Dust from industrial site mistaken for smoke near Old Stage Rd, Central Point OR


Fire units responded to reports of smoke near milepost 37 on I-5 and near Old Stage Road. Upon investigation, they found that the visible output was dust coming from an industrial rock pit operation, not a fire or smoke emergency.
Audio|Source: Jackson County Fire
02:26
Transcript:
00:00
Medford, detection.
00:03
Detection Detection
00:07
Detection has nothing showing for the smoke investigation, milepost 37 I-5. Be advised there is output coming from the industrial in the area of near Old Stage Road.
00:25
Met for copies. The station has nothing showing for the I-5-37.
00:29
Looks to be some industry at near Old Stage Road, putting up some sort of combs.
00:43
I'm going to be out with Yellow Robert Baker 524 corner of Blackwell and Bowley.
00:52
Copy.
00:58
23.
01:00
3623.
01:03
Could you put me back on my UAMG and I'll be out at the Dutch Brothers here in Phoenix? No text.
01:09
3623, copy?
01:13
3.623, copy.
01:15
4-1-1 by number.
01:17
2.1.
01:21
7778474 Lassett singly.
01:38
One, and clear that contact.
01:42
One, one copy.
01:48
We have a three mails across from 10,
01:52
362, Blackwell.
01:55
One copy.
02:01
22, offrox again.
02:07
Hey, good morning, sir. Yep, that's smoke investigation, just smoke, or not smoke, but dust coming off of the rock pit off of Will Creek Road.
02:16
There's quite a bit of dust coming up from their operations. Can we go ahead and have,
02:21
I believe this is going to get called in throughout the day. Can we have detection pin this site?
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Location mentioned:
Near Old Stage Rd, Central Point, OR 97502
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