Controlled burn reported as house fire in Vernon area, Vernon AZ


A controlled burn by Vernon Fire was mistaken by the public for a house fire. Fire officials confirmed there was no emergency as it was an authorized burn.
Audio|Source: Vernon Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Go ahead for fire two-five to you.
00:03
Sir, assume it's your control burn in the area, people are advising there's a house on fire in the area.
00:12
Is it in the area behind Stanford Shore, Mountfire Ranch?
00:16
I'm not enough to start, but people are sure that there are seeing planes coming from a residence.
00:22
They don't buy it.
00:25
Yeah, it's going to be a negative, that's going to be our control burn.
00:28
It is a very... very large file.
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Location mentioned:
Vernon, AZ 85940
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