Small Aircraft Crashes Near Compark and Peoria, Douglas County CO
Fire & ArsonA small aircraft crashed and caught fire near Compark Boulevard and Peoria Street, east of the Amazon sorting facility. The crash resulted in one confirmed death. The fire caused heavy damage and threatened a nearby generator bank but did not involve commercial buildings directly. Emergency crews arrived promptly and have begun extinguishing the fire.
Audio|Source: Centennial Airport Emergency Operations
09:11
Transcript:
00:00
No, so he was in the pattern doing options, and all of a sudden he stopped answering, and then he went down.
00:06
We were reached out to him, and he just went down.
00:08
Okay, copy all.
00:09
No souls, no fuel.
00:10
And I'm in the area.
00:13
I've lost the smoke. Can you see where I am? And point me in from your location?
00:17
Safety 2, I'm not sure.
00:19
Are you the one that's southeast of the field just south of where the museum is?
00:26
I don't have smoke in the air anymore.
00:28
I just to help directly.
00:29
I know it is southwest of your position so you need to turn around and go back to the southwest there.
00:35
I can't tell what those buildings are over there maybe.
00:38
I think somebody said there's a FedEx building over there maybe.
00:41
Yeah, I'm thinking it might be by the UPS.
00:43
I'll have James Casey.
00:44
Respect safety too.
00:45
Section 2. Now you're heading in the right direction.
00:48
Safety 2, that is correct.
00:50
It's going to be in that area that you just stated.
00:51
Special safety 2.
00:52
Let's go ahead and put the location at Peoria and James Casey.
00:59
I'm still trying to find better access to it.
01:02
Yeah, this is 4.5.
01:04
It looks like it's just across the street, the east of the Amazon sorting facility.
01:09
I think it's like the Ninja American Samaritans Purse buildings from where I'm seeing the smoke here.
01:14
That's affirmative red to make a right turn right there.
01:17
You're going to go in behind like sporty pickle.
01:21
And dispatch from Safety 2, it's going to be at the corner of Com Parks and Peoria.
01:28
I'm not sure what that large river building is.
01:31
It's going to be in the complex.
01:33
I'll try to get you a better address here in a second.
01:36
We've got one aircraft on the ground fully involved heavy damage.
01:41
Certainly the structure.
01:42
I'll try to get your better size up.
01:43
I'll go ahead and take you in.
01:44
Safety 2 ad copp, you're going to be at the corner of Comparc and Peoria.
01:47
You do have one aircraft on the ground, heavy damage, threatening a structure, investigating 631.
01:51
We're going to go around.
01:57
Yeah. Command, dispatch.
01:58
Go ahead.
01:59
Go ahead and turn around.
02:00
I've got access.
02:01
The gate is open.
02:02
Dispatch, go ahead.
02:03
And sir, since the aircraft is off aircraft property, do you want to move it over to Opts3?
02:07
a negative with the instant keep on 15 and you can show me on the scene I've got one
02:16
bonanza fully involved heavy damage it's going to be threatening a generator bank once we get red to and will be offensive
02:23
Copy remaining on Centair, one bonanza threatening a generator building.
02:28
Red Tews in the area with who, 632.
02:30
If that's different one, extra engine, extra.
02:33
Copy extra engine, extra engine, extra truck.
02:36
And this batch from command, it's going to be 8636, I believe, Comparc, Boulevard, either 8636, Comparc or Peoria.
02:44
Mayn, we'll check 8636 Compart or Peoria, Oliveis.
02:48
Let me and Red 1 Lumpkin right behind Red 2.
02:50
Red 2.
02:52
Red 1, you go around the other way.
02:53
We are pointing.
02:54
Come around from the other side.
02:56
Red 2, hop mic.
02:57
Red 2, hop mic.
02:59
Hot mic. And that's 42 long time behind Red 1.
03:00
We got water on the fire.
03:02
Command water on the fire, 634.
03:04
Command, 9044 on the fire, 634 on scene.
03:05
Medi 44.
03:06
Just park out the way,
03:08
come on up to the seat.
03:09
Red 2 dispatch, you need to turn up your volume a little bit, I can barely hear you.
03:12
Command, Edge 42 on scene behind Red 1.
03:14
Copy Andrew 42, go ahead and you know, on deck right at Red 2.
03:18
42 on deck at Red 2.
03:19
Rep. Dispatch, ma'am.
03:20
We have three systems complete.
03:23
Looks like we do have some infringement on a generator bank.
03:27
Commercial structure is not involved.
03:29
We've got one DOA[1].
03:30
Red 2. Red 2.
03:31
Red 1 is going to come up.
03:33
Once you guys pull up, reconnect,
03:34
that's not, we'll try to overhaul this.
03:36
Dying 4.
03:37
Go ahead, Chief.
03:38
Dying 4 is on scene.
03:39
I understand you have an airplane crash at the back of this property.
03:43
You've got no involvement in the structure, some involvement to the generator bank.
03:47
You got Red 1 and Red 2 working.
03:48
You got Engine 42 coming up on deck.
03:51
If that's correct, let me know your needs.
03:52
I'll take it from out here.
03:53
Yeah, Chief. Just one more crew, just for some overhaul.
03:56
I don't believe the generator is going to be for the big generator is going to have any issue.
04:02
Access for any other incoming units can be from the south off of a compartment through the gate.
04:06
Got a big wide open area for them.
04:08
And then I think we can start picking up some units.
04:11
We'll get 4 and 5 up here, we'll unify with them, and we'll be the FAA in efficiency.
04:15
Okay, copy and clean up where the medic units are.
04:17
You got medic 44 working for you, anybody else?
04:20
Okay, just medic 44 for now, I've been.
04:22
Copy, I'll take it from out here, break dispatch, battalion four.
04:25
The Italian four go. I'll assume Compart Command.
04:27
I'm in my vehicle to the west of the crash.
04:31
Let's continue all units for now.
04:32
Everybody else who's not unseen can come in non-emergent.
04:34
Copy, sir. You are assuming a Comparc Command.
04:36
You're in your vehicle to the west of the crash.
04:38
Continue all of units in for now.
04:40
All units are not already unseen.
04:41
So down to non-emergent response as 637.
04:44
Command, Med 1 is on scene behind you.
04:46
Med 1, come to my vehicle.
04:47
Command, engine 31, level 1.
04:51
Engine 31, remain level 1.
04:53
Command District 1.
04:54
I'm on scene, I'm on the east side.
04:57
You do have an access point from this east side also for additional apparatus.
05:01
Okay, copy, you're on scene.
05:03
Why don't you head up to the scene for me? Just get a better picture.
05:07
I can't see it. And we'll keep that in mind that we have access from over on that side.
05:09
Okay, yeah, and you've got good water on the fire.
05:12
It was only impact to a generator bank there, and they're making good progress.
05:17
Copy, water on the fire, limited impact to the generator bank.
05:21
Command, Meg 3-1, 01 stage.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
DOA: Dead On Arrival
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Location mentioned:
S Peoria St & Compark Blvd, Colorado 80112
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