Prescribed burn causes smoke near Northwest 40th Ave, Jasper FL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were sent to an area near Northwest 40th Avenue in Hamilton County for reports of heavy smoke and a possible fire. The smoke was determined to be from a prescribed or controlled burn confirmed by forestry officials, and all emergency units were canceled afterwards.
Audio|Heard on: Hamilton County Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
01:20
Transcript:
00:00
Page for Hamilton Fire, Hamilton Fire.
00:01
Can you be en route to near Northwest 40th Avenue?
00:07
Near Northwest 40th Avenue.
00:10
Complaining about zero visibility from smoke on 40th Avenue in that vicinity.
00:16
(Name withheld) said they were looking off in the woods and saw that there was a large fire.
00:21
Unsure if it's a controlled burn or prescribed burn or if anybody's out there with it.
00:24
We'll call forestry next.
00:29
20 copy, just around.
00:31
That's near Northwest 40th Avenue.
00:35
Cancel.
00:41
Didn't see the smoke from around 48th Avenue.
00:44
Go north on 40th Avenue and that's the vicinity.
00:53
Brush fire. Forester said that's the prescribed burn.
01:02
That's ten four.
01:03
They think we can cancel for as far as they can still get checked out.
01:07
They're saying that's most definitely the burn.
01:14
You all can cancel unless you just want to send somebody out there and make sure.
01:19
Simple, no 2nd.
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Location mentioned:
NW 40th Ave, Jasper, FL 32052
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