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Brush fire with heavy smoke near Rush Branch Road

Heard on: Watauga County Fire, EMS and Rescue, Boone and Blowing Rock Fire

03:09

00:00

We're at about a thousand blocks of Laurel Creek Road, and we do have heavy smoke.

2/20/2026 12:01 PM

Fire & Arson

Rush Branch Rd, North Carolina

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Fire & Arson reported near Rush Branch Rd, North Carolina on Feb 20, 2026, 12:01 PM. As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders investigated a possible brush fire causing heavy smoke along Laurel Creek Road near Rush Branch Road in North Carolina. AI-generated summary from public dispatch audio. Not an official report.

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