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Boat fire contained at Redondo Beach marina, Redondo Beach CA
Fire & ArsonA boat caught fire in the marina at Redondo Beach. Firefighters used multiple hoses to control the fire and protected nearby boats. Dewatering hoses helped keep the boat stable. The main fire was put out with some fuel still flaring occasionally. Efforts continued to fully extinguish remaining flare-ups and prevent sinking.
Audio|Heard on: South Bay Fire: Culver City, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance
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03:23
Transcript:
00:00
Fire attack from command, do you have any additional needs?
00:05
Negative, we're making good progress on the fire now.
00:07
We have multiple lines going into the boat involved and we're protecting the exposures.
00:14
Robert, command, four to be good.
00:18
Go for Overcommitt.
00:22
We have a dewatering hose by the boat now to keep it up close.
00:26
We're going to contain the discharge with boom.
00:34
And Squad 6-2 is inbound.
00:38
Copy that. Break, Squad 6-2 from the Time 62.
00:40
We advise you'll be first in with a size-up on approximately 10 the top.
00:47
Well, two copies.
00:53
Modified first alarm.
00:57
The tagging six one, affirmative, they aren't six twos in row.
01:04
We'll go on Maine, clearing this channel, and run.
01:09
Other copies.
01:15
I'll this call come in.
01:19
Battalion 91 Redondo called us requesting you for their first alarm response.
01:26
The Redondo Beach frequencies bit attached to the call.
01:34
Take a good knockdown.
01:35
We're doing dewatering operations to keep the bump from lifting and sinking.
01:39
A few more minutes so we should have control of the fire.
01:43
You got a knockdown on the fire, correct?
01:50
It's parted to one compartment of the boat.
01:54
As soon as you need, the water will be able to put off the rest.
01:58
Copy that. Engine 6-4.
02:01
It's this fire attack from command.
02:08
We got a modified structure fire with no engines responding.
02:11
Let's have you guys clear this incident, and I'm going to send you over to the modified.
02:17
Y'all back clearing now.
02:21
There's on a poppy.
02:31
The die in 21 from command.
02:35
We also have engine 64 en route.
02:38
Been showing at this time.
02:41
Well, I'm going to investigate.
02:42
I do have an RP outside.
02:53
Okay, I think the main ball fire has been knocked down.
02:57
We do have some fuel that is still starting to flare up every now and then.
03:01
We're currently trying to stop the point of the water on this fire.
03:06
The boat is lifting to its sharper side pretty significantly.
03:11
We're in the process of watering, trying to shrink it out, and we'll be committed with the silence.
03:18
Demand copies, you have a neutral knockdown on the fire and you're dewatering down.
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Location mentioned:
International Boardwalk, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
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