Forest fire near homes on Caney Mountain

Heard on: Letcher 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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If you could, I'm not sure if paper passes can get to it.

00:03

Laying forest street, definitely call forest street.

00:06

It's (number withheld) tower road, I believe that's what it says.

00:10

It's the forest fire from the other night.

00:12

Apparently it's getting close to some residences down there.

00:19

One that's just inside of Hymans area, I think it's that same one.

00:25

I'll send a few passes back out there.

00:30

Yeah, I'm not sure whose it is.

00:32

It's closer toward the top of Caney Mountain there on the Long Fork.

00:36

I'm not sure whose area that is.

00:38

I know the Pippa Passes is at the top of the mountain, though, or not.

00:42

Yeah, 10-4.

00:43

I think if you start going down the mountain on the Spruce Pine side, it's Pippa Passes out by something that way.

2026-11-03 21:59 UTC

Wildfire

Tower Rd, Hindman, KY 41822

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic describes a forest fire from a prior night reported near Tower Road and Forest Street, in the Caney Mountain/Long Fork area. Crews discussed sending personnel back out as the fire was said to be getting close to nearby residences.