Smoke spotted near Laura Lake prompts wildfire search, Remer MN
WildfireMultiple callers report seeing smoke near Laura Lake Wildlife Management Area. Responders are searching the area north of Lower Trilopee Lake and south of Lost Girl snowmobile trail to locate the source of the suspected fire. Efforts include scouting nearby public access points and forest service roads.
Audio|Source: Cass County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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It'll be southwest of you off a snowball road.
00:05
I've got somebody down there.
00:07
He's looking,
00:08
says he's seeing smoke.
00:11
Where it's coming from, you can't get me a good location.
00:15
We're thinking it's in sections 24, 25, or 26 north of lower trilopee lake.
00:23
Could you head over that way and see what you see?
00:29
Sure.
00:41
Go ahead.
00:43
Okay,
00:45
regarding your last transmission, I just pulled through the Laura Lake public access here in MC.
00:51
I'm suspecting the same plume of smoke.
00:54
Looks like somewhere not too far off the northeast corner of Laura Lake, perhaps.
01:01
I'll try and start heading that way, see if I can cut any trails in that direction.
01:09
1302.
01:11
Let me know if anyone sees anything.
01:14
I've got my markers on the map.
01:17
It'll be east of lower trilopee and south of lost girl snowmobile trail.
01:27
And he said forest service on one of the forest service roads.
01:39
You notified E&R fire?
01:44
I'm working on it.
01:45
We just don't have a location, now I'm trying to get hold of them.
01:51
Simple.
02:08
We're pretty familiar with that area.
02:14
13-04.
02:16
We're pretty familiar with that area.
02:18
We're going to head over from the north location and check it out as well.
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Laura Lake Wildlife Management Area, Remer, MN 56672
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