Vegetation fire near Southern High School in Durham, Durham NC
Fire crews responded to a brush fire in the wooded area near Southern High School in Durham, North Carolina. The fire involved trees, pine straw, and leaves covering about half an acre near Goldendale Drive and Narrow Drive. Additional fire engines and a tanker were dispatched to assist with containment efforts.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
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Transcript:
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We're located in the wood line.
00:02
As soon as we pulled into Southern High School, it is,
00:07
in the woods is a pretty big fire.
00:21
Got it.
00:24
Communications can't get a tanker and route to this location.
00:29
For EDSO, what exactly is on fire?
00:35
The trees, the woods,
00:37
pine straw, leaves everything out here in the woods.
00:49
Communications for mention 3.
00:50
Can you send me another engine as well?
00:54
Cervoir.
01:03
Vegetation, wildland, brush, or grassfire.
01:06
Goldendale Drive and Narrow Drive.
01:12
Vegetation wildland brush or grass fire, Goldendale Drive and Narrow Drive.
01:19
Engine one.
01:36
Engine 1, Engine 3 is requesting an additional engine, VEOX1, option 1.
01:49
Engine 3, you have Tanker 715 and Engine 1, and engine 1.
01:54
We're out.
01:58
I'm about two minutes out, so I'll be able to advise once I get my eyes on.
02:06
715 is the last one.
02:14
715 from engine 3.
02:16
Code 1 is fine.
02:18
I'm not on scene yet but they say they got a large fire.
02:25
Engine 3. Engine 3 from Engine 1.
02:31
Go ahead.
02:34
Hey Brian, you want to see if we can get Brush 717 headed that way as well?
02:41
Yeah, that makes sense.
02:44
I'm about a minute out, so.
02:50
17 is out of service.
03:02
Engine 3, it's needed.
03:03
We can might to probably get Brush Squad 1 en route.
03:25
Fire alarm, 1022 West Trinity Avenue.
03:37
Fire alarm, 1022 West Trinity Avenue, cross of North Wreggson Street and Watts Street, Engine 2.
03:50
It looks like it's going to be a CO alarm, UPS channel to Ups2.
04:09
Engine 1 from Engine 3.
04:11
It's not as big as they made it out to be.
04:13
It's probably about a half acre burning.
04:16
You, me, and the tanker can probably handle.
04:21
Alright.
04:22
You want me to come in the front of Southern? Looks like that's where you're at?
04:27
Yeah, that'll work.
04:29
Hi.
04:39
Hey,
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Ingen 1 from Inger 3.
04:41
If you look on the map and you can come in on the neighborhood,
04:45
there's a path right here.
04:46
You can get it to it on the other side.
04:48
That might help us if y'all stretch from your truck to there.
04:53
Ted Boy, y'all come down whatever Dale street that is, Goldendale.
05:04
We're going down on the intersection.
05:07
I can't see the other one, but you'll see it's a little dead end.
05:09
There's a path right there on the other side of the fire is right there.
05:14
We're at Jake and Midland there.
05:21
Sounds good.
05:31
715 from engine 1 or engine 3 come to southern park behind our truck
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Goldendale Dr, Durham, NC 27703
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