Illegal burn spreads to fence at thornton apartment complex, Thornton CO
Firefighters responded to an illegal fire at an apartment complex near East 88th Avenue in Thornton, Colorado. The fire spread to a fence on the southwest corner. One person at the scene was conscious and may have a broken leg. Fire crews controlled and extinguished the fire.
Audio|Source: Adams County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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68, East 88, Apartment, 6, 2.
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Thorntonov B.
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Medic 14 illegal burn, 368, East 88,
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Unit 6 on channel, Thornton Ops V.
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Medic 14, illegal burn,
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368, East 88, East 88th Avenue,
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6 on channel, Thorntonops v.
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The fire is now involving the fence on that southwest corner.
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of the apartment near 88th Avenue.
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That's going to be the best place for the second engine to respond.
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Command Agent 7.2, I copy that traffic.
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We're going to make access into the 3A apartment complex and we'll position at that location.
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Okay, sounds good.
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We got water on the fire from the west side of our fence.
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We have spread a little bit to east due to the winds.
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You guys should have a good position if you get to the southwest corner of the Harkymont.
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8-7-2 copies direct.
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I'll stay from Grand Command.
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We have water on parking.
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Water on 5.4.C.
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Engine someone messes and trying to have been out of the video and I was conscious of breathing believes their leg might be broken in their clothes and build wearing a gray t-shirt black pants by the front entryway.
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No one's probably.
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Morton.
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The engine 7-2 is unseen.
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We're checking with command.
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According to.
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And just have a two from command.
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Oh, Fringe, it's up to.
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Yes, sir, I think the majority of the payrolls on the west side here,
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I'm not sure if anything spread east of that fence line.
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You just have two copies, we'll check.
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Thanks.
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Ah, I'm a medic from Tuesday.
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We're in dispatch for the California.
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All right.
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Great Command, 872.
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Go ahead.
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We're with patient.
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It seems stable.
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You can pick up at engine 7.1 we can handle.
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We're going to start to our bumper line, go through this fence.
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Just a little bit of smoldering material is just going to be easier for us to get.
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Okay, sounds like.
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Engine 71, medic someone to the guys on primary that they're code for and you can go available.
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We'll handle.
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There's a lot of copies.
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Great.
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Just got to have trouble with a bed.
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In 14.
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Obstay, Medicare 2 is an unmergent with 1 and Mount Ridge.
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425.
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Offay, Grant Command, this fire's out.
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I'm out at 425.
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Location mentioned:
E 88th Ave, Thornton, CO 80229
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