Small fire extinguished in apartment stairwell, San Bernardino CA


Fire crews responded to a small fire in the stairwell of a three-story apartment complex near North Gardena St in San Bernardino. The fire was quickly extinguished with no spread. Evacuations were initiated as a precaution. Public Works closed the northbound M & Rancho due to the incident. Most units were canceled after the situation was controlled.
Audio|Source: San Bernardino County Fire - Valley
09:28
Transcript:
00:00
Standby, we've got a blunt stick right now.
00:03
ComCenter, MedicHedgeon 71.
00:04
Places on the commercial fire.
00:06
Medic Squad 70.
00:08
Copy, I'll show you in route. MedicTruck 71, ComCenter.
00:10
Truck 71.
00:11
Truck 71, it looks like a duplicate call was dropped.
00:14
It's going to be a commercial fire.
00:15
We're getting reports of the flames coming from the third floor stairwell.
00:19
I'm going to add you to the commercial in place of Truck 77.
00:22
Truck 71. Well, it's a commercial should be both trucks, right?
00:25
It only pool for one.
00:27
Traffic 71,
00:28
I'll show you both responding.
00:29
I-38, North Gardena Avenue, between West Stock Street and...
00:34
ComCenter, Retire 118.
00:35
You put me back on the call, show me around.
00:37
Mayfirm. Eddick Truck 71, 169...
00:40
Comcenter, truck 224.
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Truck 224.
00:42
We're redisposed in here.
00:44
Commercial structure fire, a pound in 180.
00:47
The truck switch 24 looks like that you can cancel.
00:54
We have two tracks are signed ready.
00:56
Copy that. Direction at Emond Rancho, PD is requesting.
00:59
Northbound.
01:00
I copy Northbound.
01:01
Medics Squad 71 ComCenter, you can cancel.
01:03
ComCenter, you can cancel.
01:04
ComCenter, MedicInGen 2.
01:07
Medic Engine 2. We're in route, we're having some difficulty with Tava command.
01:10
I copy, I'll show you now.
01:11
Nighting squad 71, ComFenter.
01:12
Confirm you, copycancel.
01:13
Backslot 771, copy cancel, thank you.
01:15
Alpha, I see.
01:17
I see alpha.
01:18
So I confirm there's no need to worry about any evacuations to this building to the south.
01:25
Negative.
01:26
Thank you. Thank you.
01:27
60107 from engineer.
01:28
Water coming. All right, copy.
01:29
Send it.
01:30
Medicare 71 is on scene, three-story, large, multi-family residents.
01:34
We got nothing showing.
01:35
We'll be on best game.
01:36
Stand by for further.
01:37
Yeah, copy. And about 200 feet in front of the engine towards the west, you don't have hydrogen.
01:40
Switching from the west, if you can hold that hydrant right in front of our engine.
01:46
Yeah, you got another hydrant about 200 feet behind your engine also.
01:50
I see truck 71's arms.
01:52
If you want to go ahead and assist these guys, see if we can find out if we have anything.
01:55
Yeah, I copy.
01:56
You will assist the engine.
01:57
ComStator Freeman, I.C., you can cancel the request for PD to meet me at M& Rancho.
02:01
Public Works has met up with me, and we're going to close it off here at M in Rancho, the northbound side.
02:06
I copy. Comp Saturday 1118.
02:08
Retirement, 18. Monsene, a three-story apartment complex with nothing showing.
02:11
Evacuations[1] in progress, PD unseen.
02:13
Units are still investigating.
02:14
We'll keep the update. I copy.
02:15
Can I get an update on your division, please?
02:17
That's a firm, we've got it wrapped with Division Alpha.
02:20
We are tied in.
02:21
We're just going to need to start working laterals to Kohasbots in the middle.
02:24
I copy. And you're good with your vampire?
02:26
We may need to keep stews with us just for mop-up and then we'll have to disperse them around to ALSA as well based on their needs.
02:34
Hi, Tappy. If you feel like we needed to get another rig out here, just let me know.
02:38
I want to tap us out here.
02:39
Medic Engine 231 at Southland Orthopedics 164, West Hospitality Lane, between South Commerce Center Drive West and South Hunt's Lane.
02:49
We just got some, a couple of heavies in the middle,
02:52
but the grass is going out real nice.
02:54
I copy. there's some sort of a pirate in the farewell.
02:57
We're going to bottle up and assess for further.
03:03
I copy both, Florida.
03:04
I copy. I'll be establishing orange ICP is going to be on orange.
03:09
We're offensive. I'm going to make you Division 3.
03:11
I'm going to sign engine 78 to assist.
03:13
Truck 71. I'm going to give you the end group for now.
03:17
Truck 71 copies.
03:18
I understand.
03:19
We're just going to keep switching the engine for now until they locate.
03:21
And then we'll evaluate from there.
03:24
Okay. I copy a major band group in case we just need horizontal.
03:27
I don't think we're in need vertical right now.
03:28
Yeah, I agree.
03:29
I see. I can't get 78.
03:30
I copy it's attached to Division III.
03:32
Do they something to the hundred?
03:33
Yeah, it's a firm.
03:34
Let's have somebody bring that in.
03:35
72 is on scene, stage, dehydrate.
03:38
We're in lots at 71.
03:39
Do we want that one or the one behind?
03:40
I'll just have you bring that in, Jess.
03:42
Orange, IC, medication 2-02-1-T.
03:45
I see from Division 3.
03:54
Go ahead. We have a opinion and it's such a small-time, it's now out.
03:57
What is going to need to drop from ventilation?
03:59
Okay, I copy.
04:00
We'll keep yourselves the truck, the squad, and how many additional engines you want.
04:05
Just give me one additional engines for now.
04:07
Remain remaining the balance can cancel.
04:08
That's 72 hold off on the water, thank you.
04:10
Bobby.
04:11
ComCenter, a veteran 1-18.
04:12
Mr. 218. Engine 71 found a small fire in the stairwell.
04:15
Fire is now out.
04:17
We're going to hold on to Company 71 and Engine 78 remainder of the balance has been canceled.
04:21
We'll also keep the attack for now.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Evacuations: Building evacuation in progress
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Location mentioned:
N Gardena St, San Bernardino, CA
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