Fire reported in drainage ditch with smoke on Bay Road, Fort Collins CO
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from a drainage ditch culvert near Bay Road. Crews initiated a fire attack and started a search for possible victims inside the confined space. Additional support and access assistance were requested to manage the situation.
Audio|Source: Poudre Fire Authority and EMS
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Transcript:
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All units in the route is the Bay Road.
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This is Engine 3.
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We're on scene.
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We have a drainage ditch.
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culvert with a large metal grate over it.
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We do have smoke coming out of the grate,
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unknown life safety inside the tunnel.
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We're going to try an inch and three quarter for fire attack to put any kind of fire out, but we're going to need assistance with access to see if people are in there.
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Battalion 1 copies, 3's on scene of a confined space with smoke coming out of it.
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You're going to be making access with a firefighter and attempted for extinguishment and primary search.
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Break Rescue 4, Battalion 1.
00:52
Middle arc injury, go ahead.
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It looked to me like the tower or at one truck was also supposed to be on this.
01:02
Do we need another support or are you comfortable with engine 10, engine 3, rescue 4 and HazMat 10 on it?
01:12
No, I need a second support company.
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I'm also going to recommend that you get in touch with the water department and see if we can get them on scene so we can get some maps of the drainage, see if we can find some alternative access.
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Location mentioned:
Bay Rd, Fort Collins, CO
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