Controlled pile burn near wolf creek road in arizona, Yavapai County AZ
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WildfireAccording to the dispatch call, a wildfire was reported near Wolf Creek and Wolf Creek Pit Road by Maverick Mountain in Arizona. Responding units saw visible smoke and an active fire. After contacting the Forest Service, it was likely identified as a controlled pile burn, and responding units reduced their response to a non-emergency level.
Audio|Heard on: Prescott Area Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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Battalion 1, engine 72, 171, water 1056 brush 41, wildfire, the area of Wolf Creek,
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pit road and Wolf Creek Road.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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All right, Battalion, One,
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you go ahead with the additional invade check zone.
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All our copies, Battalion 1.
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Battalion 1, 72, 71.
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This will be in the area of Wolf Creek and Wolf Creek Pit Road.
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Coordinates are in the call.
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N-241 is in the area.
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They have launched the drone.
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All this traffic will be on Channel 12, and they did see smoke in the area.
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I'm telling one copy, switching to 12.
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Hello, I'm copy for you.
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Channel 12.
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You're not doing on Channel 12.
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Engine 51.1.
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The alarm 71 is on 12.
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The engine 51, DeVita Prescott dialysis is what we're showing.
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21 is on 12.
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Come on 12.
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I'm copies.
02:03
Alarm, Tainwan 12, have we notified Forest Service in Arizona, DFS? The Tanya 1 alarm, that's affirmative, we have contacted them.
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We're only able to leave a voicemail at this time.
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They have not called us back yet.
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Copy, thank you.
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Engine 41.
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Engine 41 on there.
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Yeah,
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we located the column.
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Looks like it's going to be on the northern side of Maverick Mountain.
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We're relocated to a different position just to get better eyes on it, but we do have a fire of some sort.
03:00
Engine 41 alarm copies have located, looks like it's on the north inside of the Maverick Mountain, relocating to get a better position.
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Definitely a fire.
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Alarm 41 back be advised.
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This is a fire.
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We do have eyes on it. We have active plenty of smoke.
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We're going to be trying to figure out a way to get in there.
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We do need to notify state land and forest service cells.
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Engine 41 alarm, copy.
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Windinger 41 on 12.
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Engine 41 on 12.
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Engine 411.12.
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I've tied in with Forest Service on a fire net.
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They're starting to think this might be a pile from one of their burns.
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For the time being all units can reduce to Code 2[1].
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Engine 41 copies tied in with the Forest Service on Firenet.
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It's possibly a pile burn of Forest Service.
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All responding units can reduce to Code 2[1].
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71 copies, reduced.
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If you copies, reduce, go-to.
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Alarmus, anyone, copy traffic reducing.
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Engine 41, 402, channel 12.
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Yeah, here you go ahead, man.
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Yeah, the only way to access back there is going to be on that 97 Bravo,
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and the only way to get back there is on a side-by-side.
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I copy. That agent showed up here, so we're going to tie it with him.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 2: Non-emergency response; proceed promptly without lights or sirens.
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Location mentioned:
E Wolf Creek Rd, Arizona 86303
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