Illegal large fire burning near hotel in Estes Park, Estes Park CO


An illegal fire with four- to five-foot flames was burning near a hotel close to the intersection of Lakefront Street and Big Thompson Avenue in Estes Park. The fire was producing heavy smoke visible from the nearby road.
Audio|Source: Estes Valley Fire
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Transcript:
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Battalion 71, copy illegal burn.
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Battalion, go ahead.
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Battalion, this will be near the intersection of Lakefront Street and Big Thompson.
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Your RP advised that he saw a fire burning in a fire pit that's creating excessive smoke in the area.
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The fire had four to five foot flames.
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Stated that it was at a hotel near that intersection.
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Described it as the hotel immediately west of Lakefront Street, but stated that the building itself was blue.
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The hotel immediately west of that intersection would be the Coyote Mountain Lodge, but as far as I can tell, that structure is brown in color.
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Unknown exact address,
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but he did state that the smoke should be visible from the roadlight.
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I copy. You're showing en route, and switch over to TAC 1.
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Location mentioned:
Near Big Thompson Ave, Estes Park, CO 80517
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