Controlled burn confirmed near highway 130 in Otero County, Otero County NM
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a controlled burn near the intersection of highway 130 and Cougar Claw Drive in Otero County. The burn was confirmed by the property owner and fire crews were verifying containment and ensuring the fire remained controlled. The owner of the property was on the way to the scene. No fire was showing at an alternate access route. The burn had not been officially reported beforehand.
Audio|Source: Cloudcroft Fire
02:45
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, if you come all the way back down here to the highway to Presser Shop, I just got off the phone with the owner.
00:05
And he said there's an alternate road, you have to come all the way back to the highway, go all the way around a different way, and there's easy access that way.
00:17
Yeah,
00:18
this is all saw my knife.
00:25
And thirty seconds to all incoming fire units.
00:29
We're going to stage up here at the intersection of 130 and Cougar Claw Drive.
00:41
994 to 36.
00:43
Go ahead.
00:46
I just passed that alternate route.
00:48
No smoke, no fire showing.
00:51
...rest on the pavement.
00:57
Yeah, I'm coming.
01:10
Firecroft 36.
01:11
The sheriff's up this on Village.
01:14
Yeah, basin on Village.
01:22
Bobcroft 36, go ahead.
01:28
And just be advised all fire units here at the intersection of 130 and Cougar Claw Drive.
01:35
We're going to take an alternate route up to the fire.
01:37
And I also have spoken with the owner of the property who's doing the control burn.
01:42
It is going to be a control burn.
01:45
However, we are going to get on the scene and making sure that it stays where it's supposed to stay.
01:52
But the owner is en route here.
01:58
It was not called in.
02:00
We have no record of it.
02:02
I don't have anybody on the scene but my deputies.
02:14
Copy that. I'll advise a little further as soon as we get one of our trucks up around the alternate exit.
02:26
Can they go ahead and cancel high roads for refunding?
02:34
Yeah,
02:39
standby on canceling and you didn't just yet and don't get somebody on, actually on team and see what we've got.
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Otero County, NM
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