Helicopter crashes into building causing structural damage, Aurora CO
Fire & ArsonA helicopter crashed into a building near 17th and 19th Avenue in Aurora, causing structural damage to the building. Multiple victims are reported at the scene. Fire crews are working on fire suppression and rescue efforts.
Audio|Source: Aurora Fire
07:9
Transcript:
00:00
And fire dispatch from battalion 2, can you give us an updated notes?
00:05
Battalion 2. All I have at this time is a report of a helicopter down, near 17th Avenue, multiple victims.
00:14
Okay, are you getting multiple callers or a single caller?
00:20
Multiple callers.
00:26
And Battalion 2 from CU police, it looks like command ground is going to be south of 17th place.
00:35
Okay, copy, thank you.
00:41
Battalion 2, this is Chiefa.
00:45
Go ahead.
00:48
As a reminder from the event,
00:52
like no tyrant, just as a reminder, just a reminder.
00:59
Okay, then off on this stage you copy into no sirens with.
01:07
There's no difference.
01:13
To provide you and then from my view and then from your view you have seen.
01:28
Like 119 in a row.
01:31
Like 119.
01:32
Like 119. Like 19. Like one night for a zombie.
01:41
Somebody.
01:47
Fire dispatch, Battalion 2 is on scene. Looks like we have a single helicopter that struck a building.
01:53
It's going to be located that the building itself has some structural damage noted on the first and second floor is going to be located in between 19th Avenue and 17th Avenue on the east side and the helicopters landed in the field just due west.
02:08
Battalion 2 will be establishing UC Health Command.
02:12
I'll give you a companion post location here momentarily.
02:15
to copy EC Health Command,
02:19
helicopter struck the building,
02:22
and have some point.
02:24
Command from Engine 6, we're going to be on scene.
02:27
We're going to face the helicopter, isn't it?
02:33
Engine 6 copies. If you can park your rig on 17th place in between Quentin and Racine,
02:40
6.1, I'm going to assign you as helicopter suppression group supervisor.
02:45
Objectives are established a water supply.
02:48
Get water on the fire with the helicopter and conduct any rescue near the hop zone of the helicopter.
02:56
Engine 6 copies, primary helicopter can be fire suppression group on the helicopter.
03:03
Engine 8 from UC Health Command.
03:07
It's an 8.
03:10
If you can assist engine 6, park your rig on 17th place, give access room for ambulance companies and assist in water supply, locate extinguously the helicopter, and do any potential rescues.
03:25
Engine 8 copies a lot of supply fire attack.
03:31
And engine 8 you're going to be assigned to 6.1, 6.1 is going to be helicopter suppression supervisor, group supervisor.
03:41
All accountability for both units are going to be on helicopter suppression group supervisor.
03:53
Command battalion force on scene.
03:58
Ladder 2 from UC Health Command. If you guys can check the building structure to the east between 19th and 17th on Racine Street, I'm going to have ladder 2.1 be a building suppression group supervisor. You and the remainder of your crew and engine 14 will be assigned to that unit. If they can get a water supply, get a hose line over there and check the product the primary search in the building and ensure that it's structurally sound.
04:30
Command Battalion 4. Do you want me to assume fire branch with the helicopter suppression and the building suppression?
04:39
Yeah, that's correct. And if you can conduct a face-to-face with me, we're going to try to establish Unified Command.
04:44
Unified Command location is going to be on 17th and Racine.
04:54
fire branch supervisor with the two suppressing groups.
05:03
And fire dispatch from UCL Command, there are multiple victims, visual and possible victims in terms of almost 100 people. We're going to need a strike out a structure fire response as well as MCI[1] response and strike team of ambulances and start considering mutual aid from other agencies.
05:22
Copy will update this to a structure fire response, start an additional group of strike team ambulances.
05:28
Just let me know what you need from the mutual acres.
05:34
Take copy, you can get at least Buckley, South Metro, or Denver Fire's ARF trucks in route, and we're going to need as many ambulances as they can provide.
05:44
And we're going to have all staging of all fire apparatus as well as ambulances located off of 23rd and Racine Street in the parking lot.
06:01
Commandant is 14. We're on team. What's our assignment?
06:09
In 14, you're going to be under ladder 2.1. You guys are going to be the structural suppression group. I want to be structural suppression group supervisor.
06:19
You need to get the water supply to the building that was struck just on the east of Racine Street between 19 and 17 and conduct the primary ensure that the building is structurally sound as well. Thank you, 14.
06:40
Command from fire suppression group of the helicopter.
06:47
Dispatch from UC Health Command.
06:50
UC Health Command.
06:51
We're assigned Battalion 4 who is on scene. We conducted a face-to-face as Fire Suppression Branch Supervisor.
07:00
Copy, Battalion 4 as Fire Suppression Supervisor.
07:05
All their operations will be assigned at TAC 6, TAC 6.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
MCI: Mass Casualty Incident
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Location mentioned:
E 17th Ave, Aurora, CO
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