Big rig fire on northbound highway 101 near highway 37, Novato CA
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According to the dispatch call, a big rig carrying asphalt caught fire on the northbound Highway 101 near the off-ramp for Highway 37. Firefighters established an incident command and contained the fire, which was visible from the truck's undercarriage.
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03:55
Transcript:
00:00
Multiple rear tire on the big rig on fire.
00:09
Engine 6-2, covering zone 4 and 5.
00:14
Covering 4 and 5. Covering 4 and 5.
00:21
We're in battalion 6,4.
00:22
We have smoke shown on the freeway.
00:24
Let's start water tender 61 and move engine 63 to cover 1.
00:28
Copy-3 to Cover 1 requesting water tenders 61.
00:32
The 6161 respond vehicle fire northbound 101 at highway 37, freeway, incident commander in charge.
00:44
Tactical V4.
00:45
Command, D5, 0950.
00:52
Then 63, move up and cover station 61,095.950.
01:02
Right-N 64 is on scene.
01:04
This is going to be to the off-ramp of 37 from 101.
01:08
One big rig with fire showing from the undercarriage.
01:12
Mention 64 being fire attack, establishing a freeway incident commander.
01:17
Having been seen the freeway incident commander, fire in the undercarriage.
01:24
0951.
01:26
Regions 65 from the incident commander on command.
01:36
Go ahead. Upon arrival, if we can get your water at an inch of 64, and support fire dressing.
01:45
Six-five. Number ten to six-one's in route.
01:55
Quarter ten sixty-one responding.
02:01
Water tender 61, Battalion, 641, command of thought.
02:08
Water, tender, 661.
02:14
BMK, over.
02:20
Lawyer 601 copies, stage on the BMK, over.
02:27
64 from the eye on the attack.
02:31
Go ahead.
02:34
If I'm going to pull in front of the CHP vehicle, I've blocked a center gorepoint right here.
02:41
Happy you pull downstream of the CH vehicle and blocked the Gorepoint.
02:50
What are the contents of the E-rig?
02:56
We're still getting contact with each right now.
02:57
He's talking the driver in front of us.
03:04
Copy all of the same command.
03:09
Just one copy.
03:15
Tameen-free, what I see?
03:24
I've seen from 64, he's carrying asphalt.
03:27
And we do have a containment of the fire.
03:32
Copy, carrying asphalt, and you do have knockdown.
03:36
Confilling those saddle tanks are not affected.
03:40
It looks like five plus the king pins with the Tomoxon.
03:46
Hey, Copy. Have the water tender stage in the overpass for now.
03:51
Looks like engine six fires water will be sufficient, but we'll stand by on that.
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Location mentioned:
CA-37, Novato, CA
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