Vehicle fire near Carmel Dr threatens building, Colorado Springs CO
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a vehicle fire near Carmel Drive is threatening a nearby building. Fire crews responded and report no structural involvement. Police are requested to assist as some occupants fled the scene.
Audio|Heard on: El Paso CO Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:37
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 11 responding.
00:01
Battalion 2 responding, engine 8 responding.
00:04
Truck 8 responding and truck 4 responding.
00:06
All units responding to a vehicle fire near Carmel Drive.
00:11
Looks like it's threatening a building and another caller.
00:15
Also seen that someone was trying to extinguish the fire.
00:19
No one trapped.
00:21
Engine 8 okay.
00:22
Truck 4 okay.
00:24
Truck 8 okay.
00:26
Engine 11 okay.
00:28
Trying to receive.
00:30
All units responding to the vehicle fire, just be advised.
00:33
Looks like a few occupants have fled the scene from that vehicle.
00:38
Dispatch Engine 11, has PD been started?
00:41
Negative.
00:42
Let's go ahead and start PD as well.
00:43
Copy.
00:45
Dispatch, all responding companies.
00:46
Engine 11 arrived.
00:48
Fully involved vehicle.
00:50
Right now we've got the hydrant right next to the vehicle, weren't able to make access hydrant.
00:57
Engine 8, if you can pull past Engine 11 at this time, there's a hydrant.
01:05
8 okay. Dispatch copy.
01:07
Engine 11 from battalion 2, do you have any structural involvement?
01:14
Companies from Engine 11, there are no structures involved.
01:18
There is another vehicle approximately 20 feet away though.
01:21
Engine 11 got the bumper line out.
01:27
Truck 4 from Battalion Two, you can drop down to Code 2 and just stage a little bit out from the scene.
01:34
Truck four, okay.
01:36
Dispatch from command,
01:38
Engine Eleven will be Carmel Command.
01:41
Copy, Carmel Command, 2340 .
01:43
Engine Eleven, Battalion Two's arrived.
01:47
Battalion Two will assume command.
01:48
Let's just do a quick face-to-face.
01:51
Copy.
01:54
Driver 11,
01:56
Angel 11,
01:57
go ahead and grab some wheel chalk.
02:01
All units from command, we'll hold engine open and truck eight.
02:04
All other units can return to service.
02:06
Dispatch, continue PD,
02:10
break truck eight from command.
02:11
If you'll just come up to the scene and just kind of help with accessing the engine compartment, help with the extinguishment.
02:20
Okay, copy.
02:22
Dispatch copies and command from dispatch, PD is en route.
02:28
Received. Yeah, we just have a single SUV type vehicle that was fully involved out in front of the building, out in front of a house.
02:36
Copy.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Carmel Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80910
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