Christmas tree fire near residence in Poncha Springs, Salida CO
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a Christmas tree fire near a home on La Plata Street in Poncha Springs. The fire was close to telephone poles and nearby firewood, with law enforcement on scene. Fire units prepared for possible evacuation if the fire grew larger.
Audio|Source: Chaffee County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Attention, Chiefie County Fire.
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Stand by for Trion Fire page.
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If we can have you head over to La Plata Street in Poncha Springs, we've got a report of a tree on fire.
00:18
Okay.
00:20
Fire, Chafee Fire, can you please go to La Plata Street in Poncha Springs? It's across from near Ouray Avenue.
00:29
Again, La Plata Street, across from near Ouray Avenue, have a Christmas tree on fire very close to telephone poles.
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Timeout 2127.
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So I have Battalion 4.
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Battalion 4.
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Battalion 4.
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En route to La Plata from Vinavista.
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Copy 2128. 2128.
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S-84 chipias 6.
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Go ahead.
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Hey, I'm just coming through JV.
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Would you mind if one of your guys went out there at JP10 just in case they got to start evacuating some people from their homes if it gets too big?
01:24
Yeah, of course.
01:28
Thank you.
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SA 18, I copy, I go over there.
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Copy, 21-2ndraud.
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You think, thank you.
01:43
Battalion 5.
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Battalion 5.
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You're a showman route from the north end of 2.
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Copy, 2130.
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The 29-30.
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Battalion 5, Station 2.
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Go ahead.
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Do you have to roll brush truck your district?
02:21
Hey, if you want to go ahead and roll that brush truck, let's go ahead and get that research and then you go though.
02:31
Capi, 2930.
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Okay,
02:39
do you have to get out? A good tree.
02:47
Negative RP is saying it's a Christmas tree.
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I'm in position too.
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Yeah, I'll just check, I'm responding out, but to make sure that you might have some of their responders and make sure we get them there, bring district can you two off them?
03:16
No, we're putting on a district in case.
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Okay, John, area.
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In the area, 2132.
03:31
Looks like this is in the approximate area of the chimney fire we had across from, in the White Building,
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across from the Jehovah Witnesses.
03:58
What a fire to turn left at my vehicle,
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be on the alley.
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Copy, we'll do, turn on 333.
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Correct that message.
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The,
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it's down the plotta, so it's come to station four and head south.
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Coming.
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Units are responding to La Plata Street.
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We have law enforcement on scene.
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They're advising.
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You're going to turn left behind the patrol vehicles into the alley.
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Engine four copies.
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Engine four copies.
04:58
2135. Yeah,
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it's pretty close to the house.
05:05
Um, and as long as firewoods nearby, too, the fire resurgence is not going to flip most of it out.
05:16
What? What's the 9-5? The Italian flag.
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Coming reports, is this an exterior tree or is an interior?
05:26
It's going to be an exterior tree deputy saying the fire is pretty close to the house as well as firewood.
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Location mentioned:
Ouray Ave, Salida, CO 81201
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