Smoke observed near houses off Ponderosa Way from burn pile, Butte County CA
Fire & ArsonSmoke was seen near houses off Ponderosa Way, likely from a burn pile. Fire crews are checking the area to find the cause and size of the smoke.
Audio|Source: Butte BTU Dispatch - Command
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Transcript:
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And 2561 air attack, care to ground.
00:02
Okay, hey, I had a little smoke right when I pulled up.
00:04
I have lost it.
00:06
It looks like it's kind of in those houses right off of Ponderosa Way, so I'm guessing it was somebody burning.
00:10
But I got insight now.
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I'll try and get you a better look here and tell you.
00:13
Go ahead. It's on the west side.
00:15
It's probably 100 feet behind the truck there.
00:20
You just turn it off on the main pondroseway.
00:22
It's at your 6, 200 yards behind you.
00:25
61 air attack. This department, you got that structure that's basically on the 6th off of your engine.
00:29
It looks like there's a burn pile.
00:30
And 61-0.
00:31
You got your guys' engine park there.
00:33
So if you got that structure with a green roof, it'll be directly behind that.
00:37
It looks like there's a hog-podge and stuff in the timber.
00:40
It's just hard for me to see. Once you get there, just let me know what it is and I'll start releasing aircraft.
00:43
Go ahead. No, I don't have you walking.
00:45
But if you got that power line east, man...
00:48
Okay, I don't know what you mean by that, but if you got that power line movement, that's just south of that drain structure.
00:53
Just walk right down that power line is meant, and I believe you should be able to see that smoke.
00:57
It's probably maybe 100 feet off that power line.
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Location mentioned:
Ponderosa Way, California
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