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Durango Firefighters Battle Junk Yard Fire


By THOMAS AURNHAMMER Senior Correspondent

1st Responder Network	Story Number 122705121

By Tom Aurnhammer

Durango Fire Units Operating at County Road 222.

By Tom Aurnhammer

Deputy Chief Allen Clay Directing Units at the Junk Yard Fire.

By Tom Aurnhammer

Captain Scott Lauder at Junk Yard Fire on County Road 222.

By Tom Aurnhammer

Durango Engine Company One Operating in the Auto Salvage Yard.

By Tom Aurnhammer

Durango Fire Battalion Chief Mick Stowers at the Command Post.

By Tom Aurnhammer

Durango Fire Engineer Jeff Harris at the Pump Panel.

By Tom Aurnhammer

Safety Briefing at the Auto Salvage Yard Fire on County Road 222.

By Tom Aurnhammer

Durango's Engine Company One Providing Light at the Scene.

DURANGO, CO – On December 26th, 2005 at approximately 1813 hours, LaPlata County Central Dispatch started receiving calls about a large column of black smoke in 3000 block of County Road 222. Durango Fire & Rescue Authority (DFRA) Deputy Chief Allen Clay was first on scene and found a fire in a remote area of an automobile salvage yard. Limited access, no fixed water supply, cold temperatures, and about 20 to 30 junk cars on fire were just a few of the challenges that arriving fire units faced.

Firefighters using a compressed air foam system and a tanker shuttle had the bulk of the fire knocked down within 30 minutes of arrival. Overhaul of the scene was a long and labor-intensive operation. DFRA personnel were assisted by the yard’s owners in moving the stacked up vehicles. Units operating at the scene included Engine Companies Seven and One, as well as Tankers Seven, Four, Eight, and Battalion One. The specific cause of the fire is being investigated by DFRA’s Fire Marshal’s Office.

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