Electrical box smoking near highway without nearby structures, Larimer County CO
Fire and rescue teams responded to a report of an electrical box emitting smoke near Highway 287 in Colorado. The box was located approximately 100 feet from any buildings or structures. Units discussed which equipment with insulation protection, called 'hot sticks,' was available to safely check the electrical hazard. No injuries or fire spread were reported.
Audio|Source: Loveland Fire Rescue Authority and EMS
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Transcript:
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900, Livermore 5, do you know the distance from the box to any structures?
00:10
900 Livermore 18 and Raptor Station 1 when I'll see fire.
00:16
Livermore 18,
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copy.
00:22
900 Livermore 14 responding, Station 1.
00:25
Livermore 14, copy.
00:29
Lippmore Rescue 2. Rust Rescue 1, responding to firefighters.
00:34
Okay.
00:40
LemaR Rescue 1, engine 6333.
00:47
Hey, do you know which apparatus we have those hot sticks then?
00:55
I believe 132 would be the only one that I know of off the top of my head. I'm not sure if we have optics on everything though.
01:06
Copy.
01:09
Livermore 3, Livermore 18.
01:11
There's a hot sticking engine one three.
01:18
Number 18, Lomar5. If you want to plan on grabbing that, probably just bring engine one-three-one.
01:27
Grabbing.
01:29
Right, never...
01:35
...units en route to Highway 287. Just info, the informant thinks that the electrical box is about 100 feet from any structures.
01:46
Two more five copies.
01:51
No more five or then more 24.
01:56
Go for five.
01:59
There's hot sticks in the driver's door of Rescue 2.
02:05
Copy that. Break, Rescue 1. Did you copy that?
02:14
Would you mind stopping to grab that?
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Location mentioned:
US-287, Colorado
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