Reports of smoke along Highway 96 near Mansfield

Heard on: River Valley Public Safety

02:05

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Would you be available to go see if there's a possible fire or smoke in the area of Highway 96 between Mansfield and Hartford is what we were told.

00:10

Simple.

00:14

10-4, they couldn't see anything, they just thought they smelled smoke.

00:16

They want somebody to check out the area.

00:21

Chief, I'll be out.

00:27

134 Smith, I'm in Hartford.

00:28

I can check it out.

00:32

10-4, thank you.

00:40

21, did you copy?

00:43

10-4.

00:46

Station 14, 97.

00:50

10.

01:01

Did you have an approximate location for that smoke or did you just say between Mansfield and Hartford?

01:25

This is Franklin Seven to Mansfield One.

01:27

I got a call from my sister saying she smelled it and saw it near Pine Lake.

01:37

Maintain for me, it's very smoky to the west of Mansfield.

01:48

Copy.

01:56

Franklin, that's your 103.

02:01

Oklahoma forestry is doing a controlled burn on Highway 59.

8/25/2026 09:06 AM

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Reports of smoke along Highway 96 near Mansfield

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As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received reports of possible smoke or fire near Highway 96 between Mansfield and Hartford, with additional reports of heavy smoke near Pine Lake and west of Mansfield. Units were sent to check the area, and Oklahoma forestry reportedly had a controlled burn on Highway 59 that may explain the smoke.

Reports of smoke along Highway 96 near Mansfield

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