Firefighters extinguish attic fire in San Antonio home, San Antonio TX


Firefighters responded to an active fire in the attic of a home near Valley Hi, San Antonio, TX. Smoke and intense heat were reported, and crews searched for fire extension while ventilating the building to control the fire.
Audio|Source: Bexar County Fire and EMS
06:42
Transcript:
00:00
All right, we have an all-clear on the primary.
00:02
We got a pretty good smoke starting to roll out on the Delta[1] side.
00:05
Looks like it might be in the attic, guys.
00:07
Good end for me from 18.
00:08
Engine 18, go.
00:09
Now we start we found the fire.
00:10
Any closer border that's going to knock the fire.
00:13
It could be in the fourth question right now.
00:15
So you say you got a knock on the fire looking for extension?
00:18
Okay, please.
00:19
We're going to move in the fire? All right.
00:21
All right, Commander, see you.
00:27
All right, engine 18, you ready for ventilation?
00:29
Yeah, I'll send it out for a good point, please.
00:33
Middick 36 and Ladder 36, first responder, making...
00:37
Hey, teams, engineer, get the fans going.
00:39
Cross Streets, Cedar v.
00:41
Drive. Engine 20, come on Earth, future.
00:43
This is a crew on there.
00:44
Delta[1] 2. Midd.36 and ladder 30.
00:47
First responder, make a seizure, 368 Valley High Drive.
00:51
Cross Streets...
00:53
Riverhurst Drive and Springvale Drive.
00:55
Respond Unpack 7, Delta[1] 2.
00:58
Latter 40 and META 24 make an unconscious taping 13,014 Independence Avenue, Cross Streets, Samuel Chase, and Paul Revere.
01:09
Respond on TAC[2], 6, Delta[1] 7.
01:12
Latter 40 and META 24, make an un-1-113,014 Independence Avenue.
01:20
Cross Streets, Samuel Chase and-Lader 9, come on up, you're on there, come in using a replace platform.
01:25
and when they come out to change levels.
01:27
Line 24, make a trash fire between 2,600 and 27-99-0-2-19-8-2nd.
01:34
20-minute 20 minutes.
01:35
Wallsing Road and southbound I-8-35 north on Redmond and Northbound Austin Highway.
01:41
Respond on quack.
01:42
How we want like that? Delta[1] 7.
01:43
Engine 24, make a crash fire.
01:46
20 minutes are not on a fire and still off on 2,000-9-19-1-8.
01:50
Cross Streets, Walls and Southbound I-A.
01:53
H-35 North on ramp and northbound off in highway.
01:57
We spawn unpacked.
01:58
Thank you. Thank you.
01:59
Safety this command.
02:00
Just come on up.
02:01
Do your normal deal.
02:02
We have holder conditions inside.
02:03
They say I have a knock on the fire.
02:04
Got the fans going.
02:05
A bunch of hanging smoke, though.
02:07
I see. Rensum 54 Delta[1] side is softened.
02:11
We got smoke pouring out of the attic vent and extreme heat to the left of the peak.
02:17
We're trying to get the ridge vent off so we can spray a wet line up inside the attic.
02:23
Copy that. Do you see any after fire?
02:25
Negative on the active fire, but I got heat through the wall, 300 degrees plus.
02:31
Command for a engine 18.
02:33
Engine 18, go.
02:34
You see, how are looking from out there? We don't see any active fires that just smoke, the cream pushing out, but what does it look like on your...
02:42
So we just have a bunch of hanging smoke outside, the humidity that's not going, it's not dissipating anywhere.
02:49
I don't see any active fire or any pushing smoke.
02:52
Looks like the attic might be charred.
02:55
This is an 18 copy.
02:56
We're going to continue doing extension in this back built a bedroom.
03:00
All right, I'm going to have Ladder 9 start working on a Delta[1] exterior wall opening it up.
03:09
You good with that?
03:12
This is an Atee, that sounds good.
03:13
Ladder 9, let's work on that delta wall where that heat showing, get that thing opened up.
03:18
Another nice off.
03:19
All right, hold on.
03:20
Okay, engine 18, I've got vibrate alerts going off already.
03:23
I want to replace all with engine 54.
03:25
Season 18, please, we'll start making a way over.
03:28
I copy. Engine 54, do a face-to-face with engine 18 and go replace them inside.
03:34
104-5-4s, make it out fan face-to-face with 18.
03:41
Engine 30 is still on a plug.
03:43
Yeah, Agent 30, just standby, please, sir.
03:45
Law 4, this command.
03:47
This small 4, go ahead.
03:48
Yeah, we'll do an informal rehab just set up across from the house on fire.
03:53
We'll start our other companies come out here pretty quick.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Delta: Fire/EMS response category indicating high-priority emergency
[2]
TAC: Tactical fireground radio channel
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Location mentioned:
Valley Hi, San Antonio, TX 78227
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