Fire crews respond to smoke at commercial building, West Covina CA


A fire occurred at a commercial and residential building near California Avenue and Plaza Drive. Fire crews established command and investigated smoke from an air conditioning unit in the middle of the structure. They checked roof conditions, utilities, and adjacent units for smoke or hazards. No active flames or excessive heat were found. Crews worked to shut down power and ventilate the building while ensuring all personnel were safe and accounted for.
Audio|Source: Verdugo Fire Red 1-8
07:34
Transcript:
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We do our battalion 2 is on Tain-Sooten Command and Command Post in front of the structure.
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Taddeo, Battalion 2 on Team Assuming Command is Command in front of the Structure. Tadley-Tia Command Post in front of the Structure.
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Squad 21 on T.
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Truck 21, I see.
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Truck 21, I see on 2.
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Go for truck 21.
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Do you need additional resources in here?
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I see from truck 26. Currently we have all the personnel that we need.
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We do have active smoke coming from the A/C unit,
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middle of the structure.
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When truck 26 on the near gets up there, we'll have them take a look. We're going to try removing fuel and power from here.
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After that break, truck is 26 engineer.
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Let me know if you need an additional truck on a roof.
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I'm back.
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Okay.
01:36
Trial 26, then you have from touch 26?
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Yeah,
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we need one. We'll get to a line.
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Tractorily-Shake, Sincerect. Constructly-out? Good time, Trague.
02:04
Good time, Tito.
02:19
We're going to go from the 292 on Red 1. Can we tell any of the entire structure? Good thank you, Robbie.
02:28
You'll have that.
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Who do you have interior with you?
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I see in truck 26.
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It's just we're split the crew right now.
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And we have engine 25 with Dr. Superior. Yeah.
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Thank you. Copy.
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Injure 25, I'm going to change the element of view, Division Alpha.
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If you want to drop your location, you know,
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3rd4-2-0-2-2-7. You got a copy back, thank you. We've just got to see you right now.
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Engine 25, copy is in the Division Alpha.
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Go to take copies. We're going to join there.
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Copy break.
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25 division alpha do you need an assistant side?
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IT has a negative, no additional unit to suspend.
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Copy.
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IC from Dividiazza.
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So that's IP from Disney.
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We have a company with the NEPA with the NETA.
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There's a lot of the street law that we're putting the horn to you. This is good at the future.
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We'll give you one of the store where it's most possible.
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We'll give you an update in a second.
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I'll do that.
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Is everybody out of the structure?
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That's a negative. The crew is coming into the rear door.
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I'll send you.
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Copy. Make sure we get everybody out of the structure.
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I'll be back to you the system for that.
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See you.
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I see from roof.
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The roof is clear.
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There's no active smoke or flame.
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All the AC units you might be working in proper condition will further investigate.
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Room from IC.
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Just repeat.
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There's no,
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it hazards up on the roof, everything is off.
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There are currently 18 still running, but there is no malfunctions,
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no excessive heat indicators,
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no smoke, and no fire. I can copy.
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I can see from Division Alpha.
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Division Alpha. Division Alpha Go ahead.
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I see from division outside. I have a clear visual into the drop ceiling.
05:32
There's no heat, there's no smoke. Any smoke that's coming in to the insurer a period dose is going to be coming from the ducking associated with base units on the roof.
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Copy that. If you use your cake and you don't see any meat secretion.
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The permit, no meat, no smoke. Additionally, all car workers are triggered dust.
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Copy that.
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Let's find the utilities and set down the AC units and probably can get somebody out to rip down.
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Season 201 for Piz, can you move into the scene and handle utilities? Make sure we're getting the AC units shut down.
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We're going to read a position to the rear of the structure coming from the loading ground area.
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Copy.
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Copy.
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Hi,
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Chiefle, we're going to turn the power to the individual AC and this out front of the group.
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Copy how many units we have up there?
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We have any individual unit.
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Thank you, Cuddy121,
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310 S California Avenue at Plaza Drive. Can you move in, just check the adjacent units on both sides, so make sure we don't have any smoke in those units?
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Tritone on Council, we'll check the exposure to either side.
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I see Brito?
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I see Go ahead.
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I see 10 minutes on the contact timer.
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Copy. You can't.
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I see copy.
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