Storm damage brings down power pole and live wires

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02:12

00:00

Merino Fire, hazardous conditions, (number withheld).

00:08

Merino Fire, hazardous conditions, (number withheld) Lee Street.

00:12

Merino Fire, hazardous conditions, (number withheld) Lee Street.

00:16

Per RP, the storm has broken one of the branches.

00:19

They have live wires down on the house now.

00:22

I'm trying to get a hold of their cell.

00:23

(number withheld).

00:29

Med 4, out of the med center.

00:38

Med 5, be advised, right at the 118,

00:43

we've got 6 " of hail on the ground.

00:47

Traffic is at a complete standstill.

00:54

We got you, we're pretty much there now.

00:58

Say units responding for an update from 208.

01:05

215, go ahead.

01:11

Hold all units at the station at this time.

01:13

201, 208 is going to be on scene here.

01:15

We have large hail.

01:17

We can't do anything at this time.

01:18

It's unsafe.

01:27

This is radio

01:32

fire.

01:35

Fire.

01:37

We have an entire power pole with transformers on the ground.

01:44

Primary lines are down across that line currently.

01:48

12-5 is greater than hail.

01:51

We're going to be staging all units at Merino Station.

01:54

201, 208 on scene.

01:57

This is Lee Street Command.

01:59

Copy, I did contact.

02:01

Copy Lee Street Command.

02:06

Copy that. I thought I saw they have a transformer broken open on the ground too.

02:11

This is going to be a large tree.

6/22/2026 04:28 PM

Fire & Arson

Lee St, Merino, CO 80741

Storm damage brings down power pole and live wires

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