Firefighter trapped by debris in Torrance warehouse fire, Torrance CA
Fire & ArsonA large fire broke out in a two-story office warehouse near Columbia St, Torrance. Heavy flames were in the warehouse with possible spread to the offices and attic. Firefighters responded and began fire attack. During operations, a firefighter became trapped on the second floor after debris fell on him and called for help. Rescue efforts were underway.
Audio|Source: South Bay Fire: Culver City, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance
09:53
Transcript:
00:00
Let me know when you arrive on scene.
00:03
Trip 91, Engine 91's on scene.
00:07
Engine 91, I'm going to have you initiate fire attack on the bulk of the fire appears it's in the warehouse.
00:15
We do have, appears to be a rolling steel door.
00:19
Let's initiate fire attack through the roll-up.
00:24
Engine 91, Copsie fire attack through the roll-up.
00:28
Truck 91, Rescue 91 on scene.
00:32
Rescue 91. I'm going to have you assist Engine 91 with the forcible entry and making entry. I'm going to assign you strict and rescue once we get that door open.
00:44
Rescue 91, copy.
00:48
Torrance from Truck 91, update address is near Columbia St.
00:53
Two-story office warehouse.
00:58
This morning, scobby.
01:01
Tart 91, Ingen 97, off the scene.
01:06
Ingen 97, I'm going to have you pull an additional line.
01:11
I want to have you go through the main portal of entry, which is where the office is.
01:18
Once you get in there, give me a Canterport. I want to make sure we don't have extension into the offices at this time.
01:26
In 1997, copy into the main office area.
01:33
All units operating on the structure of fire.
01:37
270 is completed this time. We're going to be in the offensive mode.
01:41
We have confirmed fire in the warehouse unknown exposure into the offices.
01:49
This will be known as Columbia Command with Captain Hein. Command Post be located at Truck 91.
01:58
I see Rescue 93 on scene.
02:04
Last unit, can you repeat?
02:08
You have Rescue 93 on scene.
02:12
Rescue 93, I'm going to sign you medical.
02:15
I can stage your equipment out on the office side of the structure.
02:18
I'll sign BLST you once they get on scene.
02:22
Rescue 93, copy medical.
02:28
I see Engine 91 we're making access into the roll-up now as you does appear we have heavy fire behind the roll-up door we'll be making access in about 30 seconds.
02:48
Common engine anyone heavy fire behind the roll-up door.
02:56
The incident.
02:58
This building will be indexed as follows. The Alpha side is facing Columbia.
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The Bravo side is facing Alaska.
03:06
Charlie side is to the rear.
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And Delta side is nearest the roll-up door where the bulk of the fire is.
03:17
Columbia, I-G, engine, 96 on scene.
03:24
At 2 now,
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I'm 8Division Alpha.
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You will have engine 991 working for you.
03:32
They are about to be rolling up the roaring steel door making initial fire attack.
03:37
You will also have Oscar 91 assigned you as well.
03:42
Ingen 96, copy.
03:48
Go ahead, Ingeny7.
03:53
We may have access to the office area, but we do have thick, heavy smoke on the second floor.
03:59
We may have extension of the area. We're checking out.
04:05
Okay, that is 27.
04:09
And see,
04:12
Just confirm, get up there, and I confirm it's not running over ahead of us.
04:21
You also have engine 97 working for their going into the office and the copy they have the possible extension in the IAC over there.
04:33
Out of that.
04:36
Call the ICM's 95 on scene.
04:42
Engine 95, I'm going to have you pull an additional hose line. Let's get some Agfire equipment up there, salvage covers, little giant, make our way to the second story with Engine 97.
04:56
We have possible fire running horizontally over us.
05:00
Next, you know,
05:05
engine anyone.
05:13
We've got to the warehouse. There was several pallets that were on fire next to the wall facing Bravo.
05:20
We've got the palace not down, but there may be extension to the,
05:24
either the attic space, the roofline,
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up to the adjacent office.
05:31
Probably then, where you have Key Pallas on fire, it's knocked down. It looks like you have extension up in the attic space.
05:42
Okay, I'll be able to see you up in the attic space.
05:46
Check 26, I'm going to have you go to the roof and assume roof division, you'll have Trek 91 working for me. Let's get eyes on that Charlie's side for me to complete my three six feet.
06:00
Check 96 copy,
06:02
assuming roof division, and I copy I have your crew on Trek 91.
06:07
That's affirmative.
06:09
Be advised, too,
06:10
that appears that we do have horizontal detention in the attic space.
06:15
We have engine 97 and engine 95 up on the second floor trying to get a stop on that horizontally. So, coordinate with them.
06:36
I see engine 87
06:40
Go ahead, engine 87 I see the engine 87 I confirm we do have some horizontal extension into the roofline in the Bravo exposure If you can give you an additional engine company To assist with fire attack And if we can have the route division We can start focusing on the direction, the Bravo exposure from the warehouse From the warehouse.
07:04
Copy that, we do have horizontal extension,
07:08
an additional unit,
07:10
correct copy today will be working on the Bravo exposure.
07:16
I see Engine 93 on C.
07:21
NG&3 from Kinshot, or Colum EIT.
07:30
Through the main portal of entry and you're going to be working with engine 97 and ingenital 85 stop this kind of running horizontally.
07:44
BLS-91's on scene.
07:49
CLS 91. I'm in how you coordinate with resting on 3. They're staying out outside on the outside.
07:56
He'll be sent to them as medical.
07:59
CLSX21, Kabby.
08:03
Hey, me,
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do you.
08:07
All units operating in on Columbia, Columbia, go ahead. All units operating on Columbia incident.
08:13
We have a May Day in progress with your May Day. Go ahead.
08:17
Hey!
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This is Captain Wagon, Ingen 97.
08:22
I have something soft on top of me on the second floor.
08:25
I've lost contact with my crew, not on a hose line.
08:28
I need help.
08:33
I see that copy.
08:35
You're from Ingen 97, Rock your Hose Line.
08:37
Who is this, uh,
08:40
doing the minute?
08:45
Engine 94 on Steam and you've also got BLS 96 out here. They didn't check in.
08:53
Have that, Engine 94. I'm going to sign you, Rick.
08:55
You are now in deployment mode. We have a firefighter who's on the second floor through the main portal of entry.
09:03
He's off of his hose line, the Engine 97, and he's on the Engine 97 crew.
09:08
Break Torrance can you start a fourth alarm?
09:13
Digital 94 copy, Rick going into deployment mode. Uh,
09:18
so on the IC TORN copies, Force Alarm.
09:22
Hey, move!
09:25
Captain Hagan from Engine 97, uh, still lost,
09:29
and I'm unable to move. I've got a bunch of debris on top of me on the second floor.
09:36
Engine 97 from Columbia, I see.
09:40
You have a firefighter off your hose line. Keep an eye out for him.
09:45
He should be in your vicinity at this time. He's going to be going through his grab lives.
09:53
Copy.
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Location mentioned:
Near Columbia St, Torrance, CA 90503
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