Fire and medical emergency near Saratoga Ave San Jose, San Jose CA


There is a structure fire near Saratoga Avenue in San Jose involving power lines and an exposure building. PG&E equipment is burning and unstable, causing hazards. Firefighters are working with hose lines to control the main fire and exposure fire. A medical emergency was reported with symptoms including difficulty breathing and vomiting. Additional crews and a standby ambulance are on scene to assist.
Audio|Source: San Jose Fire
04:37
Transcript:
00:00
Truck 14 from the IC[2].
00:03
Go to truck 14.
00:10
From truck 14, can you face to face with Division Alpha, who is Engine 4, so you can need any more resources there?
00:19
Copy that, I'm with him right now. Stand by.
00:25
The engine four on command.
00:32
Go out of the engine.
00:33
Yeah,
00:37
we're good with resources here on the elephant side.
00:41
We've got one hose line still in the main area of fire attack, one hose line on the exposure.
00:46
Our main issue right now is the PG&E[1]4 is still on fire very unstable.
00:55
Copy, you've got no additional means for resources in Division Alpha, being clear of that affected powerful. Break Engine 5 from the IC[2].
01:10
Try that engine 5.
01:14
Engine 17, move for station cover. Engine 5, why don't you go ahead and stand back? You'll be on deck on the Alpsons side.
01:24
Engine 5, on back, copy.
01:30
Oh, they're truck 9.
01:33
Check 9.
01:35
Command 21 from EIC[2], PGMEA. We're clear that at the station fire. We can go back over the alarm if you just do. I can copy PG&E[1] on scene.
01:47
Cherk. C from Command 21.
01:52
Go ahead of the AIC[2]C.
01:54
I see.
01:56
Just confirming, do you still want the breathing support unit to respond?
02:03
Track 9 is a affirmative.
02:05
We'll take the Phoenix 4 unit.
02:08
IC[2] 10-4[3].
02:10
Truck and copy. Thank you.
02:14
Command 21, one further from the IC[2]. Do we have a standby ambulance?
02:20
Command 21, you do have a standby ambulance staging on Metal Lark and Toulouse.
02:31
I see copy I see from command 21 command
02:46
I see from safety. We still have active fire on the electrical pole.
02:51
I'd recommend getting a crew on the adjacent street. I think it's metal arc.
02:56
Just to soften up access just in case of another wire drops.
03:00
And we also need relief for engine four main structure on the Charlie side hose. Engine 14.
03:08
Cancel PD is going to be transported and we are available.
03:14
Safety,
03:16
can you repeat your traffic?
03:21
I'll come out and do a face-to-face.
03:24
Copy, you'll face-to-face.
03:27
Copy, you'll face face.
03:33
Region 4 Firefighter, Division Alpha, on command. NAC 14, Croshavenor, MBC now, near Saratoga Avenue, Unit W108. The Delta response for a 1004-4-5-mill, vomiting, headache, and difficulty breathing. Break, engine 15.
03:50
I want you to take more of a defensive approach, back that light-up, drop the stream.
03:56
Engine 15 and service. Cassie, back in the lineup.
04:02
IC[2] Division Alpha.
04:06
Go to the IC[2].
04:10
It looks like truck 30 is made access to the exposure building on the Thales side.
04:15
We do have a working fire inside.
04:18
Engine 7 is with as well as engine 10.
04:24
Copy that Division Alpha.
04:26
Let's go ahead and have your crew swap out with Engine 5,
04:31
get fresh air,
04:33
and take a breather.
04:34
Engine 5, replace Engine 4 on their hose line.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
PG&E: Pacific Gas and Electric (utility company)
[2]
IC: Assumption or establishment of command responsibility for managing an incident or emergency situation.
[3]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood.
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