Large vehicle fire damages solar panels at San Jose Yard, San Jose CA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a large vehicle fire at the San Jose Water Corporation Yard. The fire caused damage to nearby solar panels. Fire crews shut off the fuel supply and deployed water and foam to control the fire. They also considered police assistance to manage traffic around the scene.
Audio|Source: San Jose Fire
04:52
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 4 is just pulling on scene now.
00:01
Sorry, take up.
00:02
Truck 8.517.
00:03
Truck 821 for engine 4.
00:05
Engine 4.
00:06
We're on saying this is going to be a stand-of-the-water corpard.
00:09
We have a large vehicle involved in drain from the solar panels.
00:15
We drop in a line for fire attack.
00:18
We'll continue the response and get PD for traffic control if we need to hide it on the street.
00:24
And Jim, four on scene, we'll set you up as Bascom I-C.
00:28
And since the San Jose Watercourt Yard, you have a larger vehicle involved, dropping a line.
00:32
Continue response to the PDVird traffic control for how to that.
00:35
Tintin is on scene.
00:36
Bittanin. I see you from Mittin Tintin.
00:38
Go ahead.
00:39
Do you find the fuel shut off, uh, plunger?
00:42
I've found the shut off, I've depressed it.
00:45
Got it.
00:46
Engine 30, Vegetation Fire, at Willow Street and Minnesota Avenue.
00:51
Station 30's area.
00:52
Is there a hydrant in the yard, you know?
00:55
Talking to employees,
00:56
there's a hydrant to the east of us behind the fire.
00:59
I'm trying to locate it.
01:00
Got it.
01:01
Engine 10[1] is on scene.
01:02
We have a hydrant.
01:03
Okay, grab the hydrant.
01:04
Break. I see from the battalion that I can assume my seat.
01:08
Copy. We just have a large truck fuel that's been shut off.
01:12
I did find the hydrant in the yard if they want that or the street one.
01:16
How far is the lay for me? I'd like to get a deck out on this if we can. So how far is the lay for you? I'm about 10[1]0 feet southeast of the truck, the first row of parking. Copy engine 10 come in, hand jack from engine four. And engine four, let's get foam on this.
01:46
says we can. They're not too. They're not out of water.
02:08
Truck 30, can you have your guys help with the water supply? Truck 30 cops. Engine 4 from the IC[3]I can't see from my vantage point, where the solar panels damaged? Had heavy flame impingement from the bottom side, I'm going to say their damage.
02:36
Copy, at least if we can find this shut off for those as well. Copy working on that.
03:01
RISC from Engine 4. Go ahead. Solar power is disconnected. They're not live yet. Rescue Medic 3. You can stand down. No call for RescueMedic 3. It's going to be a Delta[2] for the engine. Continuing for Engine 3.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10: Unit assignment or acknowledgment
[2]
Delta: Serious fire/medical emergency
[3]
IC: Incident Command
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Location mentioned:
San Jose, CA 95132
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