Pallet yard fire with transformer arcing near Rd 234 and Ave 88, Tulare County CA
A fire broke out in a pallet yard near road 234 and Avenue 88 in California. Multiple fire engines and water tenders responded to the scene. The fire spread to several hundred pallets. There were reports of arcing transformers about 100 feet from the pallet yard, causing concern for safety. Fire crews established access off road 234 and Avenue 88 and worked to control the fire.
Audio|Source: Tulare County Fire and CHP Pink
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Transcript:
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Water tender 27 engine 10. Confirm you copy the updated access point of road 234 on Avenue 88. Water tender 27.
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Okay, got to copy. Engine 10.
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Okay.
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2535. 2.5.35.
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Station 20, move up and cover station 20, 21. Station 20, move up and cover station 210.0536.
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Fire Align Air One, responding.
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A line, Air One, that we advise access is going to be off of road 234 on Avenue 88.
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991-550.
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2.536.
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Firecom powered I see.
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Fire come.
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Seeing a rundown of equipment.
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Affirmative.
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Yourself, Patrol 19 at scene, I've got the tie in six, water tender 27,
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engine 10,
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lightener 1,
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water tender 25, water tender 73, and one unit from Kauphire.
01:32
Ms. Confirming, not 20.
01:39
You have the station 25, sir. Yeah.
01:52
Just an update. It's probably spread to another couple hundred pallets.
01:55
We're trying to make access to a facility and see if we can figure out how to cut it off.
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I copy 0537.
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672.
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672. I'll be 1010 now. We're good one.
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6-7-2. I can't be you're going to be 1010. Thank you for your work today.
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25 be advised access will be road 234 in Avenue 88.
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It's going to be the pallet incident on TLC Tac 2.
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O live here, 25 copies.
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CERG 3538.
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Fire, the time 41, stand there responding.
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The time 4110-0539. Be advised access will be off of road 234 and Avenue 88.
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Copy 234 and 88.
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Additionally, this will be the pallet incident on TLC Attack 2.
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Firecom, pallet, I see.
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Firecom.
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Yeah,
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Sart Edison.
03:18
We've had some sort of arcing from the transformers across the palliards.
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Happy start, Edison for arcane transformers across from the pallet yard.
03:35
Do I need to send a life safety alert out to everybody since it's not at the pallet air or is a threat to incoming resources?
03:44
We haven't found any power lines down yet.
03:48
Just the transformers probably 100 feet away from it is arched.
03:55
I copy 0541.
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I come engine 201.
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We're up to station 21.
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Engine 201. Engine 201-541.
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Firecom, Portableville City, Watertoner, 73, and out to the Pala incident.
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Watertender, 73.
04:20
Access is going to be off of road 234 and Avenue 88.
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73, copy 244 and 88.
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Zero 541. Break-injurn, 683, Fireacom, confirm response.
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Firecom engine 4163 responding the traffic pallet incident.
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Engine 4163, confirm me, copy also. The access approved 234 in Avenue 88.
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4163.
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Sheriff 542.
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Engine 10, pallet I see on command.
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We're done.
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We get here,
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I'm going to have you back in to engine 321. I'm going to have you back into engine 321, and we're going to try to do a forward leg out to the intersection here.
05:29
Thank you, obviously.
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Engine 201, Battalion 6.
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2.1.
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Yeah,
05:44
I'd like to commit you to the incident and break Firecom.
05:47
I have an additional unit covered here at 21.
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Okay, copy 054.544.
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The Firecom, Battalion 6 at me.
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Battalion 6 at me.
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Battalion 6-0544.
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Rd 234 & Ave 88, California 93270
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