Smoke investigation at e-waste recycling facility, San Diego CA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a commercial recycling facility where light smoke was seen coming from the roof. Investigation found charred materials inside a large oven but no active fire. They ventilated the building through a roll-up door to clear the smoke.
Audio|Source: San Diego City Police and Fire Dispatch
07:41
Transcript:
00:00
Metro Truck 20 and I'm 9 Alpha. Truck 28. Metro, Truck 28 is at scene of a one-story commercial structure. We have light smoke showing from what appears to be the roof of the structure. We do have one hydrant located in the front of structure we're establishing Ruffin I-C.
00:25
One story commercial building with light smoke coming from the roof, you have one hydrant in the front of the structure. 20 investigating the semi-ruffin IC[2]. IC is 28 at C's stage on a hydrant. I see Agent 39 at C on a hydrant. I see C copies.
00:53
Engine 28, would you like to assume command? We can go investigate. That's a friend. B7. Are you getting command? Are you going to hold it? Engine 7. Medical. 7 Echo, 7 Foxfront. 114th Street. S. Peter E.C. of Calcutta. Unit 546.
01:20
Cross Streets, National Avenue, and 15th Street. Engine 7. 7 Echo, 7 Fox stront. You'll have a better spot off the street. Fire attack. Let us know if you have a Knox Fox key to get in. Agent 28 copies fire attack.
01:50
We have engine 39. Metro, Battalion[1] 7. Battalion 7. We're a city of a large commercial structure. Confirmed the address of 53, 35. It's a e-plastic, e-waste. We've got lazy, light smoke coming from the roof.
02:19
Units are investigating. The Titan 7 will be rough and IC[2]P. Battalion[1] 7, copy. Large commercial structure, e-plastics, recycling, lazy light smoke from the roof. Units investigating, battalion 7, assuming rough and IC.
02:39
Italian Four, can you come up to the command post after you do a lap? Go ahead and do a lap 360 around the building. You could drive it. And then I'll need to hit the command post at Hazard Way and Rough Road. D-Force.
02:53
Unit stage next to PD. The engine 36 stays on a higher. 36, follow Battalion[1] 7, I'm sorry, Battalion 4 around the structure. Do you have 360? I'm no... The engine 36 copies. I see Engine 45 and C.
03:18
Engine 45, can you come up to the command post at Hazard and Ruffin to consult with B7 and B4 on the e-waste and e-plastics? This night, Bravo. 26. Yeah, we had a call with B4.
03:46
Unable to drive around this building, it's cated back there. Okay, you have any other drift smoke coming out of the Charlie side? Negative. Okay, set up for Rick and accountability. You've got truck 28 on the roof, fire attack check in the interior. That's 39, 28th, and truck 28.
04:15
Copy 3. Trek 28 from Fire Attack Online Bravo. For a truck 208. Okay, we've made entry. We're going to be moving forward to the Romo side of the building with the light smoke, dancing your host line. No side of the fire yet.
04:43
and you guys are walking on a panelized roof. Tretch 20 copies on a panelized roof, light smoke. Tress 45 from IC[2]. I-C. TREC-45 Bannett. Set up for positive pressure ventilation.
05:11
and check the utilities. Copy positive pressure ventilation and check utilities. I see you from truck 28 on 9 Bravo. Go ahead, truck 28. Do you have any skylights up there?
05:40
I see from truck 28. We do have light smoke showing from three skylights on the Bravo side of the structure. If we need ventilation, we'll just cut one of these for standing by for an update from fire attacks. Okay. We know if you need additional help, but I concur with removing a skylight. Go ahead and remove one skylight.
06:06
Check 28 copies. Hold off on the skylight. I see your... Check 28. Veneration from fire attack. Hold off on the skylight. Hold off on the skylight. Mineration copies. Hold off on the skylight. Fire attack. Fire attack from IC[2] on the skylight.
06:35
Can you hear us the report on conditions on the interior? Yeah, this year in the interior. I see from fire attack. We've located the source of the smoke. There's a large oven. There's materials that are charred in producing smoke. There's no active fire. We do have a roll-up door that we've opened, and we can ventilate the structure. With positive pressure ventilation, no need to open up a skylight.
07:04
Still working on a trailer award day. Okay, yeah, you have heavy volume of lazy smoke now coming out of the structure. I'm guessing that's coming from the roll-up door. Can you confirm? And then we have positive pressure going in.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Battalion: Fire Battalion Chief
[2]
IC: Incident Command
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Location mentioned:
Near Ruffin Rd, San Diego, CA 92123
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