Knox box access delay at gated apartment fire
Fire & ArsonFirefighters are trying to reach a gated apartment complex to fight a fire or respond to a fire alarm, but entry is blocked by locked Knox Boxes. They are coordinating multiple units and may be dealing with nearby vegetation fires along San Felipe Road.
Audio|Source: Fallbrook Amateur Club Repeaters and CAL FIRE
05:7
Transcript:
Engine 214 from R.A. 213, 4 charl. Engine 121. Go ahead. Are there any BLAs is available? from R.A.213, I think the axis is around the way through Mauro's of copper. Engine 21, VLS 2.13, has an 8-minute UTA. Did you want them added? Engine 214 from R.A.2.13. Yeah, I don't think so. We came from that way. Okay, we're trying a Knoxbox[2] here, but it's not opening, so we'll... Northboundage, 121. Can you start that BLS[1], please? Chairman (name withheld) 21. Engine 214 from R213. We don't have access to the distant Knox Box. You're saying the best access is to go to... onto Melrose Drive, onto... Copper Drive and make access to there. Northcombe, Engine 123? Engine 123. 3.D.L.S. available? Engine 214 engine, I'm sorry, 313 engine 2. The other side is going to have a Knoxbox as well. I'm going to have a Vista unit. I don't have the read up negative. Copies. We'll try and make access on our own. We'll let you know if we get inside. Affirming, you're not, excuse you're not working. Affirmative, they are not working. All right, 2.13 and 214, we don't have a Vista either. Want to go back around. Negative on a BLF. I copy that, thanks. currently trying to access the... The RP could come open the gates for us. ...cising to enter off mail rows and copper. Just do 14, or 4 Charlie. Start a 50 unit so we can access to it within Knox Cates of the time being. Copy. And are you guys able to access off Melrose and Cosco? No.com. This is 214. We're totally unfamiliar with this apartment complex. We're doing the best off of Anne's Way. She said, do you know access off Ann's way, that gate is blocked? That is Melrose and Copper. There's a gate. Battalion[3] 3315, battalion 3319, engine 33-59, engine 33-68, engine 33-48, engine 33-88, engine 33-88, engine 33-83, engine 62, engine 56, water tender-tender-56, transport dosers 33-44 and 41, Fox Crews. 4 and 5 possible vegetation fires. San Felipe Road between mile post 14 and 16. First year on scene will be the Filippi IC[4]. SU2, tone 3, CS-pex 1 in 8. We can cancel the vesting unit engine 214. Go ahead and cancel.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
BLS: Basic Life Support (medical/fire response unit)
[2]
Knoxbox: Secure emergency access key box
[3]
Battalion: Fire command staff
[4]
IC: Incident Commander
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Location mentioned:
Copper Dr & Melrose Dr, Vista, CA 92083
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