Wildland fire near railway and Highway 17

Heard on: Chelan County Public Safety

02:07

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Hello, 05. We have a fire show by the man.

00:04

The railway still needs to be shut down.

00:10

My portable will be in traveling.

00:14

05, fire size.

00:16

The railway still needs to be shut down.

00:24

05, 222.

00:30

Welcome .

01:03

Yeah, we've confirmed with all the guys in charge of the fire down here.

01:08

We've got this highway clear, so it can be reopened again.

01:13

You can notify Washington State Patrol if they open that up.

01:20

Copy, 207.

01:27

We're coming to 21.

01:29

I advise that the highway can be reopened.

01:34

21.

01:37

21.

01:50

21. 21.

01:52

21. 21. 21.

01:54

21. 21. 21.

01:55

21.

01:59

Better leave Pearl Hill open.

02:01

I don't know what they don't want to do.

02:03

We're just looking at Highway 17 now.

02:06

Copy that.

7/27/2026 02:01 AM

Wildfire

17th St, Bridgeport, WA 98813

Wildland fire near railway and Highway 17

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic describes a wildfire near a railway and a highway in the Chelan and Douglas area. The railway apparently still needs to be closed, but the involved highway has been cleared and can be reopened, with Washington State Patrol to be notified while Pearl Hill remains open and crews focus on Highway 17.

Wildland fire near railway and Highway 17

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