Fire alarm triggered at Butler Elementary School is false, Fort Lupton CO

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/23/2025 10:24 AM

Near S McKinley Ave, Fort Lupton, CO 80621

Fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at Butler Elementary School near S McKinley Ave. Upon investigation, no fire was found and the alarm was a false trigger.

Audio|Source: Weld County Fire and EMS

02:22

Transcript:

00:00

2618, response to the Butler Elementary School near S McKinley Ave for Commercial Fire Alarm,

00:07

Waterflow, Eastside, Riser,

00:09

1 and 2 at 1124.

00:13

Engine 2601, Tower 2618, respond to the Butler Elementary School near S McKinley Ave for commercial fire alarm.

00:24

Waterflow east side riser 1 and 2 at 1124.

00:30

Go ahead, command.

00:33

Can I get a camera port?

00:37

We have high heat on the second floor.

00:40

No-vis, pushing close the fire.

00:44

Command copies, high heat, zero visibility.

00:49

This match, engine 26-1.

00:52

Injun 2601.

00:55

I'm from First in Denver.

00:58

Command, engine 5.

01:01

On 25.

01:03

Go ahead.

01:04

Can we get ventilation?

01:07

Copy that ventilation. What type of ventilation?

01:11

Demands.

01:12

You need to 24-3 priority.

01:17

Vertical ventilation.

01:20

Go ahead, engine 24-03.

01:23

Result, one victim out on the alpha side.

01:26

Let me continue in our first foot tour.

01:30

Command copies, victim out alpha side,

01:34

continuing search.

01:37

Truck 2417 from command.

01:40

Go ahead.

01:44

It's match, engine 26 a lot.

01:48

Let's go ahead to start vertical ventilation.

01:51

Coordinate that with engine 5.

01:53

Engine 2601.

01:56

Copy vertical vent.

01:58

Great.

02:00

Purely, engine 5 hasn't not going to fire.

02:03

Arrival, large, single-story educational facility. We do have an activation in progress.

02:09

We have investigated, making contact, all established in the command, all who's going to be on town.

02:15

I'm pleased, Gailant.

02:17

Command copies, not on fire. Engine 5, we're going to go ahead and start ventilation, verticals.

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Near S McKinley Ave, Fort Lupton, CO 80621

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