Control burn becomes unsafe, crews dispatched, Toccoa GA
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A controlled burn near Wesley Circle became unsafe with embers and debris on fire spreading due to wind, prompting crews to extinguish the fire to protect the neighborhood.
Audio|Heard on: Stephens County Fire & EMS
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02:22
Transcript:
00:00
Checking out, near Wesley Circle, near Wesley Circle, across the Fern Valley.
00:04
Collar soon is going to be a control burn.
00:06
The land is up and embers are flying, starting to get out of control.
00:09
It's going to be the building beside them.
00:11
Just want you to check it out.
00:12
Said they made the fire bigger today than normal.
00:14
This is clear 2242.
00:20
All the dispatchal airtentz round.
00:24
104-Latertine show you now, 22-42.
00:33
Engine 11 in the area, temperature, okay.
00:38
10 for engine 11, show you in the area, 2244.
00:48
We have his hand.
00:53
Go ahead.
00:56
Have you found?
01:00
Kimball,
01:01
we're on to investigate right now, search.
01:08
Ladderton, you're going to be on scene.
01:11
Special Taguil, we're still searching in the area.
01:16
104.
01:17
104.
01:25
1011 be on scene, 1106, Command.
01:30
104-11.6 has command 2246.
01:40
Fire dispatch Lyretans, don't see.
01:45
104-910, show you I'm saying 2247.
01:52
2247.
01:55
Lemot 6 dispatch.
01:57
Demo 6 dispatch.
01:58
11.6. 6.
02:04
Being fired, we signed a large tower.
02:08
A debris on fire.
02:09
We're going to go ahead and put it out due to the wind that's lower embers all over the neighborhood.
02:18
Can I assure you a large ballot of debris on fire going to be extinguiting me in 22 feet.
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Location mentioned:
Wesley Cir, Toccoa, GA 30577
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