Investigation of indoor plastic burning odor at Rock Creek Drive, Brighton CO

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/8/2025 04:57 PM

Near Rock St, Brighton, CO 80601

Fire units responded non-emergently to a report of a plastic burning odor indoors near Rock Creek Drive. No smoke or flames were seen during investigation at a small two-story house.

Audio|Source: Adams County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

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Engine 61, Inside Order Investigation, near Rock Creek Drive, on channel,

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North Metro Ops V.

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Engine 61, Inside Order Investigation,

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near Rock Creek Drive on channel, North Metro Ops B.

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At 1800.

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Wesley, the time when regarding the evidence coming from the chimney, have you had received any more than one call on this?

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That's a negative, just the one caller and he had left five minutes ago.

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Okay, copy.

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In June 6-1, I'm wrong.

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1800.

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Okay, Jen 6-1, you're responding for an indoor odor that sounds like plastic burning,

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no smoke, no flames, and no sick breath.

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Sixth one, copy.

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I'm not avoided.

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Engine 11, you're responding to embers that are spitting out of the chimney.

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I don't know if it's going to be unit A or B.

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Or if he's a neighbor and they left five minutes ago, other callers.

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With Washington, ma'am.

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Angel Lover, okay.

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1802.

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Peace, Matthew.

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Phil, this is Middix 61.

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We're in route non-emergent with one to Good Samaritan.

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Middix X1 at 1804.

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I'll see Garland Command.

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Garland Command. Garland Command.

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Command. Truck 5 is available.

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That's the 1804.

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For a million six ones on scene, small, two-story houses, nothing show up to be on strategy investigating as Rock Creek Commandant.

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Second John, second one on to small, two-story house, nothing showing a sense of strategy, investigating Rock Creek Command at 1805.

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