Light smoke detected at U-Haul storage business, Whittier CA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a light smoke condition inside a single-story U-Haul storage facility near Leffingwell Rd. They investigated multiple storage units and confirmed the smoke was limited to one area. No visible flames were seen, and the situation was managed to prevent spread. Crews remained on scene to ensure the fire was fully contained and to locate the precise source.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles County Fire - LAC C-21
06:18
Transcript:
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L.A. L.A., L.A., Q.F.15 at 15-057-07 leftingwell.
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Single-story,
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commercial, U-Haul, business,
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interior storage, nothing's showing from the Alpha side.
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Fifteen of that's getting.
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Quentin 15 LA copy, nothing showing from the Alpha side.
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Quint 15, Edge 194 on a hydder.
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Let's know what you need.
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192 on scene holding the Alpha side.
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LA, 115, Command 21[1].
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Go ahead.
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LA 1515707 leftingwell.
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I do have light smoke interior from a storage unit.
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I'm going to hold the assignment in the Complan from now.
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I need one engine company to come around off of Santa Gert and come back behind the Little Caesars.
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That's going to be our best access.
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Quentin 15, LA copies, smoke showing only on the interior at this time, keeping the comp plan, confirming you want only one engine to enter from Santa Gertrudis behind the Little Caesars?
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L.A. 15, I'm going to hold the entire assignment for now, but I need one engine to come to that location requested behind the Little Caesars.
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1596, we're right behind you.
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Off of Senator Gert's teachers,
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make an entry into the gate.
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Quinn 15 from Engine 28, we're going to marry up with Engine 96.
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Engine 49, Quint 15.
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You can come interior just for manpower.
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We're going to be in the opposite corner from where you enter.
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All units hold your position.
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Quentin 15 confirming you have your engine entering from the Little Caesar side.
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That's affirmative.
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I'm going to have one engine access from the Little Caesars side.
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That's going to be our closest available access.
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L.A. Cappies.
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0.28 holding.
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828,
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back up. Back up.
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9.6 is backing.
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A15, battalion eight, command.
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Okay, Quintin 15, battalion eight, command.
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Battalion 8, Quint 15, sorry, chief, was interior with dogs running, could not hear.
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I've got very limited smoke coming from one room of six storage units.
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It seems to be confined to that area only.
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Hey,
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15 from Battalion 8, I copy.
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Hey, do these units have a master key? And if so, have you gotten it from the responsible parties?
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That's a negative.
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There's no master key.
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We are in the process of cutting open all five or six of the units to get a visual of every single unit.
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I'd like to hold the units on scene until we can confirm, but appears to be limited to just that area.
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Yeah,
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15, I copy all.
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We'll hold all units until we're 100% sure what you got.
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L.A.
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Shoot, Battalion 21 on team.
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Battalion 21. Battalion 21.
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Engine 28, 15, command.
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Hey,
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brother, I see you there face to face.
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Can you go ahead and give me a visual of the attic space above the units that are potentially involved? We do have attic access back here.
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Mr. Cyan A, Quintz-15, come in.
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Go ahead. Go ahead.
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Chief, we've accessed all units in that area of light smoke.
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Nothing found in those units.
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We're going to look at some units on the back side of that wall.
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But I think we can downsize to 1549 and 96.
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We've released the remainder.
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I'd like to hold the compliance.
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I copy your request.
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Let's just hold the assignment until we find the source.
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They're already all here.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Command 21: Assigned command radio channel 21
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Location mentioned:
Near Leffingwell Rd, Whittier, CA 90604
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