Helicopter crew reports new smoke near active wildfire, Boise County ID


A helicopter crew doing reconnaissance near Boise County, Idaho, reported seeing smoke 10 to 15 miles southwest of an active wildfire. They contacted dispatch to check if responders were being sent to the new smoke location.
Audio|Source: Boise County Public Safety / Boise National Forest
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Transcript:
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To dispatch, helicopter (number withheld) echo on east mount.
00:04
(number withheld) echo, voice to dispatch.
00:06
Good afternoon.
00:07
(number withheld) echo is up doing a recon of the rock fire.
00:11
We're looking for a smoke.
00:12
We have found a smoke about 10 to 15 miles to the southwest of the fire.
00:18
We want to see if you have a response headed to that fire or not.
00:22
For echo, I copied about 10-15 miles southwest of the fire, seeing the smoke.
00:29
As far as we know, Payette has taken some reports and may be sending resources.
00:35
Stand by.
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