Lightning strike sparks wildfire near Roosevelt

Heard on: Tonto Basin Fire District

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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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Station 91, just wanted to pass on some information.

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We just received some 911s we transferred on over to forest service.

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Two 911 calls come from the Spring Creek store area, advising of a lightning strike on the mountain about 5 mi south of the Red Mountain post office.

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Advising they can see white smoke coming up.

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Again, the calls were transferred over to forest service.

00:24

Copy that. We'll head out that way in a brush truck.

00:31

10-4, would you like me to come this out?

00:36

Yes, ma'am, please.

00:49

10-4, 10-4,

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this is 10-4. Respond to the area of Spring Creek Store, Roosevelt.

00:52

We have a report of smoke, lightning strike about 5 mi behind the Roosevelt Post Office.

7/13/2026 03:33 PM

Wildfire

AZ-188, Roosevelt, AZ 85545

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received reports of a possible lightning strike on a mountain near the Spring Creek Store area by Roosevelt, with callers seeing white smoke about five miles from the local post office. Forest Service was notified and a brush truck from Station 91 planned to respond to check for a possible wildfire.