Large brush fire threatens structures near Gateway Mesa Trailhead, Franktown CO
WildfireA large brush fire started near Gateway Mesa Trailhead close to Highway 86. The fire is spreading quickly to the west and threatens three nearby structures. Fire crews are actively fighting the fire on the ground and requested additional air and ground support. Due to the fire's size and difficult terrain, more units and a second alarm response were called in to assist.
Audio|Source: Douglas County Fire Department 800Mhz
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Transcript:
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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.
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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 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[1] Group.
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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.
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State to under 186.
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Command Chief 151, go ahead.
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You're still in under 1510?
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Command Chief 1511, you have traffic?
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Stay firm, I'm going to assign 5Tango Alpha to you.
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You're going to be ground-attack.
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Ground contact with them.
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Receive our bill director, five tango alpha on underground.
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Man, Division Zulu.
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Go ahead.
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We're working our way up the flank of the fire to try and get to the head of the fire, but progress is slow due to terrain.
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The fire is progressing out of our reach.
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Command copies, what needs do you have?
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You can assign me another unit to work your way, work its way,
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up our six and come around us, and we will do clean up for them as they advance on the head of the fire.
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Command copies. Command, brush 39.
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Brush 39, we're receiving.
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Brush 39, I'm going to assign you to Division Zulu.
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You're going to be working for Brush 154, trying to make the head of the fire.
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Copy work in Division Zulu with Brush 1.34.
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Command Division Alpha.
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We're also trying to hit the left flank, but it's getting into heavier fuels.
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We're deploying progressive packs, but we're running out of water.
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Can we have tender ops start to work for, uh,
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can we start to have a couple more brush trucks for extra water?
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Command Copy.
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Dispatch command.
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Command Go.
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Can you start me a second alarm and then assign them to the staging area at Enderudan 86?
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Command Division Zulu.
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Go ahead.
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I cannot catch the head of this fire.
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If we have air assets on scene, I could use a drop at the head of the fire to slow it down.
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Okay 141, you copy.
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Chief 151, I'm direct.
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I will get 5Tango Alpha in about 60 seconds.
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I'll direct him to the head of the fire to try and take some speed out of it.
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Command. Comptivision.
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Command safety, 151.
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Attention, brush 184, brush 46, Chief 158, Engine 39, Medic 154, Tender 39, Matt Page, Adam Henry, 33 Boy.
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Second alarm on a wildlife interface at Gateway Mesa Trailhead near East Highway 86.
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Repeating for Brush 184, Brush 46, Engine 39, Medic 154, Tender 39.
04:53
Second alarm for a wildlife interface at Gateway, Mesa Trailhead near East Highway 86, Cross of High Point Road.
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Dispatch clear at 1516.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Structure Protection: Fire units assigned to protect threatened buildings
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Location mentioned:
Near CO-86, Franktown, CO 80116
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