Fire crews handle building blaze on W 18th St, Los Angeles CA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Los Angeles responded to a structure fire on W 18th Street involving a building with smoke in an adjacent section. Units were coordinating roof safety due to a partially collapsed air conditioning unit. The roof appeared compromised in one area, but most of it remained stable. Crews from multiple jurisdictions worked to control the blaze and protect surrounding structures.
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02:49
Transcript:
00:00
Hey, Lifeforce 92 from Battalion 9.
00:06
Go for Lifeforce 92.
00:10
Chiefs go for Lifeforce 92 on 18th.
00:12
Battalion 9 on 18th.
00:16
Go for Lifeforce 92.
00:20
Hey, just for your information, you've got Engine 58, which is assigned to your Delta exposure.
00:26
So just listen up and see how you could support them right now.
00:29
They just got smoke in the adjacent Delta exposure.
00:33
Once you get up there, give me an indexing of what you've got.
00:37
And my understanding is there's a possible AC unit that's gone through the roof.
00:41
I want to make sure that that roof is not compromised.
00:44
And let me know what your conditions or coordinates once you get there.
00:49
Copy. I'll give you a better size of about 30.
00:54
Battalion Lifeforce 92 on 18.
00:58
Go for Battalion 9.
01:02
Let you know we're on that adjacent structure to the south, to the delta side.
01:06
There's nothing for us to do up here.
01:08
There are two companies from Beverly Hills directly over the fire.
01:12
They need a fork up here.
01:15
One area of the roof is not workable based on the AC unit that went through.
01:22
Everything else is solid and they're working on it right now.
01:26
I just want to confirm did we have an AC unit? AC unit going through, or what's our situation around that area?
01:38
There was an AC that partially fell through.
01:40
It hasn't made its way all the way through yet.
01:43
So no company should be underneath on that side or interior because the AC has not made its way through yet.
01:50
It's just hanging on.
01:52
Okay, Roger.
01:56
Battalion Nine, Life Force Ninety-Two on Eighteen.
02:01
Go Life Forces Ninety-Two.
02:05
Just an update. The roof company, they're not doing any cutting.
02:07
They've been standing back.
02:08
They're just using hoses only.
02:10
Those two companies that are up there,
02:12
the AC unit's still in the same spot, just hanging on but has not made a full collapse yet.
02:16
There'll be nothing for us to do on the adjacent unit.
02:19
We're just supporting in case something changes.
02:21
They appear to have some kind of division wall between the two roof lines because there's no smoke coming out of the adjacent light well.
02:33
Okay, Roger.
02:34
You are attached to roof division.
02:36
Just communicate with them and coordinate with them as well.
02:42
Copy. They're aware and it's a quick update for you only.
02:48
Roger.
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Location mentioned:
W 18th St, Los Angeles, CA
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