First feedback from using the gmrs channel 20 repeater

Called out as “WSJP248 checking in, anyone on the air?

Got a response, and asked about a fire up the hill, and it helped me to find out this info

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) – Roanoke County Fire & Rescue crews are responding to the Havens Wildlife Management area in the Fort Lewis area for a brush fire as of early Friday afternoon.

The County said at noon, “There are no structures in the area and no threat to the public at this time.”

One to two acres have burned as of noon, according to the County, and the fire will likely grow. “There’s a lot of thick brush in the area which will produce heavy smoke.”

The cause of the fire has not been determined.

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