Smoke detected in Franktown confirmed as permitted burn, Franktown CO

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/2/2025 08:10 AM

Near CO-86, Franktown, CO 80116

Fire crews investigated reports of smoke near Cherry Creek and Hidden Mesa Trail but found no fire or smoke at those locations. Later, a panel camera detected smoke near Highway 86 at Reds-Kilo Ranch. This was confirmed as a permitted pile burn off Flintwood with no criminal activity involved.

Audio|Source: Douglas and Elbert County Fire Districts

02:18

Transcript:

00:00

Can I have brush 24?

00:04

Good.

00:06

We're all the way down to Cherry Creek. Can't really get the brush over it. We don't see or smell anything here.

00:12

The people we talked to did say that they thought they smelled something up closer on the trail on Hidden Mesa.

00:20

We could turn around and then go back up Castle Oaks and just look around from that direction.

00:29

Okay, yeah, I'm not seeing anything from here on either side. I think it might have been equipment starting up.

00:38

Copy, we're going to go ahead and turn around.

00:44

I'm going to go ahead and make a ride up here and go up towards Hidden Mesa and check that trail area.

00:52

Copy.

00:57

Command.

00:59

Gilbert, Command.

01:02

Medic 1-5-1-1-0-Nomerate Cassero.

01:07

Pedic-151, non-merging with one a castorone.

01:15

We're all the way up here to the trail at the Hidden Mace, don't see anything or smell anything.

01:22

Okay, come on back.

01:25

Copy. Go ahead.

01:27

Our OEM sent us an email that the panel camera picked up smoke at near Highway 86 at the Reds-Kilo Ranch.

01:38

Copy.

01:40

They're advising it looks like it might be a pile burn. We also did receive a burn permit from your agency, but it was upside down, so we can't read the location.

01:54

Okay, we'll get that fixed. I think that one was off of Flintwood.

01:59

I just re-scent it.

02:01

It is off of Flintwood.

02:05

Copy, thanks.

02:08

And I'll add this information into your call from our OEM.

02:14

Copy.

02:17

Okay.

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