Smoke investigation and possible brush fire at Lone Elk Park, Valley Park MO
Fire & ArsonFire crews investigated smoke and a possible brush fire near the Bison Area and Tyson Research Center at Lone Elk Park. They worked with the Parks Department to locate the source of the smoke and assessed the area, focusing on a spot near a small lake in the bison area. Command was established to manage the situation as teams searched and monitored the potential fire location.
Audio|Source: St. Louis County Fire and EMS - South
05:42
Transcript:
00:00
All right, I'm inside the Bison area.
00:03
I do have quite a bit of smoke in this area.
00:05
I can't quite tell where it's coming from yet.
00:08
I was just public service with (number withheld).
00:10
He's making contact with the Parks Department, see if you can get a better idea of where they're actually burning.
00:19
That's Claire.
00:20
I'm in the Tyson Research.
00:23
Center now making my way all the way around.
00:26
It looks like it may end up plotting over where you guys are at.
00:32
That's clear.
00:38
(number withheld) to (number withheld).
00:41
(number withheld) to (number withheld). (number withheld) to (number withheld).
00:48
Go ahead, Chief.
00:52
Hey Matt, right when you come into the bison area, there's that little lake on your right-hand side.
00:57
Why don't you stay here, you'll see where the smoke is.
01:00
I'm proceeding up to the top of the hill to see if I can get a view on that fence line up there.
01:09
Okay, counting from (number withheld).
01:16
(number withheld).
01:18
How about we switch this over to attack channel why they're looking for it?
01:23
Free up the channel for you.
01:28
Yes, sir, we can switch it over to Attack 20, Attack 20.
01:31
TAC 20.
01:37
First of the teams later, we're going to stage parallel to the Lich at the Bison area.
01:47
(number withheld) to (number withheld).
01:58
(number withheld).
02:00
(number withheld) Ridge Road.
02:03
Cross Street is Hawk Forest Road.
02:06
(number withheld). Respond on South Main.
02:17
(number withheld) and (number withheld) chest pain (number withheld) Hillcrest Boulevard cross street is Fairview court (number withheld) and (number withheld) respond on south name
02:33
All right, I did to the top of the hill at that fence line,
02:37
and I don't see anything up high here.
02:40
It's all down low by that first little lake there on the right when you come into the bison area.
02:47
Yeah, I'm on the phone with (number withheld).
02:50
So, John, where I think it is, I think it's going to be in that northeast corner of Tyson Research, they did tell (number withheld) that they did have, and if it's there, it's probably going to file the alley down in there.
03:07
Okay, so you cut out.
03:09
Is this an under-control fire, or we're not sure yet?
03:14
(number withheld) is trying to determine what it's like inside the park.
03:18
I've got one thing I got to sign off for my secretary, and then I'll hit that way as well.
03:21
But he's trying to work his way into the backside of time research.
03:28
Should have buttoned that area that I told you about on the phone, that bison area with a small pond?
03:35
Claire.
03:41
(number withheld) do you want us to hang out at the exit here?
03:50
Yeah, I got (number withheld) down here with me if you wanted to stage there, Brian, so we can see if you need to commit somewhere else or not.
04:00
That's clear, we're at the exit.
04:13
If you want, I do have somebody at our one house, I can get our UTV en route and we can run this fence line from down here just to check.
04:26
Your discretion, but it sounds like that amount of smoke that's pushed and it might not be bad just to make sure there's not any spot or anything.
04:32
No,
04:34
that's clear.
04:35
Great Center County from (number withheld).
04:41
Thank you, no one.
04:46
Looks like (number withheld) should be in quarters at House 1.
04:50
Would you have him respond with (number withheld) UTV?
04:58
That's clear.
05:00
I have (number withheld) respond with (number withheld) UTV.
05:09
(number withheld) fall (number withheld) st.
05:12
Mary's road cross street and St.
05:14
Mary's Loop (number withheld) respond on Pacific Nick
05:23
mr. county (number withheld) I'll establish Lone Elk Command.
05:29
That's where I'm joined with command
05:36
Being on (number withheld).
05:41
(number withheld).
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Lone Elk Park, 1 Lone Elk Park Rd, Valley Park, MO 63088
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