Brush fire and burn injury near Crescent Cutoff Road

Heard on: Klamath County Public Safety

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

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All county units, just information for that fire that just started, Crescent Cutoff Road, Highway 97.

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It is next to the repeaters.

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Radios could possibly go down.

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We have a burn victim.

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Advised the ATV started the fire.

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He's going to be at the Crescent Fire Building.

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We're requesting medics at this time.

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All units can continue normal traffic.

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Involved in a side by side fire that started up on the butte.

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He walked himself down.

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We have 3rd degree burns on left arm, partial burns to the face.

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If we can get them to expedite, that'd be great.

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Copy, I'm online with dispatch.

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Can you know?

00:41

All units, just be advised, we're now having radio issues for Klamath County Fire and Public Works.

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If radios go down, call dispatch.

8/8/2026 02:41 PM

Wildfire

US-97 & Crescent Cutoff Rd, Crescent, OR 97733

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, county units responded to a reported brush or wildland fire near Crescent Cutoff Road and Highway 97, apparently started by an ATV or side-by-side on a nearby butte. A man with third-degree burns to his arm and partial burns to his face went to the local fire station, and medics were requested. Radio issues were also reported for area fire and public works communications.