Multiple small fires set near church and businesses, Colorado Springs CO


Several small fires were deliberately set near Rocky Mountain Calvary Baptist Church, a gas station, and Jack in the Box. Police are on site and fire crews are extinguishing the fires. A suspect was seen trying to start another fire near the buildings.
Audio|Source: Colorado Springs Fire and EMS
04:43
Transcript:
00:00
Add has changed to the Rocky Mountain Calvary Baptist Church, near North Academy Boulevard.
00:07
They're saying that the bush that is on fire is against the building.
00:11
We do have PD out there.
00:13
They're saying they are trying to put the fire out.
00:15
And Engine 7 just got another update.
00:18
They've got one suspect on the left side of the buildings trying to light another fire.
00:23
So there will be a suspect on scene, but PD is also on scene.
00:27
Engine 7 from dispatch, we're getting reports that there is another active fire by the gas station on the west corner if you need additional.
00:35
Sevens copy.
00:36
Let's go ahead and start another engine to that direction.
00:38
Copy, starting another engine.
00:40
Would you like a command channel?
00:41
That's a permanent.
00:42
Copy. It's going to be unmonitored, but switch to command 4.
00:45
Probably from now for.
00:46
Dispatch, engine 10.
00:48
Stand by for dispatch.
00:49
Probably 27, engine 6 with engine 7.
00:52
Rocky Mountain Calvary, near North Academy Boulevard on a small fire, respond to command 4.
01:00
Track 10, go ahead.
01:01
Dispicion 10.
01:02
You can cancel on just 6.
01:04
We're clearing this call.
01:05
We're not just on 107.
01:06
We're moving to command 4.
01:07
Dispatch copies. 10, AMR 5-1.
01:09
We were on scene of the cavalry one.
01:11
We put that out with some IV fluids.
01:12
We're at the King Super's gas station right now, helping PD put another one out.
01:17
And then there's a third one.
01:18
That was copy.
01:20
At the jack in the box.
01:21
Copy jack in the box.
01:22
This is okay.
01:27
15. We were going to a grassfire address change to Austin Blosson Academy.
01:34
I guess they got multiple people setting multiple fires.
01:37
We're just now at Village Road South and Academy, so you're probably going to be first in.
01:42
That's about all I got right now.
01:44
Okay.
01:45
We're going to take the Jack and the Box fire if you want to take where PD is at the gas station.
01:54
Okay.
01:55
Command the native roots, Jack and the box fires out, but still smoldering with an ivy bag.
02:01
Seven's copy.
02:02
Engine 10, Engine 7, we're going to the jack-in-the-box fire since the other two have been put out.
02:08
I understand, okay.
02:09
Engine 7, this one's actually pretty good.
02:12
I just kicked it all around.
02:13
There's no more embers in here.
02:14
If you want to go to a higher priority.
02:15
Let's try to show engine seven arrive.
02:18
Engine seven arrived at zero three.
02:21
Engine ten, engine seven.
02:25
Go ahead.
02:26
We're just going to go ahead and hit these with the booster of mine.
02:30
If you want to clear you can, that seems like everything's pretty much under control.
02:34
We got another fire over here by the King's Super Scott station that we're going to be extinguishing.
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Location mentioned:
Near N Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
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