Smoke detected in attic vents of large home, Colorado Springs CO
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a report of smoke at a large two-story single-family home in Colorado Springs. Upon arrival, no visible fire was seen but light smoke was coming from attic vents. Crews searched the building and checked the attic with thermal imaging. The homeowner shut off power, after which the smoke dissipated. No active fire was found.
Audio|Source: Colorado Springs Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 9 arrived. All companies, engine 9's arrived on scene of a large two-story, single-family wood frame.
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Got nothing showing, we do have evacuation.
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We are not on water.
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Engine 18, prepared to bring us water.
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Engine 9 will be investigating all our companies continue in the stage.
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The time I copy nothing showing.
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Permanet.
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Amar 24 stage.
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Copy Amher. Via 3, engine 25, that'll path and winter sun drive on a semen medical.
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Moving up in the other.
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Engine 9-1-E command.
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Truck 9 from command.
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Need you to get up a night attic and see if we got fire up there.
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Direct 9 copy.
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Detailant 1 copy working, structure fair.
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Dispatch from engine 25, would you add us an AMR unit code to me?
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Copy ahead. Driver 9.
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We're bringing you in a double.
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Driver 9 copies a double.
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All companies from command.
00:40
We got a light smoke throughout the house.
00:43
We do have smoke coming from one of the cable vents,
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or e-vents rather, on the Charlie's side.
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No eyes on fire yet.
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And dispatchment is 25.
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Do we're an EPS selling around.
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Yeah, it's true.
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Commander C, give me eyes on the roof.
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Let me know what you got.
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A firm break.
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This is a working structure fire on command for Alpha 22,
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74, 73, squad 21, Battalion 3 rescue 17, hazmat 14 with engine 18, engine 9, truck 9, and tower 1, and battalion 1-2-5-15-5 Lannigan Street on a working structure fire command 4.
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Hasmat 14 responding?
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Command from truck nine.
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Outstory is clear.
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For search. Check 9 for command.
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I'll say primary is clear for search.
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Click 9 from command.
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Track nine irons, go ahead.
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Did you say primary search all clear?
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Primary search, top floor, all clear.
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We're checking the bottom floor now.
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Command received.
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Command, receive. Command. Command,
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receive. Wait to charge that until we know we need that water here.
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Paper.
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And truck nine irons from command.
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I need you to get and poke a hole in that roof, or that ceiling rather, on the main floor.
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Truck nine irons, copy.
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Command, truck nine ladders.
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Command, truck nine ladders. Command, truck nine ladders.
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Command truck dying ladders.
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Gover. Come in.
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Okay, we're on the roof.
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This is a clay tile roof.
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We're not seeing any teeth signatures,
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but I don't think we're going to get a good assessment with the clay tiles.
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So unless we know what the fire is, we're going to come off the roof.
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Command receives, yeah, come off the roof.
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I want you to go interior.
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Help try to pinpoint where the smoke's coming from.
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It's dissipating now.
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Smoke's even lighter than when we arrive.
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Lighter's copies. Command, truck nine iron.
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Primary search of the upper and lower levels is clear.
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Right now, you want me to hold off.
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I'm poking that hole in the ceiling.
02:20
All companies from Command, be aware, homeowner did shut the power off.
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That's when the smoke started to dissipate.
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Command from dispatch.
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Go for Command.
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For the working complement, it did not recommend a safety.
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Command, okay.
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Command Tower 1 we've arrived.
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Tower 1 from Command, why don't you go ahead and come on in to get some more eyes in here just to try to pinpoint where this is at, so.
02:43
Command's at the garage, Tower 1 comes to a face-to-face.
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Command from truck nine iron.
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I'm thinking I want to hold off or poking a hole in the ceiling
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unless you want me to contain with that.
02:53
Yeah, no, I'm good with holding off.
02:54
I do need to find a scuttle, though.
02:56
I need to get eyes in that attic.
02:57
Yeah, I copy that, but I have to enter from the exterior.
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Truck nine letters,
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truck nine letters.
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Truck nine letters. Truck nine, go ahead.
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So if we're calling the street side alpha,
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the alpha side has two gable vents.
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You do a smoke coming out of the top one.
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One's over the living space, one's over the garage.
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So kind of ironed copy that.
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On the delta-size, I found a couple hats in the clovet.
03:24
I'm going to need an attic ladder, but right now it appears clear from where I'm standing.
03:30
Ladders copies, that's what we'd be looking at as well.
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Copy that. Letters from truck nine irons.
03:35
Bring me an attic ladder to get up into this attic.
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Letters copy attic letters.
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Command from truck nine iron.
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When I'm looking at this attic and checking it, it's 61 degrees in the attic.
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There is no smoke pushing out of it and it appears clear on where I'm standing.
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I'm going to get up there with an attic ladder and get a better look.
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