Lightning strike tree fire reported near Hotchkiss

Heard on: Delta and Northern Gunnison Counties Public Safety

01:58

00:00

Hotchkiss Fire Department, a report of a 2nd fire in the area of (number withheld)

00:06

3050 Road. RP saw lightning strike and smoke.

00:09

Did not see flames.

00:11

Time out 2009.

00:16

Engine 5, would you take that call please?

00:23

Engine 5 copies.

00:24

We're at North Road, we'll turn around.

00:31

Delta Hotchkiss Fire, we copy the page.

00:34

Hotchkiss Fire, thank you, and 2009.

00:39

Fire 1C, if you want me to continue on single air or you want me to go to 3050.

00:48

David, Fountain, assist Engine Five on that 2nd call.

00:56

Copy, one five.

01:01

Fountain Fire, Engine Five.

01:04

Engine Five.

01:06

Yeah, Delta, we're going to divert from the 1st call.

01:09

You can show us in route to the (number withheld) 3050 road.

01:13

I copy, 2010 .

01:20

105 Delta.

01:24

Go ahead.

01:25

I still got the RP from the 3050.

01:28

911.

01:30

He says that it looks like a cottonwood tree was hit by the lightning.

01:35

He does not see or smell anything at this time.

01:41

We copy, thank you.

01:42

We're gonna go ahead and continue out.

01:44

We'll investigate further.

01:45

There was a lot of lightning up here just as we were coming up.

01:49

I copy. And a correction, he does still smell smoke, but he can't see it.

01:57

Five copies, thank you.

7/29/2026 07:09 PM

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3050 Rd, Hotchkiss, CO 81419

Lightning strike tree fire reported near Hotchkiss

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Lightning strike tree fire reported near Hotchkiss

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