Lightning sparks multiple small grass and tree fires, Yellowstone County MT
WildfireMultiple lightning strikes caused several small grass and tree fires in Yellowstone County, including near Moon Valley Road, Skyway Heights, Blue Creek Road, and Highway 87 North. Fire units responded promptly. One house near Country Lane was reported struck by lightning but showed no visible smoke or flames.
Audio|Source: Yellowstone County Law Enforcment, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Respond to 1-141 Moon Valley Road.
00:02
Callers reporting that a lightning strike struck a tree here is on fire.
00:08
He'll be on TAC 1.
00:09
We do have a very small fire burning grass and trees.
00:13
We can handle this with tender seven and brush seven.
00:17
I believe brush one.
00:19
You can clear and head to that other one.
00:20
Thank you. I can do this follow up later if we're just going to get a bunch of fires because of lightning, you know, PAMS, VMC, call.
00:26
That's work. Yeah, we've got a little small fire up here.
00:28
God, me that we'll pull out.
00:29
I respond to a possible structure fire near Country Lane caller reports that their house got struck by lightning no odor of smoke nothing visible or odor of smoke no flames visible you'll be on tack three.
00:46
Six, squad one on tax six.
00:48
Marker on SkyWeed Drive.
00:49
Mile marker 5.
00:50
Copy.
00:51
We're on mile marker 3 right now, we're about a couple miles from there.
00:55
Yes. We see a whole lot of rain coming down, maybe this fire's out.
00:59
Yeah, I would recommend getting out and fighting it even if it wasn't.
01:03
Cleared off this fire by Brush 7.
01:04
We're going to respond to the Skyway Heights Fire.
01:07
Brush 1, I copy.
01:08
Flash 1 1. Squad 1.
01:09
Go ahead.
01:11
I need to page out on a rural fire.
01:13
To that call on Skyview, Skyway.
01:15
Brush one, I am.
01:17
I'm sorry, I'm trying to also page out a grassfire in the county.
01:20
to the DMC 3630 Blue Creek Road.
01:25
There's a grassfire going on out here.
01:27
It's one eighth to one quarter of an acre at this time.
01:30
Everywhere.
01:31
I think we're taking care of up here on Skyway.
01:34
Brush 6 is brush 4.
01:36
We're en route to you.
01:37
I copy.
01:38
We can cancel. Is that correct?
01:39
Yes. Cancel.
01:40
Any other responding brush rigs to Skyway Drive.
01:42
Why did you like to be 10 8? There's not much going on on here.
01:45
I copy. Rick this by 386 will you tonight.
01:48
10 more 3.86.
01:49
9.5. Highway 87 North, we have a caller reporting a grass fire on their property here.
01:57
I don't have a size.
01:58
They just need us a small fire.
02:00
to check on a tree on fire.
02:01
I'm up in an inch, maybe take that, but we'll keep coming.
02:04
We're going to continue all the way down to the end of the Skyway here.
02:07
It's taken us a while. We're having to fight weather.
02:09
As soon as we get turned around, we'll clear this call, and we can go to Moon Valley Road.
02:13
I don't know if you'll be able to beat us here, so you guys might as well cancel.
02:16
Yeah, I'll cancel and make this available.
02:18
Engine 3's got a structure fire maybe we'll go to that.
02:21
Yeah, I copy that engine one.
02:22
Good choice.
02:23
Shepard Fire responds to another grassfire area, Highway 87 North and Lorraine Street.
02:28
About a quarter mile south east of this location for a small grass fire just started.
02:33
Shepard fire response to the area of Highway 7 North and Lorraine Street.
02:37
It's going to be about a quarter of mile southeast of this location for a small grass fire started by a lightning strike.
02:43
We're going to see one.
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Location mentioned:
Blue Creek Rd, Montana 59101
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