Fire in vacant apartment building on 3rd Street, Santa Monica CA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/20/2025 01:39 PM (PDT)

3rd St, Santa Monica, CA

Firefighters responded to a fire in a two-story vacant apartment building near 3rd Street in Santa Monica. Additional fire resources were requested. Traffic was shut down on 3rd Street between San Vicente for emergency response.

Audio|Source: Los Angeles County Sheriff, Fire and Aircraft - Santa Clarita Valley

02:30

Transcript:

00:00

I'll be known as 3rd Street IC[1].

00:01

What we have is a two-story boarded up vacant,

00:06

small apartment building.

00:07

We got resources doing fire attack now.

00:10

At this time, give me one additional task force.

00:24

No,

00:29

I can go higher like 80, 85.

00:31

You can go to 80.

00:34

21, EMF 9, Lifeforce 27, USR 27, Rescue 27, Heavy Rescute 3, USR 8, 10, 14, Structure Bar, 8620, near 3rd Street, Channel 9[2], small attack of 12 and 13.

00:55

146. It's going to be two vehicle than 81.

00:58

The Vise of being called in at all units 390.

01:02

Copy. Final 10, Kine 1181.

01:05

All units are 90.

01:08

All units are 90.

01:11

Enko mode and 80%, and then 140 knots.

01:16

All right, this works for us too.

01:17

We're actually pretty much Max Brattle here, but we're gut.

01:22

Sounds good.

01:26

I'm trying to get them off at Zan Canyon.

01:29

The other two behind the 22-1-5-2, attempt to take the party off at San Canyon.

01:37

I was asking what we're up to.

01:40

Oh, okay.

01:44

We're a two ship going up to Passa Robles.

01:54

The coast of Monterey.

01:59

508 with our light force.

02:03

You're any request that remain available at the time.

02:08

Chuck.

02:11

5-0-0-0-7-2.

02:14

5-0-0-2. 5-0-2.

02:20

We canceled.

02:23

Engine 68, yes.

02:25

DOT, LAPD for traffic, shutdown on 3rd Street between San Vicente.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

IC: Person with overall command and responsibility for managing an incident or emergency situation.

[2]

Channel 9: Assigned operational/tactical radio channel for the incident

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