Vehicle Fire - 07/08/11 - Durango, CO

Durango Fire and Rescue Authority (DFRA) Firefighters made short work of a fully involved vehicle on July 8th, 2001. Engine One and Medic One were dispatched to the area of east of County Road 222 and County Road 510 at approximately 1345 hours on a report of an automobile on fire. Companies arrived to find a well involved mini-van, with fire starting to extend to vegetation along the side of the road.

Captain Koby Westerholm, along with Firefighter/Paramedics Tom Walsh and Josh Lorenzen stretched a 1¾” attack line and knocked down the bulk of the fire shortly after arriving on-scene. County Road 510 was shut down to traffic during the fire suppression operation. The vehicle was cooled and overhauled after the flames were doused. The specific cause of the fire is under investigation.