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Officials extinguish illegal burn near Ridgewood RoadYoungsville NC

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Ridgewood Rd, Youngsville, NC 27596

According to the dispatch call, emergency units responded to an illegal burn near Ridgewood Road in Youngsville, North Carolina. The fire was confirmed as an unauthorized burn involving cardboard and other materials and was extinguished by forestry and fire personnel. Residual smoke remained in the area.

Audio|Heard on: Franklin County Public Safety
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04:35
Transcript:
00:00
So the forestry one's on scene.
00:02
Ten four. Forestry one, ten four.
00:06
Four through one, (number withheld) going to move over to another location that's going to be better access down Ridgewood Drive.
00:13
(number withheld), I am going to need a second.
00:15
Can you copy that?
00:18
It's (number withheld).
00:19
Have we confirmed that this pile has escaped?
00:27
Yeah, force one myself between (number withheld) and (number withheld) is kind of staged over here on the side.
00:33
If you need his call, sir.
00:36
Yeah, copy.
00:37
I am behind (number withheld).
00:39
Has someone walked back to the pile to see if it escaped or is it just a controlled burn pile?
00:46
Looks like it's just going to be a controlled burn or an illegal burn.
00:49
We couldn't tell.
00:52
Copy.
00:54
Is the, have we found the parcel on top?
01:02
Negative. We're going to check around near Ridgewood.
01:09
All right, copy that.
01:10
Thanks.
01:15
On (number withheld), this bigger house we just passed appears to have a lot in the back.
01:20
I think I saw some smoke.
01:24
Copy.
01:26
(number withheld) tonight.
01:27
(number withheld).
01:45
EMS Station Four, Youngsville Rescue.
01:49
Injury due to a fall near Bethany Lane, Youngsville.
01:54
Near Bethany Lane, Youngsville, cross of Shiloh Lane and Everton Drive, Holden Farms Subdivision Seventeen Alpha Two G.
02:08
Pulling this one right here to the right.
02:11
EMS 11 and Central will be en route from Retail Way.
02:17
EMS 11 en route Bethany Lane.
02:21
Central, EMS 22 will be en route Lewis Fire Dispatch.
02:25
Dizzies all down there.
02:26
We'll make contact with these people, see if they burn.
02:29
EMS 22 Temple.
02:31
Crash is the less off coverage.
02:34
EMS 22 Temple.
02:37
Adam 10-10-8 for a witness.
02:40
Adam 10-10-4[1].
02:43
Of course it is going to be an illegal burn, burning cardboard and other stuff.
02:52
Sorry, did you need another CA for that?
02:58
10-10, I'm just going to add it to the previous report.
03:02
10-4[1].
03:03
(number withheld), y'all can all return.
03:05
I'll ride back here with them.
03:08
(number withheld) copy in service.
03:11
First (number withheld) service.
03:13
Send her the right address when y'all call out.
03:16
I don't, I didn't see the mailbox.
03:23
Since it was a correct numeric, she's going to be near Ridgewood.
03:30
Ten four, near Ridgewood.
03:33
Right, we're having status check.
03:37
Status check on ten four.
03:38
Thank you.
03:39
Ten four.
03:45
Adam 15, we're at 10-23.
03:48
Adam 15, simple.
03:50
This is Battalion 4 back in service.
03:53
Battalion 4 in service.
04:00
(number withheld) to Franklin County, I'll be 10-8.
04:02
10-4[1], 10-8.
04:08
(number withheld) to (number withheld).
04:10
(number withheld), info.
04:16
Central, four, two, one.
04:20
Four, three, one, go ahead.
04:27
Central, the fire has been extinguished.
04:29
There'll be some residual smoke in the area.
04:33
Four, four, fire extinguished.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / OK

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Ridgewood Rd, Youngsville, NC 27596

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Incident Timeline

  1. Fire extinguished
  2. Determination of fire type
  3. Fire status check
  4. Access coordination
  5. Initial assessment of fire source
  6. Units arrive on scene
  7. Units dispatched to grass fire

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