South Metro Vegetation Fire

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On November 7th, 2020 at 09:38 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported vegetation fire south of RidgeGate Parkway and east of Interstate 25 in Lone Tree. Engine 44 arrived and found a growing vegetation fire about the size of two football fields near some electrical transmissions lines about 1/2 to 3/4 miles south of RidgeGate Parkway. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze using brush trucks and hand tools. Firefighters were on scene about two hours mopping up hop spots, and the fire burned about 20 acres. The cause of the fire is believed to be caused by an electrical transmission line nearby and no injuries were reported.

Units on Scene

South Metro: District 1, Safety 35, Battalion 3, Med 1, District 10, Battalion 4, Battalion 1, Safety 18, Battalion 2, Brush 36, Engine 44, Brush Engine 39, Brush Engine 41, Engine 33, Brush 17, Medic 44, Tender 45, Brush 42, Brush 43, Engine 31, Brush 21, Medic 36, Tender 46, Brush 46, Rehab 12, Bureau 12, Bureau 21, Bureau 34, PIO10, and PIO11

MetCom: IDT2 and IDT32

Franktown Fire Protection District: Tender 184 and Brush 184

Castle Rock Fire Rescue: Engine 154

Douglas County Sheriff, Lone Tree Police Department, and Arapahoe Rescue Patrol