Lightning causes multiple wildfires near Utah Avenue, Hildale UT
WildfireLightning strikes caused several wildfires near Utah Avenue, the Lost Spring side of the mountain, and by the courthouse in Hildale, Utah. Heavy rain and difficult terrain are limiting access. Fire crews are monitoring the fires and smoke.
Audio|Source: Hildale and Colorado City Police, Fire / EMS
05:24
Transcript:
00:00
Here we advise that he's seeing gray-spoken area of the sewer plant.
00:06
Rescue 1911 possibly advise this fire as well.
00:11
Yeah.
00:20
Dispatch rescue, 1911.
00:26
That's Breast 1011-0.
00:29
Rest 1011-0. Rest in 11-and-0.
00:34
10-4[1], thank you.
00:47
7-0-0. 7-0.
00:49
Brestute, 1011 and around.
00:55
In 12 and a row.
00:58
The rest in 12 in row. The rest in 12 in rail.
01:05
Chief 1002 dispatch.
01:09
Go ahead.
01:13
Chief (name withheld) to Rescue 1911, saying the fire he reported is way out in the gap and nowhere near the sewer pumps, just so you're aware.
01:22
TAN4.
01:23
Yeah, there's a lot of fires popping off. (name withheld) busy up on the freeway at the state resources also.
01:46
Chief T.O.2.
01:50
Chief T.O.2, go ahead.
01:53
We got smoke in the area north of Utah Avenue right here.
01:56
Also, do you have any burn permits going on or this could be a lightning strike?
02:06
Chief T.O.2, we're double checking.
02:08
So far there's been no more permit issue today.
02:23
Chief Kenil-2-6-50.
02:25
Go ahead.
02:29
I have a smoking site.
02:30
It is up on the lost spring side of the mountain.
02:33
It is probably not going to be access from that hurt.
02:37
It's about... heading up there and probably be pretty difficult to access from what I can see right now if I can get township in range.
02:46
Now let's not get too committed out there with the rain that's coming down and this will be a amount of lightning we're getting observed for a few minutes.
02:57
Don't get too much stuff committed out there.
03:02
Tampa oil gas location and we want to get it known-site color detection.
03:12
Let's get a size up and pass at home.
03:20
There's back to Chief Tenon on to you.
03:26
I haven't found the actual strike out here, but I'm pretty sure there's a strike here in the trees north Utah Avenue between Richard Street and Willow.
03:41
But we've got a pretty good downpour right there and the smoke disappeared, but we'll keep an eye on it.
03:52
Ten-four, you want a separate call for that?
03:55
Danforth.
03:59
Can you cut yourself off where you want a separate call for that?
04:07
Affirmative.
04:10
Ten-four.
04:17
Hold engine 1021 right now and let the brush trucks assess this other one.
04:28
No two to stop.
04:32
Go ahead.
04:36
Can you confirm the location for the strike by Utah Avenue?
04:42
It can be up in the trees.
04:45
Trenching fall between Willow Street and Ridge Street north of the Utah Avenue.
04:51
10-4[1]. Also we have reports to the Transformer that was caught on fire out by the courthouse.
05:01
The report is that it is out now.
05:05
Okay, I'll run out and assess that site.
05:15
Vice Chief Gunnel 2.
05:19
Chief Channel 2, go ahead.
05:22
We've got any reports of any outages yet.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/OK
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