something.
00:11
Something's just 5000 from command.
00:20
Are you controlled on your side?
00:23
Yeah, we look pretty good on our side.
00:26
Four sevens out of water.
00:27
We're going to come back up and top off.
00:30
Okay, are you going to need to go back out there?
00:33
I don't think we'll have to go back out here.
00:36
The biggest concern is just what's burning on this left-hand side of where I'm at right now.
00:42
Okay, sounds good.
00:44
Do whatever you need to do there and then before y'all your last run,
00:50
I'd like to do the area where I'm at.
00:52
It burned. I don't have any visible fire, but I just want to wet it down.
00:56
Copy that.
00:58
We're on engine one.
01:00
Engine one.
01:03
So, copy complete 1454.
01:09
Control.
01:13
Yeah.
01:21
Lipe Road command room.
01:25
Lipe Road command, go ahead.
01:30
Fires contained.
01:31
Shows under control.
01:32
All hands committed.
01:33
Approximately 1 h.
01:37
Run ladder one.
01:39
Ladder one.
01:42
Sonics, please.
01:45
Copy complete 1455.
01:51
Tanker 554 is on the scene, baby.
01:53
Copy tanker 554 on scene.
01:57
Brush 557 is on scene on baby fire.
02:00
Copy brush 557 on scene.

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Lipe Rd, North Carolina 28023

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