Small fire at homeless camp spreads to timber near Coyote Creek Trail, San Jose CA


A fire started at a homeless encampment near Coyote Creek Trail and Grandbrook Way. The fire spread to heavy timber nearby. Fire crews requested more engines and water tenders to respond and contain the blaze.
Audio|Source: San Jose Fire
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Transcript:
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Santhay, engine 24 is on scene. We do have a small homeless fire, engine 24 can handle.
00:05
Engine 24, 10.
00:13
Saturday, fire engine 24.
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Engine 24.
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This has grown a bit and gotten some heavy timber. We're going to need engine and water tender 18 if they're available.
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Engine 2410, we will see if Engine and Water Tender 18 is available.
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Thank you.
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Engine 5. Medical.
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(number withheld), North 1st Street.
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Unit 323, near East Gish Road and Sonora Avenue.
00:55
Station 5, Bria.
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Engine 18, Water Tender 18, Small Brush or Grass Fire, and Tourset Drive.
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Station 24's area.
01:10
The engine 24, send are they?
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Engine 24.
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Engine 24, do you want engine company 18, code 2 or code 3?
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Code 3[1], I'll give them access information in a minute.
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Engine 4, 104.
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Agent 5, San Jose.
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Page 5. Page 5.
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Your call with Alta response at the comfort suites, unit number 323, 21-year-old female postpartum a month and a half,
01:51
and is bleeding.
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and getting pale.
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Engine 15, Sanofa, can we show you in Water Tender, 18 in Route?
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Ingen 18, Sanofi, can we show you in Water Tender, 18?
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Engine 18.
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Engine 18 is Watertonter 18. You're being requested code 3. Engine 24 is already on scene of an outside fire with heavy timber.
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18, copies and break. Engine 24. We're ready for access info. You got it?
02:37
Yeah, I'm walking the trail right now. Sorry guys, it just got into some heavy stuff.
02:46
As you're coming up,
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engine 18, engine 24, as you're coming down here, Boisna, before you get the Coyote Creek, you'll see Grandbrook and you'll see the Grand Brook,
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Mike Trail.
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You guys just drive all the way down there.
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You'll come to the bridge, drive past the bridge onto the dirt trail.
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Plenty of room for the engine and the water tender down here.
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Copy that.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Code 3: Emergency response using lights and siren.
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