Large brush fire contained near County Road 162, Agate CO
WildfireA large brush fire near County Road 162 in Douglas County, Colorado, was actively fought by fire crews using brush engines, tenders, and maintainers. The fire was contained, preventing it from spreading further south. Firefighters coordinated to monitor, contain, and extinguish the flames successfully.
Audio|Source: Douglas and Elbert County Fire Districts
06:7
Transcript:
00:00
Are you on your brush engine or are you in a separate unit?
00:06
I'm in my command vehicle.
00:10
Okay, if you could remain there and be our eyes on that side, I've got people struggling to get over there because of the mud.
00:18
If you could be our eyes there and keep an eye on this thing off to the south from your side, you could go ahead and get your brush engine off the highway if you want to so I don't get hit.
00:31
He's well off the highway.
00:32
Do you want me to send the tender over to water ops?
00:37
Yes,
00:38
they're going to have to come out to the east side here to fill all the brush trucks will.
00:43
Let's move that brush or that tender up to water off.
00:48
Get on County Road 162 and follow it to you hit us.
00:52
You're set.
00:53
I'm going to keep my brush engine here with me and then I'll send the tender your way.
01:00
Larry, this is Brush 213.
01:02
We are just south of I-70 and we've got some active flames over here.
01:14
Okay, are you on the highway?
01:25
Okay, do you need additional help over there?
01:32
Yes,
01:35
we probably do. It's pretty tumble-age here.
01:37
Okay,
01:41
I think Tender 299 is coming around there.
01:45
I see a big brush truck on the very south and going pretty good clip.
01:57
Thank you. Douglas County Dispatch, Tringo 31 is on scene.
02:03
611.
02:06
I'm Tender 31.
02:09
Brush 298, if you come right towards me, there's a road right behind me.
02:14
It'll take you right to the tenders.
02:26
Press 299?
02:30
Go ahead.
02:33
What's your location?
02:39
We've been running down.
02:41
We're close to I-70, towards the south side of it.
02:49
Okay, are you able to handle it? You need help.
02:54
As of now, we're able to handle it.
02:56
I'll update you when we get closer to it.
02:59
Okay,
03:03
copy that. I've got three maintainers stacked up here as soon as we can get them through the fence there and we'll start cutting fire line.
03:20
Go ahead.
03:22
Did you get your call from the Bureau?
03:26
Hey from.
03:28
16.30.
03:34
Station 31.
03:36
Okay,
03:39
copy. I think we're good on tenders for right now.
03:43
We're starting to get this pretty well contained.
03:48
Copy.
03:52
Command brush 221.
03:53
Correction, 223 is on scene at staging.
03:57
Where would you like us?
04:05
Brush 223 in staging, where would you like us?
04:10
Okay, do you up here with the tenders?
04:13
A-F.
04:16
Okay, there is a cornfield just south of you.
04:21
There's a road that comes off the county road.
04:23
Follow that road along that cornfield to where I'm at, and I'll direct you in.
04:29
Copy, see you.
04:30
Command brush 299.
04:38
The fire has been stopped heading towards the south.
04:41
There's just little, uh,
04:43
like the flame already in the black.
04:46
So we'll just work on that and head back for you guys.
04:52
Okay, work the edge, work the very edge,
04:57
and work your way this way.
04:58
That way, when you run out of water, you're on this side and you can fill up and head back.
05:04
How does that?
05:09
Ralph Commune.
05:14
This is the left supervisor.
05:16
They've been placed on Firewash.
05:17
Quint 155 is in service.
05:22
1615
05:27
It's tender 299 that I had work on that edge.
05:30
Once they get completed on the far south side, can we have them go back and just get them hospitals?
05:37
Hey, fair.
05:54
Hey, all three maintainers are moving again.
05:58
Would you like us to cut?
05:59
Going south first around this thing?
06:05
Hey, firm, I think going south to be best first.
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