Commercial fire at compost facility near Buckwheat Rd, Phelan CA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial structure fire at Upton Services, located near Buckwheat Road between Yucca Terrace Road and another cross street in Phelan, California. Large amounts of light gray smoke were seen coming from an open bay door of a compost facility. Units on scene reported the building as a multi-story business with smoke coming from a hopper area, and crews began an interior attack to contain the fire.
Audio|Heard on: San Bernardino County Fire - High Desert
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02:14
Transcript:
00:00
Commercial structure fire.
00:01
Medic ambulance 10, medic engine 14, battalion 142, medic engines 305, 304, and 315, and medic truck 304 at Upton Services near Buckwheat Road between Yucca Terrace Road and an unknown cross street.
00:24
Package of 321 from 142.
00:27
All right, medic engine 321's on scene.
00:33
I've got a medium-sized commercial butler building.
00:38
Looks like we've got large amounts of light gray smoke coming from an open bay roll-up door.
00:45
We're going to be in the attack mode and we do not have a water supply.
00:48
It looked like there was a hydrant at the entrance to the facility.
00:53
Stand by for a 360.
00:59
142 copies your size up.
01:01
We'll be standing by for the 360.
01:06
14, we'll cancel hydrant.
01:13
14, I copy you're going to grab the hydrant.
01:26
It's station three engine.
01:32
The 360 is complete.
01:34
Looks like the fire is going to be inside of a compost facility.
01:40
Looks like it's going to be located over on the Charlie side.
01:44
Alpha side is going to be the front driveway side where 321 is parked.
01:50
This is going to be a multi-story business with a below grade floor.
01:57
Looks like it'll be accessible from the Charlie side.
02:01
It looks like the smoke was possibly coming from a hopper over on the Charlie side.
02:07
It's going to be an offensive strategy.
02:09
Be assuming interior division.
02:11
And we're working on deploying our lines.
02:14
Be waiting RIC.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Buckwheat Rd, Phelan, CA 92371
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