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Fire crews respond to possible brush fire near Hicks Drive, Petersburg WV

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audio iconFire & Arson
Hicks Dr, Petersburg, WV 26847

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a report of a possible brush fire near Hicks Drive off Norfolk Highway in Petersburg, West Virginia. A caller reported smoke in a wooded area. Fire units arrived on scene shortly after receiving the alert.

Audio|Heard on: Mineral County Public Safety and Amateur Repeaters
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01:19
Transcript:
00:00
Company 400 in the area near Hicks Drive off of Norfolk Highway for the possible brush fire.
00:06
Company 400 in the area near Hicks Drive off of Norfolk Highway for the possible brush fire.
00:12
Second alert issued at 0105.
00:18
A female is in custody, then to (name withheld).
00:23
Copy that.
00:26
The original call.
00:28
That individual's mother has mental health issues.
00:30
She is off her medication, (name withheld).
00:40
Brush 400, go ahead.
00:43
Show your unit responding with a crew of four.
00:48
Brush 400 responding, 40110 Grand Tech One.
00:56
Four hundred, you'll be responding in there.
00:57
You have near Hicks Drive off of the North Fork Highway.
01:01
Caller advised it's going to be in a fallen wooded area.
01:05
There is somebody out.
01:08
We do not have any controlled burns in the area.
01:17
Brush 400 on scene, 0113.

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Hicks Dr, Petersburg, WV 26847

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