Lightning strike causes smoke alarm at Aurora home, Aurora CO
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a residential fire alarm near South Decane Street in Aurora. They found evidence of a lightning strike that caused moderate damage. Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms were activated, and there was a light smoke odor inside. There was no active fire. Utilities were secured, and the attic was checked to ensure no hidden fire remained.
Audio|Source: Aurora Fire
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Transcript:
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Modus 13 Residential Fire alarm, near South Decane Street.
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Number 13, residential fire alarm, near South Decane Street, move your cross east leg and trail up. Response 2, 1729.
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This is by trustee-4.
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Rescue 4. Have a good name.
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Thank you. You as well.
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5-103. Oh,
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call on Head, Medic 103?
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That's a firm. Do you have a call-out for a 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8 at At At Potomacare? I'm sorry,
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what price are you at?
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We're at the Tomic.
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I do not have a call. B-13-2-0-0.
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Medic 1-13 to the U.S.0.
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Medic 103.
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Can you go to some accident information that any injuries you need? Fire response or just do you?
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Hello?
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Bosses, please be blinded-a-f, tell me, consent, app,
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moderate damage, we'll be honest today anymore.
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Speciality, if we're holding up to that, so you just add us on my call, please.
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Letters you have a copy at 1732.
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Please call him out of response.
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Tax 4. Tax 4 of 1732.
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And finally.
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The city's still looking.
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Pass today from there's the security to be building A as an Adam, A as an Adam U19.
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Okay.
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Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.
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Okay. Okay.
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Downing 3, you're going to have Battalion 1, 111, 116, letter 6, letter 8, engine 7, engine 8, medic 111 responding with you.
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This is going to be early indications of what may have been an explosion.
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There is smoke inside, but no flames indicated.
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This is the homeowner calling in, saving they also smell dynamite, so maybe gumpowder.
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It's on the corner of a house and debris everywhere in the house. Maybe a lightning strike.
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Battalion 3 copies. You can show baton 3 on scene of a tri-level. We have no visible signs of smoke or fire from the exterior.
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Currently be making contact with the homeowner, you can go ahead and give me a mobile street command.
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I'll be investigating.
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Okay, mobile commands on scene of a trial level, nothing showing making contact investigating further at 1734.
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Message 111.11 for help.
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Medical 11, thank 1735.
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1535.
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13 5. Dispatch.
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All right, thank you.
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1113, you're responding at the request of the homeowners here. They're indicating that they have the carbon monoxide and smoke alarm going off.
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Looks like it's going to be in the entryway.
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Out of 13-5 cents.
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This damage, mobile command.
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Command, go ahead.
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A 360[1] is complete. This is a tri-level.
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No active fire or smoke on the inside.
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This was a lightning strike.
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Samantha Coffee 360[1] complete, no act of fire or smoke inside a lightning strike confirmed 1736.
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We'll go ahead and have everyone level one stage at this time.
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My first engine, my first ladder on scene,
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we'll need to go ahead and secure utilities and check the attic.
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Then a copy. Level 1 stage, first ladder, and engine need to secure utilities and check out it. That's going to be engine 7 and ladder 8, arriving on soon momentarily.
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Agent 7 is on scene. First engine will be assisting with utilities and check in on, Chris.
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16-3-7.
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Ladder A-Vee.
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17-2-7.
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All units, all units are priming are on being the lightning strike appears strike to all the out of the house.
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We do have charing no active look on the exterior. We do have light paste and odor on the inside.
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Engine 2, angelova, other 5, the top 5 for a gas odor.
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near South Zada Duway Unit A.
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11 of the time.
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This order 2413,000, New Way, Unit A, your coffee, Fless, we place letters on Step 2 at some time.
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That's true. Okay.
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I'm sorry, command, go again.
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Is that for mobile command. Engine 7 is currently assigned to the interior checking for any possible attic involvement.
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Ladder 8 has been assigned to the exterior securing electrical and then they're going to check the lightning strike to ensure we have no confined or hidden fire.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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360: Complete 360-degree size-up around the incident
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S St, Aurora, CO 80045
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