Sprinkler activated by shower causes water leak in apartments, San Jose CA
Fire & ArsonMultiple fire units responded to a water flow and fire alarm at a high-rise apartment near South 1st Street. Sprinklers in apartments were activated; one was triggered when a resident took a shower, causing water to leak into neighboring units. No fire or smoke was found, only water damage from sprinkler activation.
Audio|Source: San Jose Fire
05:11
Transcript:
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Engine 1, Engine 3, Truck 30, Battalion 1, USAR 34B, USR 34A, high-rise response for a water flow alarm.
00:09
The command channel is Command 21[1], 2E loft, near South 1st Street San Jose near Pesia of San Antonio and East San Carlo Street.
00:18
Station 1st area, the command channel is Command 21[1].
00:30
Engine 9.
00:33
We're on scene. Can you confirm the room number for this event?
00:37
Engine 9, it's going to be room (number withheld).
00:43
Copy.
00:49
We're responding on 21.
00:52
Here's a 3 now.
00:55
He's a company 3 for a right.
01:01
EJ1 on 24th.
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EG1. EG1.
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Sirius on 221.
01:12
Check that response.
01:18
Engine 6. Radical,
01:20
near Glen Avenue near Britten Avenue, Station 6 is area.
01:25
for a technical channel be tack 37 in pro unit's technical channel be tack 37
01:31
rescue medic 3 engine 16 medical at story road in Lucretia avenue station 3 area
01:39
Command 21[1], Engine 1.
01:42
Yeah, Inj1, go ahead.
01:46
Inj1 on scene at near South 1st Street.
01:49
We do, we have nothing showing, we have alarms sounding.
01:52
We'll go ahead and set this up as First Street I see.
01:55
Engine 1 will be investigating.
01:57
Truck 30, if you can come in and decide with me and investigate.
02:05
NG1-104 on Cina Stourcing 1st Street I-C with an audible alarm.
02:09
NG1, we'll invest...
02:15
AICC... I see from Tractor, and we're with the RP right here. It's his apartment in (number withheld).
02:24
He was taking a shower and the sprinkler went off. ...central fire.
02:28
But we do need to control the sprinkler.
02:31
Russiaget 35.
02:33
Rossi, Medici 3, Sennazai Fire,
02:35
calls the Delta response. Info is coming in slow. It's going to be free.
02:39
35-year-old male intoxicated. The RAPE says he has a history of mental health conditions and needs his medication.
02:45
It's not currently having a mental episode or a concern for his condition.
02:48
Matt 21, the Italian officer.
02:51
Italian one on, see.
02:55
Again, for all units, truck already reported that apartment (number withheld), sprinkler had went off while taking a shower in assistance with stopping the leak in the sprinkler.
03:08
Rescue medic 3, do you copy?
03:13
Rescumetic 20 is on our first two.
03:22
For rescue medic 20, by conservation on the first two.
03:32
That's what I see.
03:35
I see, go ahead.
03:37
We have confirmed sprinkler head in (number withheld). That's activated.
03:42
Approximately two inches of water in the unit,
03:45
not extending on the second floor.
03:48
Break. Cut 9.
03:49
On triage medical.
03:51
Lincoln Casing engine. One is my staging engine.
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Homer Avenue.
03:55
New York Green and Terrington Circle.
03:57
Station 9 area.
03:58
Confirm Sprinkler head in apartment (number withheld).
04:01
Just want to confirm that's apartment (number withheld) originally it sounded like it was apartment (number withheld).
04:06
Confirm (number withheld). Please let me know who my staging engine is,
04:10
you know that engine 3 en route. We can handle.
04:16
Cancel 16.
04:18
Rescue medic 3 on scene can handle, cancel engine 16. Right, engine 16, do you hoppy?
04:25
Go for engine 3.
04:28
Once you arrive on screen, I need to go down to the first floor and check floor water.
04:33
I need to go down to the first floor, give me an update. Hey,
04:41
this is your copy. One of the first floor.
04:45
Truck 30, I see.
04:48
Go up for trucks already.
04:53
If I get a hose roll up here, so I can subvert some of the water up here so you guys get it shut down.
04:58
near Hillcdale Avenue near Hillcath Avenue and Snell Avenue. All right, copy that. I just met with the manager, I've got seafood as well, and they get water in their unit.
05:07
So I'd recommend continue the responses for watering back.
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 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113
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