Large burn pile fire near Highway 2 in Oldtown

Heard on: Panhandle Public Safety

01:40

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

US Highway 2 and Old Diamond Mill Road, local Robert 54, 3 Union, 34.

00:11

Engine 53 central.

00:16

Engine 63.

00:19

Confirming you're still on scene of the fire.

00:24

Affirmative.

00:29

We did get another call regarding the fire, so it appears to be pretty big and near Holt.

00:39

It's not the fire, it's a large pile.

00:43

Gonna remain on scene until it burns down a little.

00:47

Copy, remaining on scene until it burns down a little.

00:54

Engine 62602 on six.

01:02

This is Engine 63, 602 on six.

01:06

Engine 63.

01:11

Are you able to clear that pile and go to the Silverwood?

01:18

We're going to be committed here for probably 30 minutes.

01:25

Copy. We do have a confirmed commercial structure fire at Silverwood.

01:32

Hi, copy. We have a pretty large pile that was lit off.

01:36

Are you going to need to let it burn down? We've got some ash spreading into the woods.

2026-10-22 15:40 UTC

Fire

US-2 & Old Diamond Mill Rd, Oldtown, ID 83822

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews remained on scene of a large burn pile near US Highway 2 and Old Diamond Mill Road because ash was spreading into nearby woods. Radio traffic also reported a confirmed commercial structure fire at Silverwood.