Smoke investigation near Monterey Way in Fountain, Fountain CO
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to outside smoke near Merrim Way and Monterey Way in Fountain following a loud pop and a power outage. The cause is suspected to be a transformer issue. No fire or flames were seen. The power company was requested to investigate.
Audio|Heard on: El Paso County Fire Dispatch
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03:5
Transcript:
00:00
City of Fountain Fire for smoke investigation.
00:03
144 respond to Merrim Way and Monterey Way for outside smoke investigation.
00:08
Timeout 2141.
00:14
Go ahead.
00:21
Touch 232. You can assign 232 to the smoke investigation.
00:26
You can cancel 144.
00:29
144 direct.
00:31
2142.
00:35
20142. Gov and respond.
00:39
Stand by.
00:44
2.32, show you responding Merrim Way and Monterey Way for an outside smoke investigation.
00:49
The RP city they heard a pop and the power is out on the street; believes it's possibly a transformer.
00:54
Sounds like something is burning, not seeing any smoke or flames.
00:58
232 received.
01:02
311 show you responding near Bar X Road for a citizen assist; the RP's husband fell, can't get up; is not injured; he's a 72 year old male conscious and breathing.
01:14
12 number 20143.
01:21
113, 181, revise the female party, per the caution, is also on scene.
01:29
Probably a disturbance going on.
01:33
Five on staging.
01:35
One-e-one copy.
01:36
Copy 113, did you copy?
01:40
Security 113, did you copy?
01:43
Security 113, did you copy update?
01:52
1413, I copy my notes.
01:55
Do you want to re-hear for me? The 13, so those look like the wife for the caution is also on scene, possibly an active disturbance occurring due to him calling.
02:11
Copy that.
02:13
2144.
02:18
Do one or two?
02:21
Did you have traffic?
02:28
Negative.
02:30
Copy Ian, are you in first?
02:33
April 40.
02:35
2145.
02:40
Fire is fast 232.
02:43
Go ahead.
02:47
Can you dispatch power electric to our location?
02:53
Copy, what was the reason?
02:58
There's a power outage in the area, possibly the transformer, is it blue?
03:04
Copy?
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Location mentioned:
Monterey Way, Fountain, CO 80817
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