Controlled burn confirmed near Road 26 and Animas, Cortez CO
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a report of fire or heavy smoke near the intersection of Animas and Montezuma. Responders found a field with heavy black smoke and people attending to the fire. The incident was confirmed to be a controlled burn near Road 26 and is currently under control.
Audio|Source: Montezuma County Public Safety
02:59
Transcript:
00:00
Cortez Fire, please respond to the area of Animas and Montezuma.
00:04
Again, the area of Animas and Montezuma for a field that appears to be on fire.
00:09
It doesn't appear that something blue of, I don't know what it was.
00:13
Cortes Square at age 67.
00:21
There's a pretty heavy blue moan.
00:24
Yeah, black smoke.
00:26
Then for an 858.
00:30
Quarter's over 81026.
00:34
858.
00:39
858.
00:41
There's a couple of people out with it.
00:42
It looks like a fire going on.
00:48
10, 4, 859.
00:55
Units responding to the area of Animas and Montezuma per local unit in the area advising there is a heavy plume of black smoke, can see a couple people out with it and it does look to be a bonfire.
01:12
Cortez, Indi1, CFA, we're going to continue, but stay on grading to non-emergence.
01:19
A 900.
01:25
Cortez, that's three.
01:29
Let's see.
01:31
That was now on the fire up in any.
01:36
At 900.
01:39
Cortez of the ninth.
01:41
Over on.
01:43
This is further north of that intersection.
01:45
It's going to be near Road 26.
01:48
He said that he called it in.
01:53
And also an Amazon gift card.
01:56
And the card was used Sunday at Cox Corner.
02:01
Super.
02:04
At 900.
02:10
Corto, the Tine ones on scene.
02:13
The Tijuana 1 at CNN.
02:16
Then can you confirm that this wasn't called in controlled burn?
02:24
That does appear to be correct.
02:27
It does come back as a controlled burn for that address at Lillian escaping.
02:35
Copy. It looks good from where I'm at.
02:37
I'm in service.
02:38
You can put everybody else in service.
02:41
At 9-1.
02:46
It's open.
02:50
Open 9.
02:53
It looks to be under control.
02:55
There's somebody out with it.
02:56
I'm thinking.
02:58
At 9-2.
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Location mentioned:
Co Rd 26, Cortez, CO 81321
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