Fire contained to roof of school under construction in los angeles, Los Angeles CA
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a roof fire on foam insulation and roofing materials at a school under construction near Woodley Ave in Los Angeles. The building was evacuated without injuries. The fire was contained to the roof area with no fire spread inside the building.
Audio|Heard on: Los Angeles City Fire - Grounds
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08:27
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 75, shut down your wagon battery.
00:11
I see from Rescue 18.
00:14
The 316 of the building is clear.
00:16
Spoke to the assistant principal.
00:18
All students are evacuated to the football field off of Woodley.
00:23
All students are counted for and evacuated.
00:26
There is no harm.
00:27
Thank you for the 360.
00:28
You're now medical.
00:41
Hey, let me know we can shut the wagon batteries down and transit into the handlines that we got people on the roof.
00:50
I see from roof.
00:53
This is going to be foam insulation and roofing material that they have stored on a one-story portion.
01:01
We'll take one other company up here from the roof.
01:04
We'll have a good shot at it from Handlines on the two-story.
01:09
Lightforce 98, copy.
01:12
Engine 75. Engine 75, can you make your way up to the roof and assist Light Force 98 with handlines?
01:18
In terms of 35, copy.
01:26
Division Alpha from Roof.
01:28
Are there any companies inside the building? Is it vacant?
01:34
Roof Vermont.
01:35
I'm taken. I'm walking it right now.
01:38
It's under construction.
01:39
There's nobody in here.
01:46
Okay, I copy.
01:47
It's a metal roof.
01:50
And we're going to put some weight on it with some of the water, so we just keep everybody out as long as there's nothing in there.
01:58
Nobody, there's just construction equipment, nothing was out.
02:07
...with rescue 18.
02:18
Go ahead, help them.
02:22
So I don't know if you copied already, I walked the building.
02:26
The building is vacant,
02:28
under construction.
02:30
Everyone's out, it's just construction equipment, just the roofing material is burning.
02:35
All access is being made from Delta via ground ladders.
02:43
Your portal living tree is on the Delta.
02:46
We're working with the roof to make sure it's clear underneath where there's dump in the water and all the burning material is.
02:54
Also, if we can do a primary, I'm checking with the construction works to make sure they're all that be on it forks.
03:04
We'll do a primary.
03:10
EMS-15 on scene on Gothic with Rescue 18.
03:15
Copy. Just going to go out and help out with medical.
03:19
If you can contact the principal or a school facility member and send them to the command post.
03:28
EMS-15, copy.
03:33
Hi, C, from Russ.
03:36
We don't need to commit any more companies to the fire.
03:41
We're going to need to turn over some of this material up here to get down to the seat of it.
03:47
Hey, Roof, I copy.
03:48
No more companies for your location.
03:50
I'll keep one engine to help you guys rehab as you need.
03:54
And it looks like you can smoke at a fire knockdown.
03:57
Let me know when you got a knockdown.
03:58
If you're comfortable with it.
04:06
Hi, copy. We'll keep engine 75 coming with us.
04:11
But we don't need to commit any more companies up here.
04:16
Copy. No more company into the roof.
04:25
I see from Alpha, it looks like the fire is just confined to the roof,
04:32
Delta, Charney Delta area.
04:36
No involvement inside.
04:38
We're conducting a primary right now to verify, but I'll get back to you on that.
04:46
Copy. I copy your updated size up.
04:49
Thank you.
04:57
Hi, T, from Roof.
04:59
You can call a knockdown.
05:01
We just have to spread out the material to get some of the deep-seated stuff, but it's not progressing anymore.
05:12
The roof from IC confirming there's nothing below on the floor below.
05:18
The building is vacant below.
05:29
IC from Roos, can we have a company confirm that the utilities have been shut off, particularly power?
05:40
Roof, yes.
05:42
Engine 70 from IC.
05:52
I'll have you address utilities, water gas and electric to the building.
05:58
Upcast.
06:05
In 70, you're going to report to Lightforce 90.
06:06
They're running Division Alpha, you'll report to Light Force 90 when you're complete. Light Force 90, you copy. The Alpha from Ruff, the weatherhead is going to be on the Alpha Delta corner. Division Alpha, Light Force 90 from my seat.
06:36
Terrify for alpha.
06:38
Confirming you heard we're assigning engine 70 to you to assist with utilities water gas electric.
06:50
IC Rescue 75, falling up on scene.
06:57
Rescue 75,
06:59
Figure 5 to report DMS 15 in the medical group.
07:07
I see from Alpha.
07:12
Go ahead, Alpha.
07:13
Primary doesn't complete.
07:18
There is actually there's zero involvement in the occupied floor, which is under construction.
07:25
All the workers are accounted for.
07:28
No one is missing.
07:30
And I believe that you assigned Agent 18 also to me.
07:36
Yes, you have engine 18, engine 87, like 1490.
07:40
Let me know who you want to keep.
07:41
And then also if you can check the buildings on the Charlie and Delta side to see if it's going to be safe to rehouse students or do we need to port in that area off.
07:56
I would have to go look over there, but the only issue that you're going to have is going to be smoked in the area.
08:03
The only involvement is the building on the Charlie Delta corners up on the roof.
08:11
That's the only involvement of fire that you have, nowhere else.
08:16
Okay,
08:18
we'll hold off on any re-housing near that area and give me an update shortly about 10 minutes of conditions change.
08:27
Copy.
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Woodley Ave, Los Angeles, CA
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