Lightning causes multiple small fires in Yellowstone County, Billings MT
WildfireLightning strikes caused multiple small fires in Yellowstone County, including grass and tree fires. One house was reportedly struck by lightning, but there were no visible flames or smoke. Fire departments and law enforcement responded to these incidents to manage the fires.
Audio|Source: Yellowstone County Law Enforcment, Fire and EMS
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Engine six, fresh fire.
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Four for traffic.
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312 and 5 mile road, no plate on a Broncos sport.
00:15
We drive called over the radio via PD officer.
00:19
They were flying down someone's a lightning strike and start up higher.
00:22
I'm also going to be paging out foico fire.
00:24
Taxix.
00:25
Hallmarker 5 in Skyway Drive.
00:27
PD officer got flagged down by someone for a lightning strike that started a fire.
00:32
Also to advise engine 6 and the BC will be responding as well.
00:35
394-2-4 The DC responding We're up this fire we also shut down squad two there in the center then rush seven
00:54
Is squad two shut down or are they responding?
00:57
They're responding in the center.
00:59
I copy that, thank you.
01:01
Spatch, Fuego Fire.
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Fuego Fire.
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Acknowledge the page.
01:04
Brush 6, myself, and Fuego, and Route to Skyway, what other unicy have available to send that way?
01:10
I've got Fuego Fire, they just acknowledge the page, and that is all I've got now so far.
01:16
Copy, can you divert one of the brush rigs headed to the West End to come to Siley Drive?
01:20
I copy brush one, brush four, can one of you divert to go up to Skyway Drive?
01:24
Shepard 2171, are you responding to Skyway Drive?
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That's affirmative.
01:28
I copy you're diverting.
01:30
And BC, just to advise Shepard unit just went in route out there as well.
01:34
DC copy transmission.
01:35
Dispatch, brush 6.
01:37
I just wanted to let you know that engine 6 is not responding, we're all responding in brush 6.
01:42
Engine 6, I copy you're all responding in brush 6.
01:45
I have two of the, I believe the DNRC Shepard units responding to this fire as well.
01:50
I copy. Local units will work off of TAC-6.
01:54
What are the NRC and other units working on on VHF? That's a firm.
02:00
The Shepard units are going to be probably on VES East.
02:03
I'm not sure if they have access to our channels.
02:05
Stand by and I'll see.
02:06
And you said TAC-6 will be working off of, correct?
02:10
Yeah, correct. Local units, tax checks.
02:12
I copy that, thank you.
02:13
Are you able to work off of fresh-shirt tax-fits?
02:18
We don't have those post-building tax channels.
02:22
Negative 29, has a ballot 31, expires in 2026.
02:26
Hi, copy.
02:27
Charlie Whiskey, 45273.
02:32
Engine 1 and fresh rigs is fairly available.
02:37
Respond to near Moon Valley Road.
02:40
Callers reporting that a lightning strike struck a tree here is on fire.
02:45
He'll be on TAC 1.
02:46
We do have a very small fire burning grass and trees.
02:51
We can handle this with tender seven and brush seven.
02:55
I believe brush one.
02:56
You can clear and head to that other one.
02:57
Thank you.
02:58
I can do this follow up later if we're just going to get a bunch of fires because of lighting, you know, PAMS, VMC, call.
03:03
That's work.
03:04
Yeah, we've got a little small fire up here.
03:06
God, me that we'll pull out.
03:07
I respond to a possible structure fire 2614 country lane caller reports that their house got struck by lightning no odor of smoke nothing visible or odor of smoke no flames visible you'll be on tack three.
03:23
Six, squad one on tax six.
03:25
Marker on SkyWeed Drive.
03:27
Mile marker 5.
03:28
Copy.
03:29
We're on mile marker 3 right now, we're about a couple miles from there.
03:32
Yes.
03:33
We see a whole lot of rain coming down, maybe this fire's out.
03:37
Yeah, I would recommend getting out and fighting it even if it wasn't.
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Location mentioned:
Near Moon Valley Rd, Billings, MT 59105
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