Vehicle fire extinguished near Columbine Ave in Estes Park, Estes Park CO
A vehicle fire was reported near Columbine Avenue in Estes Park. Firefighters used a large extinguisher from a command truck to knock down flames in the engine compartment. The vehicle was smoking and hot with active fire inside the occupant compartment. An engine was dispatched urgently to fully extinguish the fire.
Audio|Source: Estes Park Fire and EMS and Rocky Mountain National Park
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Transcript:
00:00
S-DIS fire, vehicle fire, 681 to 749 Prospect Avenue, Map 44 Ocean Ocean 2.
00:14
The fire respond to the 600 to 700 block of Prospect Avenue for a vehicle on fire,
00:23
possible address of 707 prospect.
00:26
You'll be on Ops 1.
00:31
Battalion 71 copies,
00:34
verifying Ops 1 or TAC1?
00:37
TAC1.
00:39
Copy, thank you.
00:50
I said fire on Tac 1, units responding to the vehicle fire,
00:55
additional callers giving the address of near Columbine Ave.
01:00
Near Columbine Ave.
01:04
The 9-71 copy, if I'm almost on TV.
01:19
700, you can show Battalion 71 on scene.
01:22
Single vehicle on fire, hood open.
01:26
You can show Battalion 71 with command.
01:30
Battalion, I copy.
01:35
Command.
01:45
I have 7034 unseen with me and we use the big extinguisher from my command truck.
01:50
We currently have no flames but we're going to need a rig to respond to make sure this is cooled down.
01:59
You are covered by film traffic, please go again.
02:04
I have 7034 on scene with me and we've deployed a large fire extinguisher from my command vehicle.
02:11
The vehicle is still smoking and hot but there are no active flames at this time.
02:16
I still need an engine to respond.
02:20
I copy an extinguisher has been deployed vehicle is still smoking, no active flames, engines still needs to respond.
02:33
700 command with an update.
02:57
We just found active fire inside the occupant compartment,
03:02
so we're going to need that engine emergent.
03:07
At the engine needs to respond, emergent, there is now active fire.
03:36
Engine 71 is en route with three, three interior.
03:41
Engine 71 with three interior, 1512.
03:56
Go ahead.
03:59
We have the pickup truck windows closed, so it is currently vent limited,
04:04
but there is active fire inside the cab.
04:08
We were able to knock down the fire in the engine compartment with the big extingu shirt from my rig.
04:15
We copy, is this going to be right off the road?
04:21
Pull up onto the sidewalk in front of the police car.
04:24
You can see us standing right here.
04:27
we might be able to hit it easy with the crossway or the bunker line will be sufficient for length.
04:34
Engine 70 months on scene.
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Location mentioned:
Near Columbine Ave, Estes Park, CO 80517
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