Vegetation fire shuts tracks near Willow Street, San Jose CA
Road ClosureThe audio is dispatch and unit talk about a vegetation fire near Willow Street. Crews report the fire is near train tracks, trains have been stopped, and the tracks are shut down. Multiple engines and water tenders are responding but water resources are limited; crews are searching for a hydrant and may use a deck gun over the train to knock down the fire. The incident is said to be separate from other nearby fires, and the area is owned by New Pacific but controlled by a third party.
Audio|Source: San Jose Fire
04:36
Transcript:
Engine 6 from Engine 37. Hey, Engine 6. Yeah, they're stopping the tracks right now. We did a knockdown in front of the trains earlier, but we're working on the other side. I was hoping if they could shut down the trains, you could come and get this side. If you guys can't see a way in, we have to get through this. Copy that. Do you want to standby? Thank you. Engine 9-10, (name withheld). Engine 37, Command 21. Engine 9: your call to answer an alpha response, six-year-old female. Go to 337. Engine 37: so you want a chief as well? Negative. We're good with three engines. I'll show just the three engines handling. Confirming watertender 18 is shut down. Engine 30 San Jose affirmative. 730 is the only water tender in service. They say this is separate from the incident at Willow and northbound; we're going to send water tender 17. We're still working our incident. We'll send you engine 30. Engine and water tender 17. Engine 13: vegetation fire northbound near Willow Street. Station 6 in the area. We're looking for a hydrant now. We might be able to deck gun it over the train to get a knockdown on the fire. Truck 30 on scene. Water tender 17 just called: they are out of service. No water tenders in service at this time. Do you want any additional units? Engine 13 is working an active fire south of that location at the Tamian light rail station. Engine 37 and 26 are working another fire near the freeway. Caller reported this is separate from those two fires. Tracks are shut down now; two trains are unable to be moved. New Pacific advises they own this area but it's controlled by a third party. Command 21 copy.
Engine 6 from Engine 37. Hey, Engine 6. Yeah, they're stopping the tracks right now. We did a knockdown in front of the trains earlier, but we're working on the other side. I was hoping if they could shut down the trains, you could come and get this side. If you guys can't see a way in, we have to get through this. Copy that. Do you want to standby? Thank you. Engine 9-10, (name withheld). Engine 37, Command 21. Engine 9: your call to answer an alpha response, six-year-old female. Go to 337. Engine 37: so you want a chief as well? Negative. We're good with three engines. I'll show just the three engines handling. Confirming watertender 18 is shut down. Engine 30 San Jose affirmative. 730 is the only water tender in service. They say this is separate from the incident at Willow and northbound; we're going to send water tender 17. We're still working our incident. We'll send you engine 30. Engine and water tender 17. Engine 13: vegetation fire northbound near Willow Street. Station 6 in the area. We're looking for a hydrant now. We might be able to deck gun it over the train to get a knockdown on the fire. Truck 30 on scene. Water tender 17 just called: they are out of service. No water tenders in service at this time. Do you want any additional units? Engine 13 is working an active fire south of that location at the Tamian light rail station. Engine 37 and 26 are working another fire near the freeway. Caller reported this is separate from those two fires. Tracks are shut down now; two trains are unable to be moved. New Pacific advises they own this area but it's controlled by a third party. Command 21 copy.
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Willow St, San Jose, CA
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