Firefighters respond to apartment fire, evacuate units, San Jose CA


Firefighters responded to a fire in an apartment complex near North 10th St in San Jose. They evacuated four units, checked for fire extension in other apartments and the attic, ventilated smoke from the building, and coordinated with police for traffic control nearby.
Audio|Source: San Jose Fire
08:47
Transcript:
00:00
5-5-coppy safety 21 engine 5 on stage staging 25 on stage in you 5 on scene station command 21 inch 29 on scene stage engine 29 engine 29
00:27
Engine 5, report to the main fire apartment complex structure. Report back there, and let's get an evacuation on, looks like, four units. Let's work on evacuation on all four units. You're going to be Evac Group[1], Engine 5, Evac Group. Action 5, copy, evacuation group, all four units. I see from Division Alpha.
00:55
I see we also have an all-clear on first and second floor Bravo exposure apartment. You have an all-clear on the first floor exposure apartment. What are the total number apartments and do you need additional evacuation from engines?
01:23
We made contact with the residents. We have an all clear. Five can be reassigned. I see, copy. Break engine five, I see. Go to digit five. Command. Report into the main fire building and standby for assignment.
01:50
Page 5, report main building and wait for assignment. I see Division Charlie. Go ahead, Charlie. On Division Charlie, we have an all-clear on our two downstairs and two upstairs units. I-C-copy, Division, Charlie. All-clear.
02:19
Do you have any active fire in division? Saturday Fire, battalion, one. The battalion, one. Negative, I see, no fire on Division Charlie shine. To Command 21. Battalion, 110, on scene, switching to Command 21. I see, copy. Any resource needs? Negative. We're good over here in the Charlie disclosure.
02:42
Sorry 34. USAR 34. Do you have a roof report? We're making our way up there right now. I see copy. Any need for any... That's negative. We have minimal small production right now.
03:10
And we'll give you a report already on the roof. I see God.
03:39
I have engine 7, move for station coverage, to station 5. 1380, north 10th Street, here commercial street and elevation or highway. Station 5 is area. I see it, that be remaining on offensive, good progress on Division Alpha will hold all station units. Further further further I see, PD is asking where they're needed for traffic control.
04:01
That's our PD for traffic control on Capitol between Rymar and Tennantia Creek Road. I see. Engine 21. Move for station coverage. Capital between Ryemar and Pendenton 2.2949, Allen Rock Avenue, near Pleasant Bridge Avenue and North Lake Road. Station 2 area. I see Commence 2 on Capitol.
04:29
IC for Mesa 34. Go ahead. Commit, our way to the roof, be advised. We have concrete tile. We're waiting for a request from inside if the entities of ventilator or not. I see, copy. Break Division Alpha, IC. I see. Go for Division Alpha.
04:57
U-SR-34 is standing by on the roof. Confirm, do you need ventilation or not? Division Alpha, looks like we still have some smoke production. I say yes on the ventilation. We're checking the delta exposure for ventilation or extension in the data department. Break further. Engine 19 is currently doing a bottle exchange, 23.
05:25
is inside and RescueMedic 3 is 2 out. See copy. RescueMedic 3 is overtaken, two out. Do you have knockdown on the fire? Division Alpha, I'd say affirmative, we have knockdown. I see copy. You sort of has heavy concrete tiles up top. Can you horizontally ventilate?
05:54
Instead of vertical. Do you start copies holding off on ventilation until we had a report? I see. This is Charlie. Go ahead, Charlie. This is a common addict and we have smoke in the attic on both of our apartments upstairs.
06:23
I see copy. Have you pulled ceiling and checked for extension into the attic? That's affirmative. That's where we said to smoke. I see copy. Break, Division Alpha. I see Engine 23. I see. Go for Division Alpha.
06:49
Engine 19, confirm you transferred Division Alpha to engine 22. Engine 19. I've got good eyes on. What do you need? I need you to confirm if there is extensions to the attic and... Division Alpha.
07:18
Truck 2 is checking for extension into the Delta exposure at this time. U-S.R. 34 is clearing tiles for vertical ventilation. I see copy. For QSR 34, I see.
07:45
performing vertical vents. Copy ventilation. Charlie, I see.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Evac Group: Evacuation Group assigned for resident removal
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Location mentioned:
Near N 10th St, San Jose, CA 95112
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