Police flashbang use causes second-floor fire in townhome, San Jose CA
Fire & ArsonPolice used flashbangs inside a two-story townhome near Villa Maria Ct, causing a fire on the second floor. Tear gas was also deployed inside the home. Firefighters arrived to light smoke, extinguished most of the fire, and checked for further fire extension. Entry was hazardous due to residual tear gas.
Audio|Source: San Jose Fire
04:36
Transcript:
00:00
Go ahead, start me a structure response on this. This is going to be a two-story townhome, PD through some flashbangs in there, set a fire to the second story.
00:17
Maria, I see, or whatever street around I see,
00:21
we'll be switching the command.
00:24
Okay, Jen 6 confirm you want to stretch here and out of full first.
00:29
Yeah, give me a structure right now until we get up in there and really check it out.
00:35
We got light.
00:40
6104, utilized command 21[1].
00:47
2nd. 3, truck 30, Battalion 1.
00:51
Structure response for a structure fire, near Villa Maria Ct, Station 6 is the area.
01:01
In June 8, 704.
01:03
30 on 21.
01:10
And june 8, we started to feed the precautionary, and we also have an open landline. Have you made a patient contact?
01:19
No, yeah, we'll advise.
01:21
Engine 8, 104.
01:27
Command 21 from IC.
01:30
I see, go ahead.
01:34
Advise all units coming inside that tear gas has been deployed.
01:39
It's a little spicy out here.
01:46
I see, copy.
01:47
Advising all units that come inside that tear gas has been deployed inside the residence. Did you need the hit?
01:56
Negative. It's just tear gas.
01:59
I see someone.
02:05
That one's responding.
02:07
Is anyone in row?
02:13
921 from IC.
02:18
Lacey, go ahead.
02:22
We've got no active fire right now.
02:25
We're going to open up the ceiling and make sure we have no extension.
02:28
We do have an inch and three-quarter line down right now.
02:31
I have my first incoming truck come in. They're going to need a mask up prior to getting in.
02:37
Do the tear gas.
02:43
I see a copy you have no active fire right now you'll open up the ceiling and make sure there's no extension you have an inch and three quarters down while the first in truck come in and mask up due to the tear gas brake truck 30 commands when you want you copy
02:59
check 30 copies
03:05
one from the time one the same one
03:10
Do you want to give me the details on this call, please?
03:16
The client one affirmative.
03:19
Engine 6 is on scene.
03:22
PD requested them out after lighting a flashbang on the second floor.
03:26
Light smoke was visible upon them arriving, so they requested a structure response.
03:32
After engine six caught on scene, they advise no active fire right now. We'll open up the ceiling, make sure there's no extension, but there is two guests deployed inside the residence.
03:44
Italian one, go.
03:49
Italian one from Macy.
03:54
Go, Italian one.
03:57
Yeah, Chief. I don't know if Dispatch told you, but we got called out for PD throwing flashbangs.
04:04
They did have active fire.
04:06
put it out for the majority with extinguishers. We dropped in an inch and quarter went up there. We're just checking for extension right now. We're going to need one truck company to help us out pull ceiling.
04:17
Have all units staged until we can confirm that there's no active fire in the attic space. And we'll take truck 30 or my...
04:31
to come in masked up because it is a little spicy in here with the tear gas.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
command 21: Assigned command radio channel 21 for coordination and communication among responding units.
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Location mentioned:
Near Villa Maria Ct, San Jose, CA 95125
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