Pot on stove causes false apartment fire alarm, Watsonville CA
Fire & ArsonA fire response was dispatched to an apartment near Clifford Ave for a confirmed structure fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found flames and smoke inside the apartment. After assessment, the fire was determined to be a pot left on the stove, which caused smoke but no significant fire. The fire was extinguished and the response was downgraded to a single engine. Residents were evacuated during the incident for safety.
Audio|Source: Santa Cruz County Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 4412, engine 4411.
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Truck 4471, Battalion 4403,
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Medic 100,
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Confirmed structure fire, respond with Cal Fire and Monterey County for near Clifford Ave.
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This will be at Building 249 apartment H.
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Henry.
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Flames and smoke scene inside the apartment.
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Utilize Red Command Green Tech v. Fire 26 at 916.
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Next, on 44-3.
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Go ahead.
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Do we have confirmation on the second hand input that the fire is up?
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We do not have confirmation yet. They are advising that there's still smoke seen in the apartment and the residents being evacuated.
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And 4403 back. It looks like we did get confirmation now. The fire is out. It was a pot on the stove.
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Smoke's decreasing.
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Do you want to cancel any portion of the response?
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That's a permit. Let's make it a single-engine response, please.
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I got me reduced to a single engine response at 917.
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Now call Medic 100, copy traffic, you should Medic 100 standing down.
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Copy Medic 100.
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I'll show you in service. Break engine, 4412.
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I will show you continuing.
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Break engine 411, you can stand down. Truck 4471, you can stand down.
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You can stand down.
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Medic 7, where in the service, good morning.
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Medic 7, good morning.
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I call. On the medic one, another one.
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That's truck.
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And what we've reduced down to one engine.
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Sorry, I had multiple units. Medic 1,
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standby fire unit.
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Repeat your traffic.
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The NECOM, BATI-N-1714, we were sending a response to the structure, lots of it. Just confirm, we've downgraded it to one engine.
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A-Firm, it's been downgraded, fires out, engine 4412 is,
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or correction, 411 is now on scene. You can stand down.
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The tie in 17-14.
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Engine 4412, NECOM, you can stand down, 4411's on scene.
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40412, copy.
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4412 from 03.
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I'm seeing you, I don't see if the 11th, I'm sitting there's a point of one, but...
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Location mentioned:
Near Clifford Ave, Watsonville, CA 95076
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