Fire on locomotive near railroad in Burns Wyoming, Burns WY
Fire & ArsonA fire occurred on a locomotive near the railroad in Burns, Wyoming. The fire likely started from a fuel pump and was put out after shutting down the locomotive. Fire crews used a thermal imager to ensure there was no remaining heat or risk of further fire.
Audio|Source: Cheyenne Police, Laramie County Sheriff, Fire, EMS
02:54
Transcript:
00:00
I'm going to be on scene at the locomotives here.
00:04
Nothing showing.
00:05
I'll go ahead and establish Railroad Command.
00:14
District 1,
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Railroad Command.
00:21
Red Road command and brush 1-2.
00:25
Brush 1-2, I believe you're good to go ahead and clear.
00:30
Copy, we'll clear, go back.
00:31
There is.
00:33
Kind of 2,1, copies direct, back in service.
00:38
There's flash copies.
00:43
363,
00:44
railroad command.
00:48
Arrow, Command, Engine 6-3.
00:53
I'm not sure I'll have to look at crew force here, but they said there was a fire second locomotive in the stack area.
01:01
They believe it was a fuel pump.
01:04
They shut the locomotive down and the fire extinguished.
01:08
We just need to confirm probably with a thermal imager and a crew to check that there's no further threat.
01:17
I need a crew and a thermal imager to make sure we don't have any more heat.
01:24
Affirmative.
01:26
So I'm not sure which engine with a crew will be first in the burns.
01:30
Probably just one engine with enough personnel and a thermal imager, whatever will be all staged there at the green elevator.
01:42
Engine 6.3 will be your first crew on, team.
01:49
Okay,
01:52
all our units go ahead and stage at the grain elevator at Burns.
02:01
Engine 6-1 copy stage.
02:08
Disbag, change in 5-1.
02:18
5-1 staging at the elevator?
02:27
Railroad command, engine 5-1.
02:31
Go ahead.
02:34
Do you want us to stay, stay sure, you want us to come up and check this from right here?
02:39
Yeah, if you're the first engine there, if no other engines come in, you can go ahead and come on in.
02:47
Copy.
02:49
Engine 5-1, rolling up to Railroad Command.
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Burns, WY 82053
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