Downed live wire causes fire in wooded area, Colorado Springs CO
Fire & ArsonRadio dispatch reports a downed live electrical wire arcing into trees and starting a fire in the woods behind an address near E Colorado Ave in Colorado Springs. Responders request utility support and extra fire resources, assign one brush truck, and send multiple units (unit numbers withheld). A command channel is also established.
Audio|Source: Colorado Springs Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
received. We're actually going to need a utilities represented about here. Emergent. We do have a wire down that's arcing into the trees and it is catching the woods on fire behind this address. Coffee on you need additional fire resources. We will take one brush truck out here. Copy. Medic (number withheld) responding code (number withheld) with Engine (number withheld), Plas, and Nevada. Copy brake, engine (number withheld) responding. In Dispastration (number withheld), we will take a command channel as well. Copy, we'll move you to Command (number withheld).
received. We're actually going to need a utilities represented about here. Emergent. We do have a wire down that's arcing into the trees and it is catching the woods on fire behind this address. Coffee on you need additional fire resources. We will take one brush truck out here. Copy. Medic (number withheld) responding code (number withheld) with Engine (number withheld), Plas, and Nevada. Copy brake, engine (number withheld) responding. In Dispastration (number withheld), we will take a command channel as well. Copy, we'll move you to Command (number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
S El Paso St & E Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
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