Brush fire false alarm near dense homeless camp, Morganton NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a reported fire behind Denny's near Burkemont Avenue in Morganton. The fire was initially thought to involve a structure near a homeless camp, but after investigation, it was found to be a false alarm. There was smoke seen possibly coming from a burning area toward Perkinsville or Salem.
Audio|Heard on: Burke County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Station 1, Station 3, the area of near Burkemont Avenue, Denny's, fresh fire.
00:05
Caller reports fire at homeless camp.
00:11
Station 1, station 3, the area of near Burkemont Avenue, Denny's, fresh fire, timeout.
00:17
1523, utilized to have to the corner rival.
00:23
States, the male had a gray coat,
00:26
ball cap, and black pants.
00:32
I've got a subject outside here by 2778.
00:35
I'll be checking with him.
00:36
4.
00:41
4. 5 is in rep.
00:44
12 by 5.5. 12 of 5.
00:47
Cluel.
00:50
Cluelan.
00:51
Quillan. Quillan.
00:54
The Forest area attention plate.
00:57
10. 10.4.
01:04
Engine 4, just be advised, they may be a cap side, not the back side of Denny's, Charlie side of Denny's between roll queen.
01:15
For engine force, one leading the back side of Denny's just six.
01:23
All right, service one's around.
01:27
Service one arriving.
01:32
By the way, it was a mannequin that he was stopping to talk to?
01:40
Was he able to get any message from?
01:44
They weren't saying much.
01:50
Well, we could tell her that she really likes Christmas.
01:57
Yeah, 345 doesn't be doing it.
02:01
524
02:06
39
02:10
1244 Burkemont Avenue The fast-paced urgent care for in psychiatric
02:15
nurse on scene of vives 37-year-old female just want to harm ourselves They're requesting urgent traffic just being aggressive
02:26
2441 back out that's right now
02:31
Service One, Burke, let's cut her by back routine traffic.
02:36
The brush fire.
02:42
12-19, Burke, 1 Avenue, cutback routine for service one on Z.
02:47
1214, 205, everything's okay, everyone in response to that disturbance.
02:53
Okay. I am in traffic here at the plaza.
02:55
I'm in route, Mark.
02:57
Okay.
03:00
1239, 1214, can you advise forward to request and merge your traffic?
03:08
41.
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More 55 U.S.
03:15
74.
03:24
Camel. 248, you want to check behind Roald Kane.
03:31
104, I'm on wheels for now.
03:34
104. 1237, you want to check behind Roaldane.
03:41
Hello.
03:46
4-5, you can come back or seen.
03:52
Just part 23 there.
03:59
104. 2812.
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28 1214.
04:06
Go ahead.
04:08
Has anything on Wilson or Walker Road?
04:13
104, fire commanding.
04:19
I believe we're going to be unfounded.
04:27
Back of rural Kings can four as well.
04:34
Service One, Merck, unless you have any additional callers on this, we're going to clear.
04:38
All against the Oval, Angel 4 report.
04:47
Point one service form.
04:52
Go ahead, sir.
04:54
From back here on the hill, it looks like the smoke's out of the county.
05:02
Yeah, there's definitely something burning back over towards Perkinsville, Salem area.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Burkemont Ave, Morganton, NC 28655
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