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Heard on: South Metro Fire Rescue · 1/16/2026 02:44 PM
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Engine 40, engine 16 outside fire.
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Map page Y 22 C (number withheld) North Highway 85.
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Fire crews check possible backyard fire near US 85

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to reports of an outside fire near US Highway 85 on the east side of Santa Fe. Radio traffic suggested the fire may have originated from an illegal backyard burn south of the Titan exit. Responding crews searched the area but did not immediately locate visible flames. Conditions included wind from the north at 18 miles per hour, with the county under stage one restrictions.

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