Wildfire spreads near Welts Road in Ash Fork, Ash Fork AZ


A wildfire started near Welts Road in Ash Fork, spreading over the guardrail into nearby trees. Fire units and the U.S. Forest Service responded, and water tenders were requested to help control the fire.
Audio|Source: Ash Fork Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Prince of the fire at 151, did they give an eastbound or westmount? Are you, sir? Yeah.
00:19
211.15. 2.1.15.
00:31
Is it DPS that called the fire end?
00:45
Stand for, did they have anybody responding to that or was it just to notify us that was reported? Because we haven't gotten any more calls on that.
00:56
They're out with fire extinguishers and they were talking about flagstaff, but they called us to find out you can get there first.
01:08
Yeah, I'm on standby and I'll be available to spring water.
01:18
Thank you.
01:21
Or I'm at near Welts Road, I said, do smoke ahead, looks like on the westbound side.
01:32
This fire is at 152 and it's over the guardrail into the trees.
01:41
That's bound.
01:49
112, are you going to need tender?
01:54
I would think that's a good idea.
01:56
Go ahead and bring it.
01:58
10-4.
02:01
I'm going to stop traffic behind you in June 4 so you can turn anywhere you find a place you do so.
02:14
Spot, but I missed it.
02:15
I think there's one right here.
02:29
Whenever you're able, I'm holding traffic off of you.
02:33
I got one here.
02:39
Dispatch you can show engine four and command on scene and, yeah, definitely get 115 started with water.
02:53
We also have U.S.
02:56
Forest Service on the scene.
03:02
Yes.
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Ash Fork, AZ 86320
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