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Small brush fire from burn barrel contained near Gravel Hill RdTroutville VA

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Near Gravel Hill Rd, Troutville, VA 24175

Fire and emergency units responded to a report of a burn out of control in a field near a house on Gravel Hill Road. On arrival, responders found that a homeowner's burn barrel fire had spread slightly into the nearby woodline. The small brush fire was brought under control shortly after arrival.

Audio|Source: Botetourt Fire and EMS
03:33
Transcript:
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Spot-tops of Units En route, near Gravel Hill Road, caller advised that a neighbor should have an out-of-control burn in the field by their house at least 1500 feet away up the hill from them, not traveling very fast from what she can tell.
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She was unable to give a good description of how large it is.
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God.
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Bata Todd, Brush 2 is arriving on scene.
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I have a small, C.C.
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controlled brush fire.
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Brush 2 will be out investigating them.
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10-4[1] run on the C.
00:46
Small, possibly controlled brush out investigating, 8-106.
00:57
About a utility four is on the scene.
01:01
Utility four on the agency.
01:02
Okay, 7.
01:07
By that, by the road command.
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Command.
01:16
No patient, I'm just on the same.
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Compliant. Once you can't handle 8-07.
01:31
Firepower power power brush two.
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Press two. Press two.
01:43
Homeowner had a burn barrel that got into the woodline, small fire,
01:50
pressed to the extinguishing it.
01:53
Joe firefighter's down the same there.
02:02
10-4[1] confirming Hunter was using a burn barrel into the woodline with the small fire.
02:08
Hey, Jones.
02:12
By that, Tinkerty is arriving.
02:16
Tangerty is arriving.
02:20
Brush, do you think you're going to be good with your water? Do I need to get around to you?
02:29
If you can take the address,
02:31
we'll probably get your line.
02:38
10-4[1] is it going to be that access behind me? Right there behind you go.
02:53
About 10, power forward.
02:56
By 4. 4. 4.
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I forgot to be insane, but I'm on the same and now clear it inserts.
03:12
104, 1812.
03:19
Fire thought, brush two.
03:23
Brush two.
03:25
We've got a good knock sound on the fire.
03:27
You can say you can't something can handle.
03:31
104. Something can handle, 1812.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative

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Near Gravel Hill Rd, Troutville, VA 24175

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