Small wildfire detected on ridge in Zion National Park, St George UT
WildfireA small wildfire about a tenth of an acre started by lightning was found on a ridge inside Zion National Park near Mile Marker 38. The fire is smoldering and spreading slowly. No structures are at risk. All firefighting resources have been released for the night, and the fire will be monitored and checked again tomorrow.
Audio|Source: Washington County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
We are having this fire contained and controlled and we are hiking back down to rush for tonight worldwide when we arrive
00:20
UF10 when I copy is made contact to the BMSR.
00:23
Officer, he's willing to assist, you need to my arrest.
00:31
The pre-sip.
00:32
Tomorrow we're going to hike in with more of an update, and all resources are going to be to release for tonight.
00:45
But if you can go central north, that'd be great.
00:55
They're here at this fire, but there's a significant lightning in the area, we're just going to flag it, and that work the size up for you, but they're not getting engaged.
01:18
Let's see if we're able to release 602 from their staging.
01:27
Are you still needing Gold Cross to stage on this, or are they okay to clear?
01:32
I think if you need them, let's clear them. I think we're good.
01:44
3701.522 by 112-47.514. I can count the...
01:59
Right at the origin.
02:08
Control, Bureau 47.
02:11
Go ahead.
02:15
Hey, I just wanted to give you an update on the smoke.
02:18
There was a Myo Marker 38.
02:21
It's about, it's on the top of the ridge. It's well into the park.
02:25
I have a location for it, then I'll talk with the fire warden with, and I'll kind of hand it off to him and see what he wants to do that.
02:36
Nice to go to 5.
02:38
I have no shortage.
02:39
I'm sorry.
02:43
I'm sorry. That's one for any letters.
02:50
The Smithsonian Butte, I see name will be myself, Derek Burton.
02:54
Break.
03:00
3's 5 decimal 6.643.
03:04
How do you copy?
03:10
A good copy, continuing size up.
03:13
Estimated size is a tenth of an acre, elevation 5875, apparent cause is natural,
03:22
no structures threatened, no additional resources needed break.
03:38
The fire break spread potential is low, fire behavior is smoldering, break.
04:10
Copy, Medical.
04:12
...gette.
04:17
...gette 38 and your BI at 26.
04:26
...getting up into there, especially tonight.
04:29
So it'll be one that we just monitor and we'll come back and check it tomorrow and keep checking on it.
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Zion National Park, Utah
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