Smoke smell detected near skate park with no active fire, Hilo HI


Fire units investigated a strong smoke smell near the skate park. No visible flames or active fire were found. The smoke likely originates from the direction of a past large fire. No current fire was confirmed.
Audio|Source: Hawaii County Public Safety - Hamakua/North Hilo
02:26
Transcript:
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516 brush truck 16 we're over here by the skate park and you can still smell it but it is a strong wind coming from the Waymere direction unless we catching some of that smoke from that Lumpurri fire yeah uh ind 16 copy off i just drove past there um yeah i can definitely smell the smoke
00:18
380 Central. Member? (name withheld) Jaze, all caller, La Bois, please.
00:22
Sirful. Track control, Medic 16 off the vehicle northway.
00:24
Copy Medi 16 off the Oakland, North Hawaii.
00:27
Eric 16 from Brestch 16.
00:30
Do you guys smell? Is there a strong smoke smell in one-day area?
00:32
Restruct 16 from the X16, it seems like it's funneling on the bottom of wet, like through
00:41
Waikiloa, it's more on the bottom of the top road.
00:44
Highway 190.
00:45
It's light smell of smoking, man.
00:47
District 16, copy.
00:48
You could smell it on the top row, though.
00:50
Yeah, that's true.
00:51
Control, Tijuana, yeah.
00:53
Turn 4. Control from engine 16.
00:55
Control engine 16. Control engine 8-alphonseed.
00:57
Section, go ahead.
00:59
Yeah, fire control.
01:00
NG16 and Russia, 16 have investigated multiple vantage points of the village.
01:05
The smell of smoke is coming from Malka of the village.
01:09
When we're unable to locate any flames or fire at this time, we're going to be returning unless we have any other information.
01:18
16, I'll be on negative.
01:20
Copy that. 16 will be returning.
01:22
I'll be returning.
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Location mentioned:
Hilo, HI 96720
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