Brush fire threatens three structures near Gateway Mesa, Castle Rock CO
WildfireA brush fire about one acre in size is burning near Gateway Mesa Trailhead close to Highway 86. The fire is spreading west and threatening three nearby structures. Fire crews are on scene, have requested additional resources including air support, and are coordinating fire attack and water supply efforts.
Audio|Source: Douglas County Fire Department 800Mhz
07:20
Transcript:
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Engine 153. The engine 153 is on scene of a large brush fire.
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Large brush fire, approximately one acre.
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It's going to be an interface fire in medium fuel with a lot of array that spread to the west.
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We have approximately three structures threatened at this time.
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Engine 153 will have K-way Matrix command and we cannot handle with units responding.
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Start a second alarm to the staging area of Endrood near Highway 86.
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General 153, confirm,
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what do I say?
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Do you want to upgrade and fill the group or do you want a second alarm on original call?
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Affirm, upgrade and fill the group.
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1503.
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Dispatch Chief 15-151.
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Chief 151. Myself, brush 154, brush 152, unseen donated.
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Copy battalion and brush 154 was on fiend and who was the third one?
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Brush 152. Brush 152.
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Dispatch, brush 1A1 and clear one A1 on-scene.
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Moly-A-Ox.
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2-0-4.
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Command Chief 151, I'm on scene.
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Tiny-1-5-1s on scene.
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and 1A1 and Tinder 1A1 on scene.
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Cang Command.
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Cyan Command. Demand,
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brush 1. The Northwest City, Tram, a cat,
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funding service. It's due no emergency pathorock with one.
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The time of my life.
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Zachmatic 272, clear from hospital.
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Go ahead. 272-505.
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Matt Page, Adam Henry 33 Boy on a wildline interface.
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Gateway Mesa Trailhead near Highway 86.
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Repeating, brush 39.
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Matt Page, Adam Henry, 33 Boy, on a wildland interface.
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Gateway Mesa Trailhead near Cross-Up-Point Road.
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Dispatchpler, 5106.
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First 181, tender 181 command.
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Go ahead. I'm going to sign you left flank.
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You're going to have Division Alpha.
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Tender 181, I'll have you set up for water supply.
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Copy, brush 1A1 will be alpha left flank and tender 1A1 water supply of the seat of the fire.
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39 and copy responding.
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It's going to be a large brush fire, one acre with a moderate rate of spread to the west and three structures threatened.
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Received through the staging location.
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At Enveruddin near Highway 86.
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Command, address 152, brush 154.
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Copy, break.
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Engine 153.
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5'4, I'm going to sign you Division Zulu.
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I want you to go for the head of the fire.
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I'm going to put Rush 152 with you to work in tandem.
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Receive Rush 154-152.
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We are going to attack the speed of the fire.
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I will have 152 under my command.
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I will be Division Zulu.
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Engine 153, we checked the weather.
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It's currently 89 degrees.
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Relative humidity, five winds coming from the northeast at 30 miles per hour.
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Both busts up to 50 no more.
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Engine 153 copies.
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Italian 151, did you copy that? Italian 151, did you copy that?
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The Italian 151 copies.
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Command, Safety 151, On scene.
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651 if I want to copy.
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I'm going to sign you as a lookout.
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And then did you just hear that weather from dispatch?
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I didn't, can you go ahead and repeat that in detail to me?
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I copy I'll look for safety and just to confirm do you want to evacuate any of the structures that they are threatened?
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Hey firm, I'm going to assign Ingle 153 to you and have you as Structure Protection Group[1].
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Copy, so I'll assume safety and structure protection group.
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That's going to be negative.
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I'm going to assign engine 153 to safety protection group.
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You're just going to remain safety and give me a lookout.
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Copy. Dispatch command on opposite.
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Can you start Phi Tango Alpha?
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A41510. And on Ops2.
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Go ahead.
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Five Tango Alpha is five minutes out and ready for water drops.
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Community copies, I'm going to give them ground contact to Chief 151.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Structure Protection Group: Unit tasked with protecting threatened buildings
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Location mentioned:
Gateway Mesa, Castle Rock, CO 80104
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