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Homeless man sets fire near Best Buy in San JoseSan Jose CA

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Little Orchard St, San Jose, CA

Fire crews responded to a report of a homeless man setting clothes on fire near the Best Buy store on Kirtner Avenue in San Jose. The fire was small and extinguished before firefighters arrived. There were no hazards found, and units returned to service.

Audio|Source: San Jose Fire
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Transcript:
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Structure response for a structure fire.
00:02
The command channel is Command 21[1].
00:04
Best Buy. 181.
00:06
Kirtner Avenue, near Plant Shopping Center Way and Little Orchard Street.
00:10
Station 26 is area.
00:12
The command channel is Command 21[1].
00:20
7356. Engine 26.
00:24
26 clear EMS event we're up for uh calling our first soon engine 26 10 for command 21 please.
00:37
26 copy I was the information three hours engine 37 engine 37.
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37 is clear on medical. We have for that structure and it's 26 is first you.
00:56
Engine 37, that's a negative.
00:58
We'll keep you in service.
01:02
That was Agent 26 on the next.
01:06
Engine 26 in route.
01:12
Engine 6 is on 21 if we're still needed.
01:16
Engine 6 in route. You are the extra engine. We'll check him with the battalion chief in one.
01:21
One in route.
01:27
Tyone one in route.
01:30
Let's on one in route.
01:33
Engine three in route.
01:36
Engine three in row.
01:38
Let's on one command 21.
01:39
Pleasant one command 21.
01:43
Pleasure one.
01:47
With all 1, your structure response plus engine 6AR, the extra engine is in Route on Command 21[1], reports of a homeless male setting close on fire 8 inches away from the Best Buy.
02:02
I'll tell you what copies for PD's route.
02:09
Telling 1, PD has the call pending.
02:16
Time 1 Command 21[1]. Did you want to continue Engine 6? They are the extra engine.
02:24
Yeah, we'll continue.
02:25
The Time 1.
02:28
21 from Engine 6, I didn't copy Battalion once last.
02:36
Engine 6 for Battalion 1, you would like you to continue. With Time 1, Command 21[1] per PD on scene, they're saying it was a small fire and they put it out.
02:49
All you want copies.
02:51
Do first do only.
02:56
Put on one copy, first two only.
02:59
Engine 26 and truck went to handle all of the units can clear rear your MDC.
03:06
Yeah, let's do engine 26 alone, no truck.
03:10
Engine 26 to handle alone.
03:16
Command 21[1] is clear at 1347 hours.
03:19
That would be 26.
03:22
Engine 26.
03:25
Speeded, though, just confirm it.
03:26
The little fire was on the Delta side of the Bestmine.
03:34
Engine 26, they are stating it's the right side of the building,
03:37
the Delta site.
03:42
The Delta site.
03:44
There's no hazard here.
03:45
We're back in service.
03:47
Engine 26, back in service.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Command 21: Assigned command radio channel 21 for coordination and communication among responding units.

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Little Orchard St, San Jose, CA

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