Active fire damages buildings and downed power lines, San Jose CA


A fire involved several buildings and downed power lines near Devine St in San Jose. Firefighters worked to extinguish flames, secure utilities, and protect nearby residences from smoke and fire spread.
Audio|Source: San Jose Fire
09:30
Transcript:
00:00
Affirm, we got a second line over there and we're extending it so we can have a reach. To Station 1, 225, North Market Street, near West Station 4, I see.
00:10
Station 1st, Area.
00:16
Engine 4 engineer, confirm we have a water supply.
00:20
We're about to get it right now, we're hooking up.
00:25
All units working on the 2439 P3 instance sees use TAC 37[1] protective, TAC 37 to TACL.
00:32
Near West St. James Street and Devine Street. Station was area.
00:37
Dr. 14 on clean.
00:39
Truck 14 on Zine.
00:41
Agent 7 Firefighter, we're ready for water. Water coming.
00:52
Truck 14, I see.
00:56
I see from truck 14. Do you have an assignment?
01:00
Is that the permanent truck 14? No, the age of 14. I need to go up,
01:05
under the back side of this gadget here.
01:08
And secure the primary residence, close it up and protect it from the smoking fire.
01:13
We need PD for uncooperative, go too.
01:19
Item 14 confirmed your assignment you on us to secure utilities.
01:26
Tendon 30, small brush or grass fire, westward apartments, (number withheld). Negative, we have two buildings here.
01:34
Truckery security utilities on the exposure. I need you to just close up the front residence, 2439, just close it up secure it. We can prevent it from smoke damage.
01:44
Engine 25, move per station coverage, to station 299, Innovation Drive, near North First Street and Sanger Road. I see Trach 30.
01:57
... Go ahead.
02:00
We've got an all clear in the Charlie building, all clear of people and fire, no fire in the attic. North Penn Street, near Commercial Street and Middle Bay Shore Highway. Copy, thank you.
02:13
You can assist me by security in both these buildings, shutting down the windows, preventing any more further smoke damage.
02:24
I see from Retainton.
02:33
I see, I understand you've got a working fire and the main residence with a structure threatened on the Charlie side[2] that has been cleared.
02:45
I understand you've got yourself, engine 10, engine 7,
02:49
and fire attack.
02:51
You have truck 30 as you're inside truck. Truck 14 was going to the Charlie side[2].
02:56
RescueMedic 20 has been assigned to truck 30 and if that's correct, I can take it.
03:02
College Drive near Fruitdale Avenue and Lee Avenue.
03:06
Station for the area.
03:17
That's the permanent chief.
03:20
We have knocked down the main fire building and the exposures have been secured. We do have an electrical fire on the actual pool.
03:28
We need to check out the residents directly behind us. I don't know what that address is. If we can send a company back there to assess it from there, we don't really want to cross this area due to drop lines.
03:43
Copy. We'll send somebody to the Charlie's side for recon.
03:46
Break, Command 21 from the IC. There are any multiple callers for a vegetation fire in the creek. One of the GARPs is reporting, it's going to be behind the fence between the school and the apartment. Let's have the second alarm unit stage on Monroe.
04:02
He has a dirty cops.
04:03
And you show Battalion 5 on scene. I've signed Battalion 5 safety.
04:09
I see copy incoming units to stage on Monroe and Battalion 5 as safety.
04:18
Engine 24, Medical, Indian Health Center, 1642, East Capital Access. Command 21, Engine 1.
04:26
Near Weeping Creek Way and Silver Creek Road.
04:29
Engine 1.
04:31
Engine 1 is on scene out to Monroe and Sunny Vista. We'll establish staging here.
04:37
Engine 1 staging on Monroe and Sunny Vista.
04:45
Engine 4 from the IC.
04:49
Now is there, truck one, it's only seen that staging, strategic command.
04:55
Truck one...
04:59
On...
05:00
21, truck one is not staging location.
05:04
Yeah.
05:07
Command 21 copies truck one staging.
05:11
Engine private staging.
05:14
Engine five on scene staging.
05:19
The Italian one on scene.
05:22
The tiny one on scene.
05:27
Truck 14 from the IC.
05:33
I see you from safety on command.
05:38
Go ahead, Tiki.
05:42
We have fire knock down in the rear of the main building.
05:45
I have engine 7 as the lookout for wires down on the Charlie side[2].
05:50
We're going to need a line to the Delta exposure[3] and a lookout to secure lines and lock it out for people don't go in.
05:59
Truck 9 Affirmative. It looks like it was going off for about 20 to 30 minutes. Since it's the CO alarm, they still want someone to check it out.
06:06
Copy, you've got the fire knocked down in the main building.
06:11
You have engine 7 as a lookout for the wires down. The arm's no longer going on. You know the line to the telephone if we need to. We're in the area of...
06:22
...engine 10... ...theircating, make sure that there's no structure threat on this one.
06:27
So aside into this event,
06:30
please.
06:31
Agent 10. Agent 10.
06:33
Truck 9.104, stand by 1.
06:36
Engine 10, are you in position to take a line to the Delta site exposure?
06:40
Engine 34. On Triarch Medical, 1345.
06:44
Vanderway, near East Dish Road, Station 5 area.
06:49
Delta site exposure.
06:51
Let me see if I can find someone to do that.
06:59
Engine 34, San Jose.
07:01
Engine 4 from the IC.
07:07
Engine 34, San Jose, Pirate. Engine 34, San Jose, Pirate.
07:13
For engine 34?
07:15
ICE from safety.
07:16
For county, you can stand down. I'll show you back in service.
07:19
Go ahead, safety.
07:22
So we do a smoke coming from a detached garage on the Delta 1 exposure. Unknown if it's spreading into the garage, there's a wire across the garage. I got truck 30 on the Delta 1 preparing to open it up once we get all clear from PG&E.
07:42
I see copy of smoke coming from the Delta 1 exposure.
07:46
Truck 30 is looking to open it up.
07:50
Great.
07:51
Staging from the IC.
07:54
Staging, bye.
07:59
We have available.
08:02
Extension 5 and truck 1.
08:09
I have Engine 5 and Truck 1 report to the Delta 1 exposure and break Battalion 1 from the IC.
08:20
I'm going to make you Division Delta[4] on the Delta 1.
08:26
Battalion 1 copies assumed Division Delta[4] with Agent 30 and Truck 1.
08:34
Go to the 30. I see from truck 14. We're done with our assignment security in 2-4-39. Injured 3-13. We don't want to relocate before you drop some hose line. It might be a straighter shot to get an inch of three-quarter back here. We got eyes on the fire right now.
08:49
I see you right here. Nick.
08:53
I see engine 4.
08:56
Go ahead, engine 4.
08:58
Go ahead, engine 4.
09:02
Yeah,
09:03
we're repositioning the initial attack line to that Delta 1 exposure.
09:06
We're also going to put a sentry to that Delta 1 exposure as well.
09:11
I was like to do that 30. You guys relocating?
09:13
We do have a down power line. To bring the big around.
09:20
Understood.
09:21
Engine 4, I'm going to make you Division Alpha[5] in the main structure.
09:26
You have yourself an engine 7 and truck 14.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
TAC 37: Tactical radio channel 37
[2]
Charlie side: The C-side of a structure (typically the rear) used for orientation
[3]
Delta exposure: Exposure on the Delta (D) side of the structure
[4]
Division Delta: Geographic command assignment for the Delta side
[5]
Division Alpha: Operational or geographic division designated for incident management or coordination.
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