Fire alarm triggered by cell phone battery fire in school, Boulder CO
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire alarm at a large educational building in Boulder, Colorado. They found smoke in a hallway on the first floor caused by a cell phone battery that caught fire outside a restroom. Environmental services handled the battery, and ventilation was set up. There was no fire spread or arson.
Audio|Source: Boulder City Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 142, truck 1.
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122 have you arrival, 3104, engine 143 Battalion 143, AMR 4 I have you in route.
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It's going to be Munsinger, 1905, Colorado.
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As a fire alarm, we have a few PD officer outside that is by the smoke in the hallway in the first floor by room. He is in Edward 50.
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It's changed to a structure fire. All units move to Ops 1 upon arrival.
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You have a dispatcher on Ops 1 and the dispatcher on Fire 1.
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Communications Engine 142, POS-1.
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Engine 142, go ahead.
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We're rivaled to a large three-story educational facility.
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And that's just showing 142 will assume Munginger command,
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offensive strategy, investigating.
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142 is on the opposite side. Colorado will be the opposite side.
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Keep the current assignment coming, no 360 due to the size structure.
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Angel 142, your arrival on a large, two, sorry, three-story education facility.
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Nothing's showing. Angel 142 is going to assume Mandela Command.
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Offer side is going to be Colorado's side.
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Keep card assignment and no 360 due to the size.
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We do have smoke in the hallway outside of E156.
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We're still investigating, can I get the next incoming unit to come inside and assist with locating this.
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Command Engine 143, we copy your update. We're still en route.
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We're from 28th and Colorado.
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Truck 104, you're closest.
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When you arrive, can you assist in sight with Enter 1.2?
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Truck 104 copies, we're in spot to our best advantage.
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We're two minutes out.
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We'll be interior assisting in 242.
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Monday's command,
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truck 104's arrival responding to our best advantage will be interior.
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Copy, Truck 101.4 is going to be interior.
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Copy 104, bring a fan to the door.
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Truck 104 copies, engineer, the truck 104 copies, engineer is going to be bringing the fan in.
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There has been a final emergency reported in the bill. Engine 143 on your arrival. The start on standby.
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I believe we found this.
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AJ 143, okay, we're level one stage.
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CC 143.
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Command, go ahead to BC 143.
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All right, we have the cell phone battery that was crushed.
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It caught fire outside of the restroom.
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That's causing the smoke in the hallway.
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There is no active runoff or anything from the phone.
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I'm going to have 104 come in with the fan. We're going to try to reset this.
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C has their environmental health and services coming over to adjust the phone. cell phone for that command from BC 143 on ops I copy that you have a crushed battery outside the bathroom CU environmental is handling the battery we're going to do
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ventilation I can take it from here if you want
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Copy Chief and Environmental Services just got here so we're going to be investigating when we talked to 104. Let me just you guys have you guys hold for a second but you can have it from here.
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BC143, you copy that. I'll be taking command environmental services is handling the battery.
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You're going to let me know who else you need.
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and confirming you are with the battery and you had truck 104 ventilating engine 143 is all the one-staged.
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Hey, Martin, we haven't started the van plan yet. I just face-to-face with the truck 104 officer.
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We'll advise you momentarily with our plan is here with EHS.
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Command companies and what floor are you operating on?
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We're going to be on the first floor outside of restroom D150. And copies, you're working on first floor D150.
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Engineer,
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truck 104,
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pack 104,
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can you put a second can enter entrance?
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Copy that, you want a second fan at the entrance.
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Engine 142 from command.
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Delta, 142.
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I have CUPD setting up an access point so that no one comes in this alpha side. They're also going to try to get one to the Delta side.
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Copy that. Let me lay out a couple more structures that will be true and I'll come to face to face with you.
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Copy and confirming we do have an evacuation of the building, correct?
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