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Residential structure fire with smoke in CortezCortez CO

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Cortez, CO 81321

Firefighters responded to an active residential structure fire in Cortez with visible smoke inside the house. Evacuations were conducted and multiple fire units responded. No injuries or arson are reported at this time.

Audio|Source: Montezuma County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Cortez, fire at near 300 block.
00:05
I'm on scene, single-story, moderate family structure, nothing showing right now.
00:11
Evacuations take place.
00:13
This will be 21.25 command.
00:18
Copyout, investigating 1709.
00:33
And 1033 will be en route with school.
00:38
1711. The house full of smoke.
00:50
I'm going to call this an active structure fire at this time.
00:54
Active structure fire time is 1712.
00:59
Please notify Empire Formation.
01:07
Go ahead, Cortez.
01:10
You want us to page out Cortez, fire to back.
01:14
Stand by one.
01:16
2417-13.
01:21
Cortez, command.
01:23
Command. Command.
01:26
Yeah, if you would, go ahead and page a Cortez for this, please.
01:34
305, fire 304.
01:38
Go ahead, David.
01:41
I'm about two miles out from the main station all graphane current head down.
01:47
Copy, thanks.
01:48
I think we're going to need personnel, but Tinder would be great.
01:53
Copy.
01:56
Lewis Aerial Fire for Structure Fire.
01:58
Cortez Claire, 1714.
02:04
The battalion one's in route.
02:06
I'm on switching to Lewis.
02:08
Copy battalion one in route, 1714.
02:15
Which is tender ones in route.
02:21
If you pull up out here on the road,
02:24
leave us enough room to get an engine in, we'll get some air off your truck and go inside.
02:32
Command, Cortez.
02:34
Go ahead, Cortez.
02:40
Do you guys want Air Force One dispatch?
02:47
Before, and we notified Empire, do we need to notify Atters?
02:52
Negative, this is all on propane.
02:54
Thank you, 1716.
02:57
You know what, 17-17-17?
03:06
Engine 33, command.
03:09
Go ahead.
03:11
Go ahead and nose up into the driveway.
03:13
We're going to pull the hose and make entry through the garage.
03:16
This is going to be soft of where you nose up to.
03:20
Copy Cortez, engine 33 on scene.
03:25
We're on same time as 1717.
03:28
Cortez, command, all utilities are secure.
03:32
1717.
03:35
The staff notification for coverage.
03:39
Day Farm 17, 18.
03:49
South-West family ones, please respond to near Row 23.25 loop for a residential structure fire, unknown injuries at this time.
04:00
Again, please respond 121-1-4-2, 23.25 loop in Cortez for a residential structure fire,
04:08
unknown injuries at this time.
04:11
Unisoncing, Cortez Clear 17, 18.

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