Permitted controlled burn near 1300 block of Cheat Road, Morgantown WV
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire was reported near the 1300 block of Cheat Road by the Purple Cow. It was later confirmed to be a permitted controlled burn.
Audio|Heard on: Monongalia County Fire and EMS
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01:38
Transcript:
00:00
Company 14, Company 12, Company 20 Tanker 172, structure fire, 1,772 structure fire, 1,200 block of Cheat Road.
00:33
Company 14, Company 12, Company 20, Tanker 172 structure fire in the area of 1330 Cheat Road.
00:41
Time alerted, 1726.
00:45
172 respond.
00:47
172 responding, 1726.
00:50
172 MECA.
00:56
Anchor 172 MECA-172 MECA.
00:58
Good.
01:04
See one call, caller states that in the area of the Purple Cow,
01:08
believed to be in the 1,300 block where the storage units are,
01:12
she can see large amount of flames, I'm sure exactly where it's coming from.
01:19
17-5.
01:21
Michael 14-1.
01:24
Good.
01:25
I received a call from the whole 1330 Cheat Road earlier that they were going to be burning a brush pile this afternoon.
01:33
Those received, authority of 14.1, all units can stand down.
01:37
It's going to be a controlled burn.
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Location mentioned:
Cheat Rd, Morgantown, WV 26508
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