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Smoke from burned food causes apartment fire in San JoseSan Jose CA

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El Rancho Verde Ct, San Jose, CA 95116

Firefighters responded to a structure fire at a two-story apartment complex near El Rancho Verde Court and El Rancho Verde Drive in San Jose. The fire was caused by burned food left on the stove. Smoke was visible coming from the building. Fire crews investigated and found the fire between the first and second floors. The response was upgraded to a full first alarm and police were requested for traffic control at the nearby roads.

Audio|Source: San Jose Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 34, Engine 8, USAR 34B, USAR 34A, Battalion 2, Structure Response 4A, Structure Fire.
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The command channel is Command 21, 127, post circle, near post cord and near El Rancho Verde Drive.
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Station 34 is area.
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The command channel is Command 21.
00:24
Do you start on Command 21?
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U-Sar 34 in command?
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Engine 9, Medical, Lincoln Glen Manor, near Palmer Avenue unit 404 near Coke, Rain and Tarrington Circle, Station 9's area.
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1021.
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Engine 8 on command.
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Agent 34 in Command 21 and route on.
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Agent 34 and right on Command 21.
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Battalion 2 is on Command.
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Battalion 2 on Command 21.
01:12
Continuing for Battalion 2, single caller,
01:16
stating that they burned food on the stove.
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They did turn the stove off, but the smoke is still in the house.
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They have evacuated along with the family.
01:24
Your structure response is in Rome.
01:30
Tini 2 copies.
01:31
Let's keep the response as just until we get somebody on the scene.
01:35
But Sion 2104, keep the response.
01:37
Man 21 engine 34 engine 34 engine 34 good.
01:45
Engine 34 on scene of a two-story apartment complex.
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We do have some smoke coming from the rear of the building.
01:53
We're going to call Engine 34 Alpha, so the smoke will be coming on from the problem side.
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We're going to be taking a water stand and investigating.
02:04
This is going to be... Do you confirm if this is assisted living or skill nursing.
02:08
We're getting involved.
02:14
Engine 9, we'll check.
02:20
Engine 34, 10-4[1].
02:21
Copy on scene of a two-story apartment complex.
02:23
Engine 9-10, are they going to be assisted living memory there.
02:26
24 is on the alpha.
02:27
Smoke is coming from the Bravo side, taking a water can over there.
02:30
Setting you up is Polis,
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IC,
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and Engine A, copy you are at the plug.
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U-SR 34 on command, on C.
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U-SR-34 on C.
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Italian 2 is on C.
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Italian 2 on C. U-S.S.R. 34 from IC.
02:57
Go to you, sir.
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You give us a hand with opening up the ceiling.
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We're going to go ahead and also pull a line.
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To the Bravo side.
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These are copies.
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It's opening up ceiling.
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Geneate from IC.
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Go ahead.
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Do you assist with Gaines the water supply?
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In progress.
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I see you from Battalion 2 on command.
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Go ahead, for I see.
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Yeah,
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so I understand you've got some smoke showing.
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USAR 34 is coming in to help you pull some ceiling.
03:50
You're dropping a line, and Engine 8 is getting a supply line, is that correct?
03:57
That's permissive.
03:58
It appears to have some fire between the first and second floor.
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We're attacking it with a water can right now and opening up the ceiling.
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Battalion 2 copies.
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I'm going to take IC from out here.
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Command 21,
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Battalion 2 is going to be Poe SIC.
04:24
The Tate 2104 setting up this OSIC.
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Command 21 from the IC.
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I see you go ahead.
04:38
Let's upgrade this to a full first and also I'm going to need PD for traffic control at near El Rancho Verde Court and near El Rancho Verde Drive and near El Rancho Verde Drive and near Jose Figueras.
04:54
IC 104 upgraded to a full first need PD for traffic control at near El Rancho Verde Court and near El Rancho Verde Drive, also at near El Rancho Verde Drive and near Jose Figueras.
05:04
For a structure fire.
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The command channel is Command 21, 127.
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Post Circle.
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Your PostCord and near El Rancho Verde Drive.
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Station 34's area.
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The command channel is Command 21.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood.

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El Rancho Verde Ct, San Jose, CA 95116

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