Apartment fire displaces residents in San Jose, San Jose CA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a fire broke out at an apartment near Camden Avenue and Merrill Drive in San Jose. Emergency services responded and arranged for transit buses to assist residents displaced by the fire. Bus units were reassigned to serve as rescue buses to transport or shelter residents until they could contact relatives.
Audio|Heard on: Santa Clara CA Transportation Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:12
Transcript:
00:00
Great, so we're going to be pulling your schedule.
00:03
We need you as a rescue bus for an apartment fire over on Camden.
00:08
Stand by while I get the instructions from.
00:10
Are you okay?
00:13
Good work.
00:15
Black (number withheld).
00:17
All right, (number withheld).
00:20
So I'm going to have you go over to Camden and Merrill.
00:25
Camden and Merrill.
00:26
Merrill is a few blocks north of Blossom Hill.
00:33
Can you give me freeway instructions from this location please?
00:42
Exit to exit.
00:46
Ten four. I'll go ahead and send it to your TCH.
00:50
Thank you, ma'am.
00:53
You're welcome.
00:57
Go ahead.
00:59
(number withheld), responding to the last instruction.
01:02
I found a schedule a little bit closer to where we need that bus.
01:05
Thank you for your help.
01:06
Go ahead and continue regular route at this time.
01:10
10-4.
01:14
(number withheld) transit block (number withheld).
01:18
(number withheld)?
01:21
(number withheld), do you have passengers on board?
01:25
Negative.
01:27
10-4. So we're going to be pulling your schedule.
01:30
We're going to use you as a rescue bus.
01:32
There's an apartment fire over on Camden, so I need you to go over to Camden and Merrill Drive.
01:40
Camden and Merrill Drive.
01:43
Any way you can get me directions on the cover?
01:47
10-4, I'll go ahead and send that to your TCH now.
01:53
All right, where am I taking these people?
01:56
So you're gonna, it's a rescue bus.
01:59
So right now they just need somewhere to wait until they're able to call loved ones or whatever.
02:04
So when you get there, just hang tight there.
02:06
We'll have a supervisor headed over that way as well.
02:11
All right, ten four. Wait for the directions.
Disclaimer:
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:
Merrill Dr & Camden Ave, San Jose, CA 95124
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