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Brush fire spreads after control burn near pincushion roadColumbia SC

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Pincushion Rd, Columbia, SC 29209

As discussed during the dispatch call, a brush fire started from a controlled burn that got out of control near Pincushion Road and Backswamp. No buildings are at risk.

Audio|Heard on: Lexington SC Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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01:41
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 23, brush truck 22, prepared a copy of brush fire.
00:05
Sent it's a control burn that's gotten out of hand.
00:08
That's near Pincushion Road 23, brush truck 22.
00:13
Got a brush fire.
00:16
Started from a control burn that's gotten out of hand for the caller.
00:19
It's not threatening any structures at this time.
00:21
It's just spreading.
00:23
Near pincushion road, near pincushion.
00:27
Cross-street of Back Swamp Road.
00:29
I'm trying to see if they can give a size of 50 Delta 1, Ops 4, Ops 4 at 1744.
00:39
Go ahead, Battalion 4.
00:41
Go ahead, Battalion 4.
00:44
There's nobody at 22 to pick up the brush truck.
00:46
You start the next closest one, please.
00:49
I'm sorry. Somebody just came up on opt for.
00:51
It might be Tinker 23.
00:53
No rest you want to be clear as well.
00:56
Hey, Patia, Paul.
00:58
Talk about that.
00:59
All right, Takeda 23 is going with Rescue 5 and 29.
01:03
You wanted me to send someone else?
01:07
Send another brush truck.
01:08
There's nobody at 22 to pick up their brush truck.
01:11
I've got to start another brush truck.
01:16
Station 19, any volunteers able to go pick up brush truck 19 for an out of control burn near pincushion road.
01:25
Station 19, volunteers for station 18.
01:29
I need a brush truck from brush truck 19 to respond to a control burn that's gotten out of hand.
01:36
Near pincushion, near pincushion.
01:40
We're operating on Ops 4, Ops 4.

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Pincushion Rd, Columbia, SC 29209

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