Smoke in attic of two-story apartment, no fire found, West Covina CA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a report of smoke in the attic of a two-story apartment building near Badillo St, West Covina. Multiple engines and battalions investigated the scene. Ventilation and hydrant operations were coordinated. After thorough checks, smoke was confirmed but no visible fire was found, and the situation was monitored closely.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles County Fire - Command 30
08:22
Transcript:
00:00
153 update to status, counsel your response.
00:11
L.A. Engine 48, add team 404040, north, the DO Circle.
00:17
Nothing showing, investigating, continue the response.
00:22
Engine 48, L.A., copies you nothing showing.
00:24
Continue.
00:29
L.A. West, on scene, hole 2.3.
00:39
Agent 48, engine 152, do you want us to investigate the ones on the right side?
00:47
Engine 152, stand by one, my engineers coming back with the location.
00:53
L.A. Battalion 16 is on scene.
00:57
Copy unseen.
01:04
A 48 from Battalion 16. I'm going to hang out here in the Colpus Act.
01:12
152 is on hydrant.
01:16
The cops, battalions coming in.
01:19
Bidillo, don't trap themselves in the cul-de-sac. Stay out on Badillo.
01:29
Hey,
01:30
48, engine 87 on, and how can we help you?
01:34
Engine 87, let's have you hold out with 152s. It's pretty tight quarters back here. I don't want you getting trapped.
01:45
148 or quint 29 holding it cold effect
01:53
Hey 87s and all units coming in from battalion 16 stay out on badillo
02:02
What's except?
02:04
123 station
02:11
Agent 48, squad 29 on scene.
02:18
Squad 29, hold out.
02:19
Squad 29, hold out.
02:27
Hey, West Covina from Battalion 16. Did I copy you on scene?
02:33
Area Perm.
02:37
Can you confirm your engine number please? Engine 123.
02:46
Copy one two three.
02:56
Department building fire 107s.
03:05
L.A. Engine 48 with a follow-up.
03:10
148 go with your follow-up.
03:14
LA Engine 48 will be in unit 5-4, smoke in the attic,
03:21
continuing to investigate.
03:24
I'll have my second engine come in,
03:27
I'll have my Quint come in, and bring a stand.
03:31
We'll maintain the calm plan,
03:34
have all units, have all other units hold out,
03:37
or continue to hold out while we investigate.
03:42
Copy, units holding out, all units hold out to engine 48 continues to investigate.
03:49
Smoke in the attic.
03:53
A,
03:54
uh, engine 48 from Battalion 16 on command.
04:00
Uh,
04:05
Battalion 16, go ahead for Engine 48.
04:10
Hey, 48, let me know what you need, just go through me, and you're going to have 0.29 coming on in with the engine 152s.
04:18
And just confirm this as a two-story apartment house with attic,
04:22
with a second story,
04:24
with smoking the attic.
04:28
Yes,
04:29
that's correct. Two-story apartment house, smoke in the attic, continuing with S&J stretching on.
04:37
Okay,
04:39
48, can you confirm, do you have a hydrant already?
04:45
152 is holding at my hydrant.
04:54
152 from Battalion 16. I'm going to show you in Agent 48 investigating with Quint 29. Quint 29, can you go ahead and set up for topside ventilation and we'll see what we need?
05:08
Engine 29, copy, topside ventilation.
05:14
Yeah, 0.29. Just set up for topside and see what engine 48 calls for.
05:22
Italian 16, engine 152, do you want us to bring in water?
05:28
Yeah,
05:29
I'm waiting for engine 48 to give some direction on that.
05:33
Let's try and get a hold of 48s and get an assessment from their investigation. And if necessary, let's go ahead and bring that water in form.
05:43
Battalion 16, engine 48 is putting a dick in the attic to investigate further. We'll hold on that water for now.
05:53
Yeah,
05:55
so 152, just hold on the hydrant and we'll wait.
06:02
Copy, holding on hydrant.
06:07
Battalion 16, Quint 16, 166 on scene.
06:13
Copy Quint 166, we'll go ahead and have you hold for a second and see if we have anything.
06:23
Battalion 10's on scene.
06:28
Battalion 10, you can go ahead and come on in on the right-hand side when you come in and there's a little alleyway you can park in, it'd be perfect.
06:37
Copy.
06:52
Battalion 16 from Battalion 10. We're going to need PD. This whole street's backed up.
07:02
L.A. Engine 4.
07:04
Battalion 16 engine 48.
07:09
Go ahead, 48.
07:16
Battalion 16 and just 48th.
07:19
I've continued to investigate. I have a, I have smoke but no fire.
07:24
I'd like to name the incident. I'd like to have you take command to name the incident.
07:29
We'll keep one, I'm comfortable with one quint for ventilation.
07:36
And a total of three engines,
07:39
including myself.
07:43
Okay,
07:45
I'm gonna hold off on naming it while you continue your investigation.
07:48
You left Quint 29, engine 152, yourself, and we'll go ahead and bring engine 167 in and we'll cancel the rest of the assignment.
07:56
LAG, copy that.
07:58
Keeping 48, Quint 29, Angel 152, Engine 16, and Battalion...
08:05
Battalion 16.
08:11
Yeah,
08:12
it's from it of L.A. I'll stay on team, 1016.
08:15
So we'll have point 29152's, engine 48, engine 167. We'll cancel the rest of the assignment. We'll go ahead and keep the comp plan while we continue the investigation.
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Location mentioned:
Badillo St, West Covina, CA
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