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Smoke from campfire at storage complex in SacramentoSacramento CA

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Pell Dr, Sacramento, CA 95838

Fire units responded to a smoke investigation at a self-storage complex on Pell Drive in Sacramento. Upon arrival, they staged and established command. The source of the smoke was identified as a warming campfire located in a nearby homeless encampment, not an active fire at the storage units. All units were released with no further action needed.

Audio|Source: Sacramento Regional Fire and EMS
05:48
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 18 is running with 5.
00:05
Got it.
00:08
This is out of Tension 23.
00:15
Ron, is there a lockbox code?
00:25
All units is in the area.
00:27
We're pulling into the complex right now.
00:29
All units stage on Pell.
00:36
Truck 17 is on scene, stage on Pell.
00:38
Dr. 17 is on scene. Stage on Pell.
00:46
The engine 17 is on scene.
00:48
We're going to take command.
00:49
We're stationed on Hideron.
00:54
This is 18.
00:55
Stand by for an update.
00:56
Can someone check the railroad tracks just past the complex?
01:02
Yeah, engine 17, why don't you check the tracks? This is battalion 3.
01:04
I'm on scene.
01:05
I got command.
01:08
Okay, this I see copies.
01:14
Card is match for time 3.
01:18
Prior to dispatch.
01:20
I'm on scene, I got Pell Command, self-storage unit for investigating.
01:25
This is my copy, Pell Command.
01:31
We're going to call it towards the Bravo Charlie side of this complex with Alpha Beam on PEL.
01:39
If I can check the VeroT tracks.
01:45
Jackman Copies, I'm on the south side, Bravo side of the complex and there is some lazy light smoke hanging in the air.
01:56
Operation A3
02:07
Engine 62, Medics 62, Medical 8, District,
02:11
62,
02:12
9619, Harleason Drive, Engine 62, Medics 62, Operations A3.
02:25
At an engine 18, we don't see any smoke, we have no audible alarm, we have no water flow anywhere, we're trying to get a ladder up on the wall to see towards the track.
02:39
Yeah, copy that.
02:40
We do have smoke on the Bravo side.
02:41
I don't know if it's coming from the building or something exterior.
02:50
Agent 30 is on, Sam.
02:53
Vision 30 Command.
02:54
Can you come down here in the south side and see if you can put eyes on anything down here?
03:01
Engine 30, copy.
03:03
Truck 30 holding.
03:08
Copy.
03:14
Medic 30, Engine 43, MedicalAid, District 30, Bessimercore.
03:22
Bessemer Court, Medics 30, Engine 43, Operation P2.
03:30
Command, Agent 30, I have a campfire to my right-hand side here, behind the building just out of it.
03:39
Copy that, let's just confirm that's where this smoke is coming from and we'll get out of here, but we need to confirm that.
03:50
Copy, that will be on foot down this trail, open fence.
04:03
Medics 56, Engine 56, Metaulate, District 56,
04:09
(number withheld),
04:10
Menducino Boulevard number, 28, Metac 56, Engine 56, Operations B3.
04:23
Negative, like I said, we don't have any smoke or fire coming for a many-day storage units at this point.
04:32
Cover that truck 30, you're released.
04:43
MediCEN, Engine 10, Medical Aid Level 2, District 10, (number withheld), Furtridge Road, Medicare 10, Engine 10,
04:53
Operation D3.
04:59
Truck 43, Metaulays Code 2, District 43, (number withheld), St.
05:06
Ferbree drop.
05:07
Truck 43,
05:09
Operations, B2.
05:16
And this is a confirmed warming fire down here.
05:22
Command copies, all units released, text release.
05:30
Fire Dispatch, Pell Command.
05:33
Clear Dispatch?
05:37
This is going to be smoke from a warming campfire and a homeless encampment.
05:44
Balance attack release, good intent.
05:47
Dispect copies.

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Pell Dr, Sacramento, CA 95838
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