Chemical Irritant Exposure Near Casa Linda Motel in San Jose, San Jose CA
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders responded to reports of a chemical irritant near the Casa Linda Motel and nearby Pomona Avenue in San Jose. Residents reported mild irritation but did not require medical care. The irritant was linked to police releasing tear gas or similar substances during an event on Almaden Road and Almaden Expressway. The substance drifted toward the area causing complaints but no serious injuries.
Audio|Source: San Jose Fire
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Transcript:
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Six copies we're reporting to near Pomona. Truck 35.
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Delta response[2] for unknown medical-involving and communications area. Young-owned donors, 400.
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Blossom Hill Road, near Pimar Drive and Snell Avenue.
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Station 35-Faria. This copy is near Pomona.
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And further, the RP says they're in the basement.
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I see.
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I see. Just committed 1226 in the ICA on.
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Go ahead.
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Rescrimand a 26 in the SD, can I get an update on patient count and any other can that you have?
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We'll be going door to door here.
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I'll be using your firefighters going door to door to door to check for medical. Right now we have no medical complaints, just irritants, no one requesting transport.
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We'll be going to door and giving you an update.
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Copy going to go door to door. You have no complaints right now.
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Nobody needing assessment either.
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C,
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command 22.
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Oh, yeah,
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I see. I see.
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Just confirmed.
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You do have two code three ambulances going to this location at Casa Linda Motel and one code three ambulance.
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You got these two to my location, one's up tomorrow. I see you. Engine eight, San Jose.
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So do they, I see.
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Engineated, the Charlie response for an 8-year-old male with a headache. I don't know if dispatch relayed. I don't know if dispatch relayed hiccup.
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PD has an event working that they release the irritant on Almaden Road. It could be moving this way.
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Truck 35, San Jose?
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I don't think that was relayed, thank you.
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Truck 35.
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Truck 35, Charlie, response to (name withheld) for a female, 68-year-old female, is trouble breathing.
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Where would you like us to respond to?
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I'm going to have you come here to Casa Linda.
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I'm going to have the end up 26th.
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Agent 26.
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What I see?
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If you needn't update, we're clear of the fact that once you go to see, it just came on scene.
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You've got Rescue Medic 26 and your two firefighters. Engine 26, 104, command 22. They're making an assessment of the Casa Linda property down the driveway.
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Engine 6 is headed over to near Pomona and we'll wait for the truck to get here. Is that correct? From 24th Street near Wooden Avenue and East. As directed, so far at Casa Linda,
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there are no reported stations.
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And I don't know if you heard the update from Engine 6, but it sounds like PD had an event in the area where they did release some sort of pepper spray chemical.
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I see it to tell you one copies of traffic yeah I was just over there at the event over on Almaden.
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I'll go ahead and take the IC from here and then if you can supervise your crew and the
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RescueMedic 26 group that'd be great then just let me know what what the update is on that what further resources you need.
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Maybe seven copies all the rescue medic 26 my two firefighters can you update?
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I see from truck 30. We're at your engine location. Is that a good place to make access?
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From Battalion 1, the IC. You get the thumbs up from the 37 captains down that driveway.
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Truck 30 copies. We're pulling up.
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Command 22, Battalion 1.
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Battalion 1.
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Command 22, Battalion 1 is going to go ahead and assume Monoray, IC, truck 30 is unseen.
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I've got Engine 37 and Rescue Committee 26 investigating Casa Linda and Engine 6 is over on near Pomona. We've got 3, Code 3[1] ambulances coming to the event and the hit is still dispatched en route.
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Can you check with the bridge NC?
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Are they using... or release.
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Can you check with the bridge and see are they releasing tear gas over at the Almaden location?
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I see we have asked PD and they did not answer us.
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We'll ask... Monor AIC copies, so you're going to check again with BD.
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Okay.
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I see Rescue Medic 26.
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Rescue Medic 26. Go ahead.
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Epidemic 26 with an update. We've gone door to door to everyone in these buildings.
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A lot of people complaining of mild irritants saying it feels like some sort of chemical, but no one seeking medical attention.
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We have no patients still source unknown.
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Just committed a door-to-door survey,
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mild irritant to the oxygen, no patients at this point.
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There is another... Check 35 ambulance is called over saying you can cancel. Over at Almaden Road and Almaden Expressway, so they may be used irritants at that call.
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Command 22.
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Command 22, go ahead.
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I see PD Bridge has confirmed that they did release gas at that.
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Jean-34 San Jose. This call is a Bravo response. 62-year-old male with a hip injury from a work accident that happened at 1,700 hours.
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60 from engine 6 on command.
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We've made contact with the occupants near Pomona and the surrounding residents.
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They did smell the irritant.
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There's no... Engine 30 out of service for DECON.
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Engine 6, be advised that PD is working an event over on Almaden Expressway and Almaden Road, and they did recently use irritant.
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Command 22, I see. We've got medic 89 and medic 22 at the Casa Linda location.
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I see 10 for Medic 89 and 22 at the Casa Linda Motel.
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I see from 37.
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Engine 37, go to the IC.
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There's an attack on to rescue medic 26 report.
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That sounds like the report is there is no irritant inside any of the structures or the exterior and some rescue transport is arrival.
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The irritant seems to be dissipating for the last minute.
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Engine 37 I see copies the irritant is not in the structure it seems exterior does seem to be dissipating it did you copy the traffic that PD is using tear gas at the event that they're working over at Almaden Expressway and Almaden Road a firm public traffic seems to be a little bit more.
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From truck 30 we're making contact with engine 37 captain truck 30 I see captains you guys are making contact with engine 37 you guys have your recipe and gas meters and you got.
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Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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Code 3: Emergency response using lights and siren.
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Delta response: High-priority medical response
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Near Pomona Ave, San Jose, CA 95110
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