Vegetation wildfire spreads uphill near Penitencia Creek Road, San Jose CA
A vegetation wildfire is actively burning and spreading uphill into brush near Penitencia Creek Road and White Road in San Jose. Firefighters are responding and deploying hose lines to contain the fire. Several hikers are reported trapped in the area and are advised to move toward Eagle Rock for safety. Park rangers are attempting to locate the trapped hikers. There are no current threats to structures or infrastructure.
Audio|Source: San Jose Fire
09:33
Transcript:
00:00
Penitentiia, I.C.
00:01
Command 21[2].
00:02
I.C.
00:10
Do you have a staging location?
00:14
After, I'm we named the staging location at Penitentia Creek and White Road.
00:18
Tengen 301 on San Jose Fire.
00:20
I see 104, Penitencia and White.
00:26
Go to Engine 31.
00:30
Engine 31 on San Josei Fire, just confirm you're taking engine 631 to the tier.
00:37
That's affirmative.
00:38
Engine 31 and 631 are in route.
00:42
Engine 31. I see.
00:43
Engine 23 is in the park. We're about three to five minutes out.
00:48
Seattle Baytony-35.
00:51
Bithai 35?
00:53
Proceed to the last parking lot. You're going to be assisting engine 19. Yeah, from the plane 35, can you show me moving up to station two?
00:59
And for the needs of the type of, can you please move up engine 27 and 627 to station two in case they upgrade. 19 to progressive pose line.
01:09
That's I-35.
01:13
San Jose from Battalion 2. In fact, upgrade 20 or move up 28 and 27.
01:20
We're going to be upgrading the two tier two now and we're going to be staging them at white and penitentiary gree.
01:27
Sign two ten four.
01:32
I see. Ingen two thirty seven, we're in the bottom lot,
01:36
staging.
01:37
We should want us to proceed up for an assignment.
01:43
Negative hold your position at staging.
01:49
237 Cops.
01:52
Tadavit from engine 3. We're going to go back into service.
01:55
No hazard.
01:57
R.P. is. 10.5, move on up to my position at the last parking line. You're going to go up Elm Rock Falls Road.
02:02
I want you put up in service.
02:04
I see Command 21[2].
02:05
I see Command 21[2]. I see Command 21.
02:16
Go ahead.
02:17
IC[1], don't upgrade this to a tier two.
02:22
Affirm, Tier Q, please include the two Type 6 engine companies, 27 and 28 into that tier model.
02:32
I see 10 for upgrading the Tier 2 with the 2 Type 6s.
02:39
And I stand, Command 21[2]. Do you need the MRC? Also, Councilfire wanted to handle this on TAC6.
02:46
Hey,
02:48
affirm. We are using TAC6 as our TAC channel.
02:51
Anyone has our command channel. And I'm also monitoring Air to Ground 3.
02:55
I see Tempor.
03:01
And if you're asking for the MRC, yes, we can get that started. They can report to the last parking lot along Penitentiary Creek Road.
03:13
It's a little bit of an update for conditions. We've got what at first was a slower-moving grassfire.
03:19
About two acres in size.
03:22
Now it's catching a little bit of wind. It's moving uphill into some brush.
03:26
We're going to be...
03:30
We're deploying our first progressive pose later trying to get a hook on it before it starts moving more quickly up the side of the hill.
03:41
Potential for,
03:43
call it 20 acres at this time.
03:45
No structures threatened, no infrastructure threatened.
03:50
I see copy floor, moving grass fire now increasing.
03:52
Moving uphill into the brush, two acres. We'll try to stop it from moving uphill, no structures threat.
04:02
335 engine 16 engine 8 engine 3 Battalion 1 to your response for a vegetation fire the command channel is command 21 the tag fire from I see 1am Rock Park 15,000 350 I don't know if you caught my last assignment before I'd like to move up to the end of Penitentiary Creek Road the last parking lot I want you to go down Rock Falls Road put eyes on the fire
04:31
Engine 35, San Jose Fire. Go scouts.
04:35
Engine 35.
04:38
Engine 35, San Jose Fire.
04:43
We're going to redirect you to the tier.
04:46
Please staff, Engine 335.
04:49
I see command 21.
04:51
We're going to be transferring over to 335, you can show engine 35 out of service.
04:56
Engine 35.
05:02
Engine 27. Engine 627.
05:05
I see, Command 21[2]. Engine 628.
05:08
Tier response for a vegetation fire.
05:10
The command channel is Command 21[2].
05:13
The TAC channel is BPA C-31.
05:15
Alan Black Park.
05:17
I see. We're still landline with those hikers that are trapped up there. We're advising them to head to Eagle Rock. The command channel is Command 21[2].
05:26
The TAC channel is BPA C-31.
05:31
Robby, can you relay that information to Cal Fire,
05:34
particularly their helicopters that can get eyes on where they're at and if needed sort of potential drop on there?
05:39
And then we'll just use the language of a potential life safety issue with hikers in the path of the fire.
05:46
The fire engineer.
05:47
I see you 104.
05:48
Relay the information shelter.
05:51
104. We're attached to your fire. We're traveling on South Bay.
05:59
Engine 8, that's affirmative.
06:00
Agent 2 from IC[1].
06:03
Hey, copy stress and route.
06:06
Engineating route.
06:11
San Jose, Power, Soljit, 4R4?
06:18
PotencyIC[1], engine 2.
06:22
Engine 2, you're on San Josei Fire, please utilize command to anyone.
06:27
Engine 2 from IC[1] on San Jose, before you switch over to command,
06:31
there are a couple hikers reporting that they are trapped to your left as you... Engine 2.
06:39
Engine 2 from IC[1].
06:45
Yeah, you see, we're engine two just making access from the road to the fire.
06:50
We're going to anchoring at the road and go to the right side of the right flank.
06:55
It looks like it's about to get into a drainage.
06:58
It's kind of increasing intensity.
07:00
Well, the fire is going to make a good run.
07:02
Two.
07:05
I copy that. We also have hikers reporting that they're trapped.
07:09
They would be on your left side and left flank as you look up to their old. Can you put eyes on that and see if you see if you're headed over to Evil Rock at this point? I just want to make sure you have a visual on them if they're anywhere near you.
07:23
Copy that, we'll do that now.
07:31
Andrew 23 from SCA.
07:35
Going into 23.
07:38
I'm going to have you bump up to the third parking lot where engine 19 is parked. I'm going to have you be establishing our second progressive hoseway up this hill.
07:46
I'm going to have you be working with engine 237.
07:53
I see you have traffic for 237.
07:59
237 from IC[1]A I want you to progress into the park park at the last parking lot at Penitentiate Creek you're going to be tying in with engine 23 you're going to be laying the second progressive hose line up the hill to be making a attack on the left link
08:14
237 copy I see be aware of park rangers are making them making their way up to find the hikers
08:25
That Eagle Rock.
08:31
Copy that and confirm from where I'm looking at. They're underneath the fire, confirm.
08:39
IT engine 237, that's the firm. They're underneath down about,
08:45
I would say, about a quarter mile down.
08:49
Copy nation.
08:50
Rehabilitation cache.
08:52
Rescue metric 3.
08:53
To your response for a vegetation fire.
08:55
The command channel is command 21.
08:58
The tech channel is VPA C-31. Engine 19. Inron Rock Park.
09:02
Engine 2.
09:03
Penitentsia Creek Road, near Pauphi Lane and Alam Rock Avenue.
09:07
Station 19's area.
09:09
The command channel is Command 21[2].
09:11
The tech channel is VPA C-31.
09:15
Continuing for RescueMedic 3, you'll be staffing the MRC.
09:22
San Josei from Engine 16.
09:27
Engine 16.
09:28
I see, Engine 2.
09:30
We're en route, but do we have a staging location for this? Go ahead.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
IC: Assumption or establishment of command responsibility for managing an incident or emergency situation.
[2]
Command 21: Assigned command radio channel 21 for coordination and communication among responding units.
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Location mentioned:
N White Rd & Penitencia Creek Rd, San Jose, CA 95127
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