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Controlled burn near elderly resident's homeYawkey WV

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Tango Rd, Yawkey, WV 25573

According to the dispatch call, a structure fire was reported near Tango Road involving an elderly handicapped male resident. Multiple fire stations responded. Upon investigation, the fire was determined to be a controlled burn near the residence with no immediate danger to the resident.

Audio|Heard on: Lincoln County Public Safety
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07:6
Transcript:
00:00
Station 200, 200 members respond, near Tango Road structure fire.
00:06
Station 200, 200, 200 members respond, near Tango Road, structure fire.
00:11
1742.
00:14
Lincoln to Metro.
00:22
Permission to Tone 17 for structure fire.
00:29
Station 1717 members respond near Tango Road structure fire.
00:33
Okay. Section 1717 members respond near Tango Road.
00:37
Structure fire, 1743.
00:41
3213, I'm enroute to station.
00:45
204, Langen.
00:49
Go ahead.
00:52
304-2008, generalization,
00:56
1744. 204-208, 2908, 1744.
00:59
Touch 1,000, breaking up and drag it.
01:09
224, around 1744.
01:11
It's going to be near Tango Road.
01:14
Near Tango Road.
01:17
All units are showing flames per the neighbor.
01:22
All units flames are showing.
01:30
...into 204 and 224 also be advised.
01:34
By advising,
01:36
This is an elderly male, handicapped, he can barely walk.
01:41
It is unknown if he is present.
01:47
Lincoln has a hydrant near this address.
02:03
Two respond near Tango Road structure fire, squad 22 respond near Tango Road structure fire 1745.
02:15
Please, there's Lincoln-Morton route to.
02:16
A patient without a residence?
02:23
He did not know.
02:25
He did not know if he was present.
02:27
It's a very long driveway.
02:31
He says it's an elderly male that lives there.
02:33
He is handicapped.
02:35
There's a trailer and a building down there.
02:37
There could be flames showing.
02:39
The neighbor only knows he is elderly and handicapped.
02:44
Copy near Tango, correct?
02:49
Yes.
02:54
We're in that.
02:59
16 Lincoln.
03:02
2016 so we're responding.
03:09
2016 responding, 1747.
03:13
1012, have other 200 units responded to this station?
03:19
Multiple units responding from 200.
03:23
Engine 253 to Lincoln.
03:27
253, yes.
03:29
Hand in 253, 281 then they're out.
03:34
253, 281 showing her out.
03:37
1747.
03:41
253 Lincoln is a hydrant near this?
03:47
We're trying to look.
03:48
Answering radio and phone calls.
03:50
We're trying to look.
03:54
If no hydrant near this address, start 300 my way with a tanker.
04:03
Lincoln, 1704, no need to respond, 17 copies, 17 will bring tanker and engine.
04:12
104, 1704, want 300 if no hydrant near me.
04:18
I want 300.
04:21
Tim 4, we're trying to tell you what the hydrant is.
04:25
3507 looks like closest hydrant.
04:32
Yeah.
04:35
104, Lincoln, start 300 mile away with tanker.
04:41
104 will do.
04:44
The 2-5-6 is out with two.
05:05
300, 300 members respond near Tango Road.
05:09
Station 200 is requesting tanker.
05:12
Station 300, 300 members respond near Tango Road for structure fire.
05:18
Station 200 is requesting tanker support.
05:21
1749.
05:27
You know, 171.
05:29
171.
05:30
171.
05:34
Anyone near Tango Road structure fire, located near Tango Road, visible from across road, flames showing, elderly male resident, unknown if present.
06:03
Two fifty-three to Lincoln, about how far down Tango is this?
06:13
Less than a mile on your left.
06:18
You broke out, Lincoln, cried against.
06:24
Less than a mile out on your left.
06:28
Bigging four and thong.
06:35
201-204 brick.
06:39
Go ahead, Nate.
06:41
I'm backing down, what we see from road, believe it's a controlled burn.
06:49
Forward, tenfold.
06:50
Four, tenfold.
06:53
Two sixteen, some of you seeing the controlled burn beside resident.
07:03
You can get any chance or it's a controlled burn.
07:06
It's a controlled burn.

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Tango Rd, Yawkey, WV 25573

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