Smoke seen from air conditioning unit at Sherman Oaks building, Los Angeles CA


Firefighters responded to a structure fire near Ventura Boulevard and Orion in Sherman Oaks. Smoke was observed coming from an air conditioning unit and in the penthouse of the building. The exact cause appeared related to a mechanical issue near the AC unit, not the unit itself. Fire crews were on scene managing the situation.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire
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Transcript:
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The Light Force put us under place.
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4.
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Light Force 88 on the radio itself, near Ventura Boulevard, Cross of Orion.
00:12
Near Ventura Boulevard, Cross of Orion.
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With our light force on that structure.
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Engine 20 standby.
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Vermont, I see you're getting Lightforce 3, Task Force 29.
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Engine 56, Light Force 26, Hazemet 21,
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AC4, EMS 11, Battalion 18, Usar, Heavy Rescue 3, Engine 5, Usar 88, AC40.
00:51
Got people think fire floor division, I'll let you know.
00:55
I see you got a rescue 27 on C.
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Last unit, see again.
01:04
You got rescue 27 on C.
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Yeah,
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go ahead, into 6.
01:15
11, we're available if you want to add us to that structure fire at 6.
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Flight Force 11 out at this time, engine 20 minute attached.
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It's been 544.
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Just stepping on each other.
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Engine six, go again.
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Enter,
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engine six, go again.
01:39
Enter, engine five, six, confirming work canceled.
01:43
Engine 56, yes.
01:47
I think I copied that first floor.
01:50
Is that 4-1 mechanical room? Is that what you got? Engine 35, IC.
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Route to the fall, 131.20, Bradley.
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Rescue, 73, unconscious, 7110, receipt of boulevard.
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Engine 60-person down, 101.10, Camarillo, place.
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I'll give you, making a division one.
02:19
I see, you got 835 on scene.
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Point.
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Let's get two on one, best access south of Matthews.
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There's plenty of parking over here.
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We've got 547 on scene.
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We're being directed to school south.
02:46
The lobby function, let me know what we need there, please.
02:51
Coffee lobbies.
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I just pulled up and the gas station across the street up and the gas station across the street just getting set up.
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Let me stand by one chief.
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Engine six, am I hearing you right? You're on the first floor or third floor? Can you verify that for me?
03:27
485 the RP reports.
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They're with you.
03:29
Can you confirm?
03:33
Lifeforce 1, move emergency to fire station 20.
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Life Force 1, emergency to fire station 20, the results of the structure fire incident 544, channel 9, attack 12.
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NAV at the moment we are unable to stop it.
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Yeah, roof, I see, go ahead.
04:03
I've got smoke from one AC unit.
04:07
It's not the actual AC unit that's involved, as far as I can tell,
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but definitely an H-back issue.
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Okay, you got a concrete roof up there, is acceptable if you need to.
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I don't sleep on three.
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We do have smoke in the penthouse as well.
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Copy, smoke out of the penthouse.
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Truck 20 from Mutiny and 5.
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I'm on scene.
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I'm ready for a transition.
04:43
Okay, copy.
04:44
You want it on 10 or 12?
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So you can give it to me on 12.
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Thank you.
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