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Unoccupied house catches fire in BoulderBoulder CO

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Columbine Ave & 21st St, Boulder, CO 80302

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a structure fire at the northeast corner of 21st Street and Columbine Avenue in Boulder. The building was confirmed to be unoccupied. Police and fire units coordinated operations on scene, and the fire was later reported to be extinguished.

Audio|Heard on: Boulder CO Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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02:6
Transcript:
00:00
Units responding to the area of 21st Street.
00:03
We do have PD on scene.
00:05
They're going to be on the northeast corner of 21st and Columbine.
00:09
We do have a structure on fire.
00:12
The house is unoccupied.
00:13
PD's arrival.
00:15
Your channel will be Ops 1.
00:18
142 copy, all units move to Ops 1.
00:23
9100 Tower, 141 copy, go ahead, fill that.
00:29
Hey, I'm 106.
00:30
You can show us clear as we see it.
00:34
106, you're on fire one.
00:38
Maybe it's 105 clear as well.
00:41
Copy.
00:43
144 level one at the hydrant.
00:47
144 go ops.
00:52
140, do you get established in water? Justify.
00:57
Engine 142, engine 144 went to ops.
01:00
This operation will be on ops one.
01:02
Ops one.
01:03
Command 144,
01:06
Advance to connect your radio junction.
01:10
Engine 144, go Ops 1.
01:14
Boulder 5, Battalion 537 is en route.
01:20
Copy and this will be on Ops 1.
01:25
Copy Ops 1.
01:27
Has that been passed over to another one of our F-5 channels?
01:33
I don't know about that.
01:35
It's just on Boulder Fire Ops 1.
01:39
Okay, copy.
01:40
I'll be monitoring dispatch because I don't have Boulder Fire out for it right now.
01:45
Copy.
01:47
Boulder Fire, 957.
01:51
Go ahead.
01:54
They've patched our SFX 16 over to their off state.
01:57
I'll probably do it over there.
02:00
Copy and looks like Engine 142 says that the fire is out.

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Location mentioned:
Columbine Ave & 21st St, Boulder, CO 80302

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