Fire engines respond to smoke near Kelly Canyon off-ramp, Coconino County AZ


Fire engines and personnel responded to a report of smoke and a possible wildfire near the 700 Road and 700H close to the Kelly Canyon off-ramp on Interstate 17 in Arizona. The report came from an aircraft and was confirmed by the county sheriff's office. Units were en route to check the smoke and monitor the situation.
Audio|Source: Coconino County / Flagstaff Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Flight dispatch, Hounds engine 236.
00:03
We're on the 700 Road,
00:06
just the Interstate 17 for a report of smoke that was called in by an aircraft.
00:13
I shouldn't get a hold of Elton to see if they were able to put eyes on it.
00:26
like that dispatch.
00:28
There are no more lookouts and the Forest Service lookouts for this season.
00:33
They've all been laid off.
00:35
We did get a report from Coconino County Sheriff's Office of a wildfire near the 700 Road and the 700H.
00:48
We have a smoke check going for that and engine 686 and the captain 686.
00:54
are en route to that smoke check.
01:05
687 are en route to the smoke check in the area.
01:09
Thank you.
01:15
Alden. Elvin.
01:19
767, flight stuff on Elvin.
01:22
Eric, you can show me in the area checking.
01:26
I'm at the off-ramp of Kelly Canyon of I-17.
01:32
There is that Tano AI camera right there that this is a report from an aircraft.
01:40
I'm sure it's just the ritter fire.
01:42
But if I see anything or smell anything, I'll let you know.
01:47
I copy, and yeah, the report from the sheriff's office, I believe, was a person.
01:55
But the latin long was really funky, so if there's a map link I sent out in the text, that's just a,
02:02
I kind of just made that up.
02:06
Okay, copy that.
02:08
Yeah, we'll see what happens out here.
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Location mentioned:
Kelly Canyon, Arizona 86001
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