False alarm fire caused by burned incense, San Francisco CA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/04/2025 11:22 PM (PDT)

Near 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94124

Fire units responded to a reported fire at a unit near 3rd Street between Kirkwood and LaSalle. The cause was determined to be burned incense, not an active fire. Most units were released from the scene.

Audio|Source: San Francisco City Fire and EMS

03:36

Transcript:

00:00

The box 6467, the location is near 3rd Street, unit 204 between Kirkwood and LaSalle, units due, engine 25, engine 9, engine 17, truck 9, truck 17, battalion 10, Battalion 6, Division 3, Rescue 2, Medic 6, Respute 2, Medic 5, 10,

00:25

Respond Control 3.

00:26

Attack channel is A-10.

00:28

Repeating box 6467, the location is near 3rd Street, Unit 204 between Kirkwood and LaSalle, Units 2, Engine 25, Engine 9, End of 17, Truck 9, Truck 7, Battalion 6, Division 3, Rescue 2, Metis 5, 10, Resonic Control 3.

00:46

Attack Channel is A-10.

00:47

Please.

00:48

553. 573, can I have you post at 23rd group?

00:51

Copy sleep, DG.E. B. 16 and 5663, clear for PDT, 12 and hearing.

00:55

563, message you see, standby.

00:56

Mr. May. If I made standby, I just want MR-120 B-16.

01:02

DCC and MR-120 back from private arriving us.

01:06

MR-120, message received.

01:08

I have you posted.

01:10

Post.

01:11

Tommy for a compose, thank you.

01:14

Middick 556, B16.

01:15

556. Department building is nothing shown.

01:19

At 18th, then I take them.

01:20

Okay, thank you.

01:21

I'm adding flat 63, B 16, 5663.

01:24

363.

01:25

63. 63. Okay,

01:26

Gary. Robert. Robin.

01:27

I've been pregnant for now.

01:28

Logan, Frank, copy.

01:29

Thank you.

01:30

So far, we quit for in a watch.

01:31

5.m.4. That's November 25th, good night.

01:34

Happy. 1.14 now, I'm 14 now.

01:35

14 is received.

01:36

The sign 10.

01:37

near 3rd Street.

01:39

It's burned incense.

01:40

We're going to hold engine 25, truck 17, and battalion 10.

01:44

All other units going on their own.

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