Large grass fire near Taylor Avenue in Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale CA
WildfireFirefighters are responding to a large grass and shrub fire near Taylor Avenue, north of Silicon Valley. The fire covers about a 100 by 150 feet area, spreading slowly. Crews are establishing a perimeter and using hand tools to control and mop up the fire. The fire is mostly contained with a slow rate of spread.
Audio|Source: San Jose Fire
03:40
Transcript:
00:00
27 is on scene southbound Taylor Avenue.
00:03
North of Silicon Valley, we do have a large area of grass and shrubbery on fire at this time.
00:11
We're going to be initiating the progressive hoseway to keep all the resources coming at this time.
00:17
The slow rate of spread.
00:18
Engine 27, I caught the on-scenes southbound Hellier north of Silicon Valley.
00:23
Large area of grass on fire will be initiating progressive hose light, keep all units going, slow rate of spread.
00:29
Engine 27, we'll go ahead and set you up as hell your ice.
00:32
Engine 7, residential fire alarm, Casa de novo, near Alameda, Unit (number withheld), near Maple Avenue and Portola Avenue, Station 7's area.
00:44
At times. I want to.
00:45
My time's 35-27.
00:52
Good.
00:53
Yeah, Chief, we have about 100 by 150 size area grass parting right now, like flashy fuels.
00:59
It is slowly backing fire.
01:01
I'm going to have patrol come down this way, and we're going to start the perimeter around this thing, and it's going to burn back towards the road.
01:09
Brake, engine 135,
01:11
727. Go off for 135.
01:12
Yeah, 135, I'm going to have you standby for right now at the, at engine 27.
01:21
Okay, 135, standing by engine 27.
01:23
27, just confirming this 100 by 150, this is the edge of the fire I had here at Basking Ridge, that 40 acre fire, I'm going to get a command channel and the tier started.
01:35
That's negative chief, I don't think we need a tier for this fire.
01:37
It's slowing down almost out or almost contained right now.
01:40
Cover that, you're good with the type 6 and then just hand tools.
01:44
That's correct.
01:45
I'm good with the resources we have on scene right now.
01:47
Engine 135, I'll have you commit a hoseland down that road, the crustural access, and that's the tail of the fire there.
01:54
We'll go ahead and mop that up on that end.
01:56
135 copy progressive hose lay down the road.
01:57
Engine 135, engine 27.
01:59
Go for 135.
02:00
Yeah, hold off on that hose line.
02:01
Just go ahead and have your firefighters bring some hand tools in.
02:03
We have a complete ring around this far right now.
02:06
It is controls this time.
02:09
We need to get some hotspots distinguished.
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Location mentioned:
E Taylor Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
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