South Metro 2nd Alarm

At 15:41 on July 6th, 2020 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a reported construction site on fire with heavy fire/smoke conditions present and people with injuries in the 2400 block of Channel Dr. in unincorporated Douglas County. When Battalion Chief 1 arrived on scene, he found multiple three story wood frame buildings fully engulfed in flames with fire extension to the south in the brush behind the structures next to the Highline Canal Trail. Multiple people called in to report the large plume of black smoke coming from the scene. With four structures on fire and beginning to collapse along with an additional wildland response needed for the brush fire making a jump across the canal path, Battalion Chief 1 called for a second alarm – bringing double the amount of units to the scene’s staging area. Firefighters attacked the large amount of fire from the outside of the structures using aerial master streams from above, blitz fire hose lines on the ground and hand lines along the trail and next to the structures. Crews were able to gain control of the fire and monitored for hot spots. Later on in the evening, firefighters returned to the scene due to wind blowing embers on the ground and into the treetops along the Highline Canal. Firefighters stayed overnight on Monday and will continue to monitor the scene into Tuesday morning. The fire caused major damage to four structures and partial damage to a fifth structure. Firefighters transported two construction workers to the hospital in stable condition with minor burn injuries. South Metro Fire Investigators determined the cause of the fire was accidental due to the use of flammable liquids during construction work. Additional information was provided by South Metro Fire Rescue

Units on Scene:

South Metro: Battalion Chief 1, Battalion Chief 2, District Chief 1, District Chief 10, Safety 10, Safety 18, Safety 35, Special Ops 10, Med 1, EMS 10, Log 3, Engine 11, Medic 11, Ladder 12, Medic 12, ReHab 12, Engine 15, Medic 15, Engine 16, Medic 16, Tower 18, Medic 18, Brush 18, Engine 19, Engine 33, Brush 36, Engine 38, Brush Engine 39, Engine 40, PIO 10, PIO 11, PIO 13, Bureau 12, Bureau 13, Bureau 23 & Bureau 58

MetCom: IDT 2 & IDT 39

West Metro Fire Rescue: District 3, Engine 13, Medic 13, Brush 13 & Truck 14 

Douglas County Sheriff & Arapahoe Rescue Patrol