Grass fire threatens homes and utility lines in Aurora


Firefighters responded to a grass fire near homes and power lines. The fire was reported to possibly involve hazardous materials and posed a threat to nearby properties.
Audio|Source: Aurora Fire
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Transcript:
Inj 2, engine 2, engine 5, ladder 2, ladder 5, battalion 2, and battalion 1 for possible structure fire. It's going to be just to the west of the Hyatt, East Colfax Avenue, North Quentin Street. Inge 2, inch 12, inch 5, ladder 2, ladder 5, battalion 2, battalion 1, possible structure fire. It's going to be just to the west of the Hyatt at East Colfax Avenue, North Quentin Street. Which is on Tech 4, please, attack 4. 1040. There, dispatch engine 9. Engine 9. There's no problem here. We're assisting in changing out the batteries. You can show us available mobile. Oncoming units, Engine 2 is on scene. We have a medium-sized grass fire, possibly threatening homes to the south. Engine 2 is going to be on Quentin just south of Colfax. We're going to be catching a hydrant and stretching the line. 116.20. Meta-116 and not at 1042. Just guys, go ahead and give Engine 2 Quinting Command. Engine 2, copy, equating command at 1042. And dispatch, we need Excel, I have fire threatening car lines. Copy at 1042. He's my second engine. It would be engine 5 and engine 12. It just be advised. One of the callers advised that there's hazardous material present saying gunpowder or something else involved. The engine, too, is going to handle on this north side. I want the second engine to go to 14th and stretch the line through the backyard of the homes to south. And free will be. In all units, this is going to be a homeless trash into a fence and threatening car lines. In 2, copy, 743. Clare 2.0.0.0.0.0.1. Direct. 2. Copy. Just like from Quentin Command, we have water on the fire. Coffee water on the fire brake. Engine 5. Team 5. If you, uh, looks like you're going to be the second line and if you can head the 14th for that line from the south. Five copies. We have got command from ladder 5. We're going to area up with engine drive on the 14th side. This is from Battalion 2. You can show me on scene. I'll assume command doing a face-to-face with engine 2. We'll have engine 2 ladder 2 on this fire attack side, and we've got engine 5, ladder 5 on the neighborhood side. And coffee at 1044. Medic 116 stage. Medic 1 16 at 1044.
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Location mentioned:
E Colfax Ave & N Quentin St, Aurora, CO 80011
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