Hydrogen tank fire and medical emergencies at apartment complexes, Colorado Springs CO
Medical EmergencyFire and medical units respond to a hydrogen tank flame and medical emergencies at two apartment complexes.
Audio|Source: Colorado Springs Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Charlie 30, Engine 17, Encore at First and Main Apartments, 3534 Powell Point, number 207, medical.
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Engine 14, air route to Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard, just an update for engine with Aspenh 14.
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It's a hydrogen event that went off, they have no lives on it yet.
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All units responding with Engine 4.
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We're with the safety manager.
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It's the approximately 4,000 gallon hydrogen tank.
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There is a flame on top of it.
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If it is not normal to be able to visually see it, we have a 300-meter evacuation perimeter.
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Hasbat 14 received.
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Can you ask the safety manager if there's a remote shutoff?
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Inge 17 responding.
00:43
In your four copies, we're talking to them right now.
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In your portrait copies. Dispatch for AMR 47.
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We're responding code 3, Vincent 17, um, Austin, Bluff,
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and Meadowland.
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Copy.
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Engine 4 from Dispatch.
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As Matt 14 from Indy4.
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Go ahead.
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They stated that they have turned off the emergency valve.
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We still have a visible flame?
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That's a negative.
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As bad received, if you can, can you secure a water supply and then we'll investigate when we'll get there.
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Agent 4 copies and Asman 14, the flame just went back off.
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We're going to just stay out for now.
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Asimat received.
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4 from dispatch?
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4. Would you like an Everbridge notification of the 300-meter evacuation?
01:27
Dispatch from Agent 4, that's been negative at this time.
01:30
I think it's only going to access the building and we have everyone here evacuated.
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248. Dispatch from Battalion 1.
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Detail 1. Go ahead. Could you pay the job to all responding company's weather?
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Poppy.
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Asman 14 from Engine 4. Asman. More information. They're saying that their nitrogen valve is frozen, which is giving too much dilution, which is causing the flame. They're on the phone with their tech team. They have two people in the hot zone trying to shut it off.
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Ironwood Apartments 3552 Van Palengin Drive, Unit D-Deltaelta, Medical. R4-7-17 with engine 17. Copy.
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Location mentioned:
Near Olmsted Point, Colorado Springs, CO 80922
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