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Fire crews respond to reported house fireRichmond CA

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S 18th St, Richmond, CA 94804

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a reported residential structure fire near South 18th Street and First Avenue in Richmond. A neighbor had reported smoke and an alarm sounding. Upon arrival, firefighters found a pot of food burning in a two-story fourplex. The situation was not an active fire, and all other responding units were canceled.

Audio|Heard on: Richmond, El Cerrito, and Kensington Police and Fire, Contra Costa County Fire and Sheriff West
Listen to dispatch call
02:14
Transcript:
00:00
Prepare going to be a structure fire, residential near South 18th Street and First Avenue.
00:11
Engine six seven, engine six four, engine six one,
00:15
Engine sixty-six, truck six four, battalion six four, battalion five.
00:26
Repeating, engine six seven and six one and six four and six six four, battalion six four, battalion five.
00:35
Residential structure fire near South 18th Street.
00:39
Broken signs of residence with that fire detector sounding.
00:42
Neighbor calling in.
00:47
Six, hang up.
00:50
Six.
00:56
Six four around.
01:05
Battalion six four around.
01:11
Subject four is funny.
01:14
Subject four responding.
01:21
Fire engine 0630.
01:28
Six eleven, we're on scene.
01:31
Two-story fourplex.
01:32
We have a pot of food smoking outside.
01:35
So all companies,
01:37
Talk to EMS.
01:41
Copy, engine six, go.
01:42
Announcing two-story fourplex, food smoking outside.
01:47
All units, code two.
01:48
Battalion six, four.
01:52
Battalion six will cover.
01:58
Engine six seven.
02:02
We're going to be food on the floor.
02:04
Continue truck fifty-four.
02:06
All other companies can cancel.
02:09
We got food and still continue truck sixty-four.
02:12
All units cancel.
02:13
Battalion six four.

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S 18th St, Richmond, CA 94804

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