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Heard on: Johnston NC Fire-Tac Group Calls · 1/16/2026 04:15 AM
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Engine 10 to Dispatch, there's a train on the tracks by Ferris Drive and another location.
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I got you. I see them coming to the overpass now.
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Fire crews contain track blaze near Smithfield
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a blaze involving train tracks and nearby vehicles near Ferris Drive in Smithfield. The fire spread behind a local business toward a wooded area near Lowe’s. CSX was contacted to assist with suppression efforts, and multiple brush units and water trucks were deployed to contain the incident.
