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Smoke reported near Howard Arnett Road in residential areaLenoir NC

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audio iconFire & Arson
Howard Arnette Rd, Lenoir, NC 28645

According to the dispatch call, multiple callers reported heavy black smoke in a residential area near Howard Arnett Road and New Way Circle. Fire units were dispatched but later told to stand by at their stations under direction of Car 45.

Audio|Heard on: Caldwell County Public Safety
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01:36
Transcript:
00:00
County Fire 2, Valmead, Fire,
00:03
Patterson, Gamewell, Mutual Aid,
00:05
have a smoke report in residential area near Howard Arnett Road.
00:12
County Fire to Valmead Fire Patterson, Gamal Mutual Aid, have a smoke report residential area near Howard Arnett Road and New Way Circle.
00:26
Callers advising that they can see heavy black smoke in the area, possibly near New Way Circle.
00:31
Your timeout 2140.
00:41
Car 45, Cancel.
00:44
Patterson, 36, a route station.
00:46
Cancel.
00:49
Cancel.
00:54
Yes, Paterson, 301.
00:55
Okay, Patterson, 301.
01:02
Okay, Patterson.
01:08
If you want to go ahead and respond,
01:11
if it's come out of the smoke before, just stand by here you can advise.
01:17
Go ahead and stand by a call.
01:18
We'll have all against responding to stand by our station, mutual aid.
01:26
The county fire to all mutual aid responding to Howard Arnett Road, if you would, stand by your station.
01:33
Stand by your station authority of car 45, your timeout 2142.

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Location mentioned:
Howard Arnette Rd, Lenoir, NC 28645

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Incident Timeline

  1. Operational Channel Assigned
  2. Engine 451 En Route
  3. Caller Contacted
  4. Units Instructed to Stand By
  5. Caller Reports Heavy Smoke
  6. Mutual Aid Requested
  7. Initial Smoke Report Received

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