Colorado Springs 3rd Alarm Fire

Photos Courtesy of the Colorado Springs Fire Department

At approximately 20:10 on March 3rd, 2023 Colorado Springs Fire Department was dispatched to the 2500 block of S. Academy Blvd. for a possible commercial structure fire. Once units were en route, the Colorado Springs Public Safety Communications Center advised they were receiving multiple calls for the address with reports of heavy fire and smoke coming from the roof. Engine 11 and Medic 54 were the first arriving units and both reporting heavy fire and smoke conditions, as well as explosions coming from inside the building. Engine 11 established command on the Alpha side and moved into defensive mode. Truck 4 arrived and began aerial operations to set up a master stream. A second alarm assignment was requested shortly after at 20:16. Rescue 17 arrived and assume the RIC position. Command then requested a 3rd Alarm assignment at 20:38. Squad 21 established rehab on the south end of the business complex. The fire was called under control at 22:07 and companies began to return into service. No injuries were reported and the fire is under investigation by the Colorado Springs Fire Department, Division of the Fire Marshal.

Units on Scene:

Initial Assignment: Battalion Chief 2, Engine 11, Engine 8, Truck 4 & Truck 8

Working Assignment: Battalion Chief 1, Engine 6, Rescue 17, Squad 21 & 73 (EMS Liaison/ PIO)

2nd Alarm: Engine 8, Engine 23, Truck 1, HazMat 14, Air 15, 52 (PIO Captain), X-Ray 197 (Fire Investigator) & X-Ray 199 (Fire Investigator)

3rd Alarm: Engine 10, Truck 9, MCOM 1 (Canceled) & 1203 (Fire Marshal

Fire Watch: Engine 13, Engine 16, Engine 18 & Engine 19

American Medical Response: Medic 54

Colorado Springs Police Department & Colorado Springs Utilities

Photos Courtesy of the Colorado Springs Fire Department

Photos Courtesy of the Colorado Springs Fire Department

Photos Courtesy of the Colorado Springs Fire Department