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Heard on: Botetourt Fire and EMS · 18 hours ago
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Company One Engine Seven respond (number withheld) and eighty-two Blue Ridge Drive for a brush fire.
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Chief Five, repeating Company One Engine Seven respond (number withheld) Blue Ridge Drive for a grass fire.
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Brush fire contained near Blue Ridge Dr

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible brush and grass fire near Blue Ridge Drive in Blue Ridge, Virginia. Units including Engine Seven, Chief Five, and Brush One arrived to find a fast-moving fire, reportedly caused by a sparking transformer. The fire was later brought under control, and roads in the immediate area were temporarily closed during the response.

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Blue Ridge Dr, Blue Ridge, VA 24064
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