Semi-truck fire on shoulder near Plum Creek, Douglas County CO
Fire & ArsonA semi-truck carrying construction materials was stopped on the shoulder near Plum Creek, Colorado, with smoke and a small flame coming from its rear tires. The driver used a chemical extinguisher to control the fire. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the tire fire. The incident caused lane closures on highway 181.
Audio|Source: Douglas and Elbert County Fire Districts
06:40
Transcript:
00:00
Go ahead.
00:02
Yeah,
00:03
I believe I just passed the semi that Castorock's looking for.
00:06
It's going to be southbound, barely south of the 181.
00:12
I was unable to stop, but there's a little bit of smoke coming from the back end.
00:17
It did not appear to have any hazmat.
00:19
It looks like it's a materials hauler like rock or dirt.
00:27
Okay, and confirming that it was pulled over just off of the 181?
00:33
That's safer.
00:36
Okay, Battalion 151 did you copy that?
00:42
Misspatch Battalion 121 copy.
00:43
Let's just reroute all units.
00:46
There we can pick up Tender 39, engine 39.
00:51
Okay, engine 39.
00:54
39 copies direct as a paramourine service.
00:58
I copy. Thanks for help.
00:59
Nice to do.
01:05
0.155 at Tagamplean.
01:08
Good.
01:11
You hear that update,
01:13
the 182-181 area.
01:17
Affirmative when we're coming back southbound from the 187.
01:23
Perfect. We'll just keep you guys on it.
01:25
It'll take too long to spend everybody else up for the correct response.
01:28
We'll just keep this.
01:30
Current units coming.
01:33
Cutting.
01:37
Hazmat 153 of attacking what you want?
01:41
Asmat 13-on-5.
01:44
Yeah, you get that updated location.
01:48
Okay, firm,
01:49
we're slow to not aversion.
01:54
But that one copy, float down on version.
01:59
Safety 151, inch, get the update.
02:04
Okay, from I'm directly behind you.
02:08
Oh, okay, I see ya.
02:10
And engine 154.
02:14
Receive, we're behind safety.
02:19
Receive.
02:21
Receive. Latine 151, Battine 161.
02:27
The time 161.
02:28
The time 161.
02:31
It was pulled off on the shoulder right in between Wilcox and Plum Creek.
02:38
It was a, uh,
02:40
probably with the construction project, but the construction type trailer on it, the side dump, and there was a little bit of smoke coming off of the rear driver-site tires.
02:57
I'm having that we're pulling up now.
02:58
Thank you.
03:03
Special Battalion 151.
03:08
Go ahead.
03:09
One scene. They're going to be reported as Battalion 161 advised from backpack construction.
03:17
A semi-truck.
03:19
Do have light smoke coming from the rear tires.
03:22
Looks like the driver's out with a chemical extinguisher.
03:26
This is just south of the 181 on the right-hand shoulder.
03:31
The 181 command.
03:35
And we're going to have closure of the number three and number two lanes in the right shoulder.
03:47
Semi with light smoke coming from the rear tires, the driver's out with an extinguisher on the right shoulder.
03:52
We're going to have a closure of the 3-2 and right shoulder.
03:55
1-8-1 command at 10.03.
04:01
Command, Medic 144, would you like this?
04:06
Medic.154, I like you on the right shoulder,
04:09
just adjacent to the safety there.
04:12
And then I'm going to hold you there.
04:15
Donkey.
04:21
Any additional needs for me?
04:24
Just hold that position until we can get additional heavy on the scene for blocking for engine 154.
04:33
Engine 154 officers investigating right now.
04:37
Copy.
04:42
Engine 154.
04:45
We've got a can, we've got a small flame.
04:48
The can should put it out.
04:49
He's carrying dirt,
04:51
one driver.
04:55
Command copies.
04:57
You're working a small flame tire, I believe in the tires of the brakes with your can.
05:04
Any additional needs?
05:08
Not at this time.
05:11
Command copies.
05:16
We've got a mechanic en route too.
05:22
Command copies, they have a mechanic in route.
05:29
Command, Quint 155 is blocked him, right behind a two to three end shoulder.
05:37
Command copies, Quint 155 is blocking.
05:46
Safety 151.55.
05:48
Go ahead.
05:51
Just because we have vehicles moving up, we're moving over pretty quickly in front of engine 154.
05:56
I'm going to move up, why don't you move up in them closer to me?
06:04
Spatch 1A1A1 command.
06:07
Go ahead.
06:10
CSB and Ruff.
06:13
Hey from Nearyback.
06:19
Dispatch, 181, command.
06:23
Go ahead.
06:26
Yeah, I'm sorry to miss that.
06:27
What state responding?
06:29
favor.
06:33
Command copy, thank you.
06:38
Safety state's pulling up right now.
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Plum Creek, Colorado
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