Single-vehicle crash causes fire near 3 3/4 road, Mesa County CO
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A single vehicle crashed into a power pole near 3 3/4 Road, causing a brush fire. The flames grew quickly but firefighters contained the fire. The driver was reported uninjured, and one person fled the scene. The power company was notified.
Audio|Heard on: Mesa County and Grand Junction Police, Fire and EMS
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06:41
Transcript:
00:00
Amance 22,
00:01
Engine 21,
00:03
Image 21, I cover your en route to the crash.
00:05
It's going to be just east of (number withheld) E Road and 3 3/4 Road for a single vehicle versus a power pole.
00:14
The pole is laying down and it has turned a fire.
00:18
The flames are growing fast.
00:20
It's going to be a gray SUV.
00:23
We do have one report that the driver is not injured.
00:26
CISP and advised, emergency response with lights and sirens.
00:31
Agent 21 copies.
00:32
Can you start us a press truck from Palisate?
00:35
A-Firm, and do you want me to mutual aid your second call?
00:40
Hey, firm, and can you give us the TAC channel?
00:48
Just patching wheel 16, we'll take that for annual 6.
00:53
Standby, break.
01:01
VIEA 4252.
01:06
Gordon Archeletta.
01:08
I am Patterson and 30 Road.
01:12
Okay, copy.
01:13
The RAPE's going to come meet with us, go to Road at Frank in three-quarters.
01:20
Thank you. Let's break.
01:24
Indian 16. I also copy that you're taking anion 6 as call.
01:28
This is going to be at Detox Building the Boy.
01:31
This is for a patient that's inside the lobby, 66-year-old female, conscious breathing, head and stomach pain.
01:36
Break.
01:40
Copy, thank you.
01:48
You're welcome, and was I holding N-16, or do you want the engine?
01:57
N-16, confirm it.
01:59
I copy.
02:00
Thank you. Break.
02:03
10.
02:04
In-rout, (number withheld) and a half-white avenue and neutral aids for a quesifier second call.
02:09
Zoon B-473-year-old female, conscious breathing is dehydrated, possibly has a UTI and can't walk.
02:14
Could too.
02:20
Searching 53, break.
02:24
Over there, we're out.
02:28
...aging power, so far.
02:32
Let me in the area with those of their deputies.
02:51
Dispatch, here we shall brush 41, brush 42, and 10401 route.
03:00
I copy, thank you.
03:01
Brush 41, brush 42, 1041 in route to just east of (number withheld) E at running 3 quarters around.
03:09
This is for a vehicle versus power pole with a brush fire quickly growing.
03:14
They do have TAC1, TAC1, it is monitored.
03:17
Three quarters, row command.
03:21
And there's nobody in the vehicle,
03:24
and can you contact the appropriate power company?
03:30
I was on the second one.
03:35
Go from page and Grand Injection, Station 1.
03:46
Young, Young,
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Queen, 196, break.
03:50
Second,
03:51
Colorado, Adam Nora, Queen, Queen 28.
03:55
Copy.
03:57
The PC desk for sick patient code two, timeout, 1456.
04:05
Ambulance one or out, hold ambulance one.
04:10
Holding a manse one, truck on showing care, immense one in route to downstairs of the main branch of the Mesa County Libraries.
04:20
This is before a 78, 79-year-old female, conscious and breathing,
04:23
having pain when she urinates and bladder issues.
04:27
Go too.
04:29
Yeah, one copy.
04:34
1456.
04:39
Dispatch G-41, sitting around to a crash and fire.
04:46
Dispatch, EN's Recorders, Command.
04:49
Commands, go ahead.
04:52
We do have a small brush fire in the ditch.
04:54
We do have it contained brush 41 can cancel.
04:57
Can you also advise ESP that there was another person in the vehicle that fled the same?
05:07
Same thing around, talk one, talk on this monitor.
05:13
Got me. I'll show you clear.
05:16
Thank you.
05:23
Command, 241, Tech 1.
05:27
Go ahead.
05:30
If you need me to respond.
05:35
Ah, negative, we're good.
05:36
Thank you.
05:38
Copy, I'll clear.
05:44
Fetch, 241, canceled by Clifton Command.
05:52
Coming out with those other deputies.
05:58
Copy 1450. No,
06:01
well, good Tuesday, Mary.
06:03
Three four twenty-seven.
06:07
Three-four twenty-seven, establish right.
06:12
You're all right.
06:14
Okay.
06:20
Go ahead.
06:23
Excel has been advised on the ETA and State was wondering, was there any information on the subject that fled from the vehicle?
06:32
Negative on the subject that fled.
06:35
We do have a passenger, he's Spanish speaking only, he's still on scene with us right now.
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