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Fire on Bay Ridge Rd threatens vehicles and structuresPenrose CO

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Ridge Rd, West Colorado Springs, CO 80904

A fire occurred near Bay Ridge Road in West Colorado Springs, Colorado. Multiple vehicles were fully engulfed and considered a total loss. The fire spread south toward a field, threatening nearby propane tanks and an outbuilding. Authorities ordered a preliminary evacuation of the area to protect residents. Firefighters requested additional resources due to the threat to several structures.

Audio|Source: El Paso County Sheriff's Office EPSO-1
04:38
Transcript:
00:00
Do we have fire on scene?
00:04
They're no in-rack currently.
00:05
It's fire. Try to have someone en route as well.
00:09
Possibly Calhann.
00:10
We toned them out, but the one on fire is called on scene again.
00:17
Okay. Can you guys try to get...
00:19
I think we have a posse guy on scene, too.
00:21
Can we pretend to go out there? Maybe just for some traffic control if possible.
00:27
Okay.
00:34
32, Sam, 37.
00:40
POSU 7. Are you on a group 1?
00:46
POSSI 7. POSY 7.
00:49
POSY 7, I'm going to start you for this fire that's turning out on Bay Ridge Road, near Bay Ridge Road.
00:55
You're going to start at Lanski if they need assistance with traffic control.
01:02
Tropity in route.
01:06
Do item 32, same place?
01:12
Do item 32, are on the end?
01:16
32. 32. 32,
01:18
37? I know it's a bit of a drive, but can you head out this based off a highway and if that fire does get into a field?
01:27
Okay.
01:32
5 Charlie, 42.
01:39
Checking status? 5 Charlie 42 status.
01:48
Negative contact.
01:54
Go ahead, I'm 41 if you get that my car and call, please.
01:58
Copy.
02:04
By Charlie 2.
02:08
Thanks for them.
02:09
I did a log out of the house.
02:11
I got two vehicles full in Gulf and there's going to be a total loss.
02:17
Coffee, what's the spread of the fire in the field?
02:21
So far, there's an outbuilding in fact this fire.
02:24
It's come to move kind of straight south and I got propane things from barbecue grills popping up.
02:31
Copy, how close is it to others?
02:35
Uh, about 200 yards.
02:38
Happy.
02:41
Okay, seven.
02:46
Go ahead.
02:48
Do you go ahead and just do you want to have a quarter mile, please?
02:51
Copy.
02:54
Do you want shelter, I'm sorry, do you want mandatory evacuation or preliminary evacuation?
03:03
I'm sorry to copy you we'll just do pre-win just in courses that's not taking out of the area.
03:13
20, copy traffic.
03:16
1031.
03:22
Ida,
03:23
rank 30,
03:25
a black Subaru.
03:26
Copy.
03:31
Posse 7.
03:34
Passy 7, go ahead.
03:37
Is this Bay Ridge Road fire considered Yoda or Rama?
03:46
It's going to be the Rima cutie area for the map.
03:51
It's going to be, did you need directions?
03:55
Negative. Burr Ridge runs through all three areas, Rama, Yoder, and Rush.
04:00
This one's going to be north of Jajor, between Jodor and Funkro.
04:11
Same 37.
04:13
Can you just let me know if the fire spread and then we have to do any adjustments so we have a bridge or anything?
04:20
Atram, they're still calling for second alarm[1] asking for a re-page of additional resources.
04:28
It said there was this highest potential to several structures because I think of the existence of propane in the area but we'll try to, we'll let them know and see if they want any additional.
Police codes explained
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[1]
second alarm: Escalated alarm level requesting additional units/resources for a major incident

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Ridge Rd, West Colorado Springs, CO 80904
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