Controlled burn in unauthorized fire pit at stone castle, Larimer County CO


Emergency responders investigated smoke near a stone castle structure on Rainbow Ridge in Colorado. The smoke was from a controlled burn in an unauthorized fire pit, not a wildfire or a structure fire.
Audio|Source: Loveland Fire Rescue Authority and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Copy, North-West.
00:18
4 copies your stage at the Windjamper.
00:21
1061 and our options went to the south, we're going to try and get the advice from the side too. We can help direct in.
00:27
If there is no visual, we'll head, turn around and head back and we'll meet up with you guys.
00:33
104, copy.
00:39
Marks 555, Park 9 on mutual 8-1.
00:43
Good.
00:46
Where exactly are you?
00:51
I'm a Throck.
00:55
Park 15 down there to get nice on it with you?
01:01
Copy. There's some additional information.
01:03
It looks like there's a white truck parked up there, kind of in the vicinity of the smoke, so I'm guessing there is some sort of access route up there that would lead pretty much directly to it.
01:14
Cut.
01:20
Right truck and some structures.
01:29
It's in 622 wild and 40s on, you show you one.
01:35
Go out for 66.
01:39
Not sure on the address, I think it's (number withheld), but a good spot to check is there's a stone castle-like structures on the west side of Rainbow Ridge, and that's probably where it's up.
02:01
56 copies. We're currently working our way down south, down Rainbow Ridge.
02:08
(number withheld) at a construction site.
02:10
No visual jet.
02:14
55 on neutral 81. That stone castle is going to be exactly where the smoke's coming out at.
02:20
All units,
02:21
that smoke is at near Rainbow Rdg.
02:26
That is the castle structure, near Rainbow Rdg.
02:33
The DanCC1 copies.
02:34
If you have visual on that, is it a wildland fire or is this a controlled fire?
02:43
The Lincoln ends the last unit had traffic on fire. Is it a residential fire or wildfire?
02:54
Unknown just yet, that sounds like it may be coming from a structure at this address.
03:04
Marks, then I'll be on seat there in a second and let you know.
03:11
All units. Again, it's a controlled flame and a pit. I'm up here with two construction workers. It is not a wildland fire.
03:20
And again, it's near Rainbow Rdg.
03:25
The battalion 161 copies 445.
03:28
Digit 626, continue in, make contact with the parks unit.
03:31
Let's confirm that they have a firm permittance within specs with that info.
03:36
Let's hold everyone until you guys can get there and add out rubies everyone.
03:42
26 copies. We're going out the driveway now. We do have one parks unit behind us.
03:48
I copy that.
03:53
We're under Battalion 61 on Mutual Life 1F Monitor.
03:57
Battalion 61.
03:59
Do ourselves or level fire or county have any program that's on the board for this location?
04:08
If it is a control park, let's go through the correct, explain to them the correct procedures for opinion.
04:15
26 copies.
04:21
June 2626.
04:23
Okay.
04:26
Show me on scene.
04:29
Near Rainbow Rdg, we're going to make contact with parks and the occupants.
04:34
WMCN at near Rainbow Rdg go in with parks to make contact with occupants at (number withheld).
04:44
11626. 626.
04:48
I'm going to establish Rainbow Ridge Command. You can release all unit 626 can handle. It is a controlled burn in an unauthorized pit.
05:02
9107p.
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Location mentioned:
Rainbow Rdg, Colorado 80537
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