Apartment complex fire with attic smoke and evacuations, San Jose CA


A large two-story apartment complex near Ross Avenue had a structure fire with smoke visible and a possible attic fire. Firefighters worked on evacuations, ventilation, and suppression. Multiple fire units responded, established water supply, and performed searches and checks for fire spread. Traffic control was requested nearby.
Audio|Source: San Jose Fire
09:5
Transcript:
00:00
Near Ross Avenue by Hillsdale Avenue and Lightwood Drive.
00:04
Station 9's area.
00:10
I see you, but tight 10.
00:16
Go for the IC. 25% O'Say?
00:20
I copy large two-story apartment complex you got smoke shown possible fire in the attic you're dropping an inch and three quarter you're running short with three engine 25 engine 14 engine 25 my copy area is the supply line says we did verify this patient is 48 year old now not alert and lethargic with hypolic pressure
00:40
The Italian 10, the only correction is that we have our own water supply right now. Engine 14 has pulled the back off line.
00:50
Everything else is correct.
00:53
Copy that. Confirm you're on the second floor.
01:00
Engine 10, I see from Battalion 10.
01:03
Confirm you are on the second floor.
01:09
I see from Battalion 10 confirm you are on the second floor.
01:18
Battalion 10 from Engine 14 engineer.
01:23
Go to Battalion 10.
01:26
Just ahead of Chief, I talked to the owner of the unit.
01:31
She says her cat is still in the unit.
01:36
Repeat that last, what's doing in the unit.
01:38
Station 14,
01:40
1201. Her cat.
01:43
Near Saratoga Avenue Avenue and Garbo Way. Copy that, three.
01:46
Engine 14 from Battalion 10.
01:48
Confirm you guys are on the second floor.
01:54
That's affirmative, Chiefs.
01:58
Copy that. Ingin 14.
02:00
I'm going to make you Division 2.
02:01
You got Engine 10 working for you.
02:09
21, Battalion 10 is going to assume I see. Command post is going to be on the Alpha Bravo side.
02:16
Detain 10 assuming David, I see. Command post on the Alpha Bravo side.
02:21
Truck 14, I see.
02:27
Go, truck 14. Go, truck 14.
02:30
Truck 14 needs to be my inside truck.
02:33
Go ahead and do a primary search in the involved units. I believe that's unit 16 and 17 and then also work on evacuations. Let me know if you're going to need additional personnel up there.
02:47
Truck 14 copies.
02:51
Additional truck 14, you're going to be working for engine 14 who's Division 2.
02:58
Truck working got me.
03:02
Truck 9 is on team. We're holding at Winchester. We should, is there better access coming through the opposite then head on into Inj10?
03:11
Yeah, it's affirmative. You can come in through the opposite side. You're going to be my outside truck. I need you to go to the roof. You can split your crew into a 360 and secure utilities and go to the roof. We're going to need a vent. Injun 37, San Jose.
03:26
So we're going to be doing the 360 and secure utilities. We're going to be a minute going around taken from the opposite end.
03:39
I see from engine 10 engineer.
03:43
Engine 14 fire fire.
03:45
Engine 10 engineer. Engine 10 engineer. Go to the ID. Engineer 14.
03:47
On San Jose Fire. Fire.
03:52
Water source established.
03:57
I see copy water supply established.
04:03
I see engine 6 is accident on deck.
04:06
Engine 37 San Jose.
04:08
Engine 4 seam traffic on deck.
04:10
Engine 6.
04:15
No response from engine 37. Cool up. Grab a additional hose line.
04:21
and take an additional line off of engine 10, or hookup your line to engine 10,
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and report to engine 14 is going to be Division 2.
04:31
10 is a check on the immediate exposures. Engine 37, that's not permissive. Your call, you're up to an alpha response,
04:38
89-year-old female with a swollen finger and thumb.
04:43
Copy that. Drop a hand to three-quarter.
04:49
Report to Division 2.
04:53
Division 2 I see. Division 2 I see on command.
05:04
Go for Division 2 I see.
05:08
You got engine 6 also reporting to you. They're grabbing an additional line.
05:13
Their objective is to check on the exposures to eliminate any lateral spread.
05:19
And additional, you also got truck 14 working for you.
05:25
Agent 10, engineer, charge the yellow line.
05:31
Engine 10, engineer copies.
05:33
Charging yellow line.
05:38
Agent 4 from IC
05:43
Ender 4 You guys
05:49
Pullup on the office side and be on deck for me Some request bill as apartments Copy on deck On deck Onmet 20 is on scene 37's area Where's you know 20
06:03
Type 5 on scene Same 5
06:09
Battalion 5 from IC, go and assume safety. Give me at 360, please.
06:16
Battalion 5, copy, safety and 360.
06:19
Section 26, Delta response.
06:26
Dig it, I see from 321-year-dry.
06:28
15 minutes in the area.
06:30
Station 26 is area.
06:33
I see copy 15 minutes when the offensive strategy.
06:41
David.
06:46
At 21, I see.
06:50
I see. Go ahead.
06:53
Go ahead, give me a second alarm. This station is going to be Winchester and David.
06:57
Additional, we're going to need PD code 3 for traffic control on Winchester.
07:01
Between, uh,
07:03
we're going to need the traffic control on David between Winchester and looks like Monica Lane, please.
07:14
I see 104, second alarm will get PD code 3 for traffic control on David between Monica.
07:24
Skematic 20, ICA.
07:28
Go for 20, you know the engine 37?
07:31
Yeah, tool up with all your medical gear on a gurney. Pull up on the alpha side. Can you just confirm you show us on scene?
07:39
Engine 37 negative, but I'll show you. After us, maybe 20 medical.
07:44
37, copy, thank you.
07:50
TUMA engine 7, truck 30, breathing support unit 18, Battalion 1, 2nd alarm.
07:56
The command channel is Command 21, the TAC channel is TAC 37, Even West Departments, 3040, David Avenue, Unit 16.
08:06
Near Bay Tracy Street from Subvision 2. The command channel is Command 21. The TAC channel is TAC 37.
08:16
So far we have three minutes affecting we could use vertical ventilation.
08:23
Gov that truck night's going to the roof right now though they're going to do vertical ventilation for it.
08:32
2MEDIC 3. Second alarm.
08:35
The command is 21.
08:37
The TAC channel is TAC 37.
08:39
Even West Departments.
08:41
3040 David Avenue, Unit 16, near Vade Tracy Street and South Winchester Boulevard.
08:47
Station 10s area.
08:48
Division 2 ICAW command. Command is command 21.
08:51
The TAC channel is TAC-T-Channel is TAC-37.
08:53
Go for Division II. For Rescue Medical 3, you'll be staffing.
08:56
Breathing Support Unit 18. You got truck 14 working for you. Their objective was a search. And just three, go ahead.
09:02
Evacuations. Will we get up for the second alarm in 37th area?
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