Fog sparks false fire alarm near Old Mountain Road, Watauga County NC
Fire & ArsonNear Old Mountain Road, North Carolina, a smoke report triggered emergency response, but responders quickly confirmed fog caused the sighting, not fire.
Audio|Source: Watauga County Fire, EMS and Rescue, Boone and Blowing Rock Fire
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Transcript:
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That address off Old Mountain Road.
00:02
Is that the caller's address? And additionally,
00:05
did they give further other than just smoke below them? Because I'm coming up Taylorville right now and stopped in with fog.
00:15
Can't get a visual on anything.
00:20
The Old Mountain Road is the reporting party.
00:23
He stated it was coming from northwest area, looks to be Spice Creek Road, maybe that's all he could say.
00:32
Watauga, you should have 3306 on scene 491.
00:36
I'll be out with the homeowner and also Forestry, I believe this is just going to be the smoke.
00:45
Repeat, you say you think this is just going to be fog?
00:51
I'm pretty sure because you can't really see nothing up here from the fog.
00:58
Yeah,
00:59
I'm going to continue on up to Spice Creek.
01:04
10-4[1], I'm about out here to the house now.
01:11
323 to Forestry.
01:15
Go ahead.
01:18
I was unable to locate the caller at the house up here, but I am 100% sure this is just called in from the fog.
01:30
Yeah, that's good job, you.
01:32
I don't really see how anything could be burning right now anyhow.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment / OK
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Location mentioned:
Old Mountain Rd, North Carolina 28604
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