Flooding at modern apartment building near North Colfax Ave, Los Angeles CA
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A broken water pipe caused flooding in a modern apartment building near North Colfax Avenue. Multiple fire units responded to remove water and limit damage.
Audio|Heard on: Los Angeles City Fire
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05:50
Transcript:
00:00
Metro Battalion 14, based on the area involved, I'm going to create North Hollywood IC.
00:06
I'm going to ask for an additional two light forces to 5407 Colfax to assist truck 60 with the dewatering operation.
00:18
I'll also need a tech channel for them.
00:21
I'm going to hold engine 60 and staging for any additional water flows.
00:30
The guy in 14, Roger, North Hollywood, I see.
00:36
Question, two additional light forces.
00:41
Are you requesting, they be attached to incident 712?
00:45
Yeah,
00:48
Metro, yes,
00:49
incident 712.
00:50
They can meet drug 68 here at 5407, Colfax.
00:54
They have a large dewatering and a...
00:57
for five-story, a modern apartment house.
01:00
And then I'll need a tech channel for them as well.
01:06
A giant 14, Roger.
01:08
We change the address.
01:09
Conscious 470, Kovac 7,
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attached to additional light forces.
01:16
We'll get you in text.
01:18
Metro, I misspoke.
01:19
You were correct with the additional,
01:21
original address.
01:22
It's 5407, North Colfax.
01:27
5407.
01:32
Lightforce 89, light force 78s are your additional with a attack channel of 18.
01:45
Put on the stove, engine can handle.
01:52
Copy food, engine can handle.
02:00
The force for recipe 74 cardiac arrest 7660 with 8th Street.
02:10
Metro from Rescity 20, cancel engine 20.
02:16
Press you 20, Roger, ended 20.
02:20
Discontinity.
02:30
Engine 67, Roger, rescue 857.
02:34
Discontinue.
02:35
Discontinue.
02:39
16, can we show you, Ralph?
02:51
26 psychiatric emergency, 1309, south second evidence.
02:57
Hollywood, I see from Lansforth 89 on 18.
03:10
And 13, this regard, we show you now in route for incident, 729.
03:15
5.
03:17
Roger, NJ 13D copy.
03:19
Respond on emergency.
03:23
49 from Light 460 go.
03:37
Light 1430 go.
03:43
Light for State 89 is Italian Italian, Italian 14 talk group.
03:48
Attack Channel 18, 9.4.
03:54
Angel 13 respond at non-emergent speed here incident.
04:01
Battalion 14 are you up on Tack 18?
04:05
Yeah, go for Battalion 14.
04:10
Yeah,
04:12
Chief, you got Lightforce 89 if that's your incident.
04:14
I understand you created an attack area.
04:17
Is there a specific location that you want us to respond to? And then are we staying on 18 or we use a battalion 14 truck group?
04:26
Yeah, Truck 89 and then this message will also be through Lightforce 78.
04:31
I'm going to have you guys both respond to 5407.
04:35
Colfax.
04:36
We've got a modern apartment house with a significant water sweep.
04:40
Light 460 is there right now.
04:43
The TAC area is basically for all of Greater North Hollywood.
04:47
We have a number of issues that you're aware of in the area.
04:51
But I need your help at 5407 Koufax.
04:57
Okay, copy.
04:58
We'll respond there.
05:05
S-7-8, copy that transmission.
05:11
Forest 50 injury, 4100, North Eagle Rock Bolivar.
05:17
F.R. 27, rescue 76, overdose, 6-220, West South Mountain.
05:24
The unit that has a broken water pipe was on room 423.
05:31
I've got all the units below that are affected with a pretty significant water damage.
05:39
So we need a water sweep.
05:41
I'm on Unit 123 on the first floor and it's got a pretty good amount of water down to that level.
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Location mentioned:
Colfax Ave, Valley Village, CA 91601
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