Firefighters respond to multi-story building fire on Vermont Ave, Los Angeles CA


Firefighters responded to an active fire at a multi-story building on Vermont Ave. They worked to suppress the fire, ventilate the building, and check all floors and stairwells for smoke and occupants. Operations included chasing hot spots and clearing the structure to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire
08:33
Transcript:
00:00
Group.
00:02
Yeah, go ahead.
00:05
Yeah, when you guys have those floors in place, come on back up to the third floor.
00:10
Yeah,
00:14
I'm on the third floor.
00:16
There will.
00:24
Engine 46, Texas called false discontinued.
00:29
We're going to take that for Agent 209.
00:37
You can put them back in quarter and put us in route.
00:51
Metro from FR9.
00:53
We're coming below from our last Cincinnati.
00:55
You could put us in place of engine 9 or 2.9.
01:03
Division[2] 3.
01:05
Confirving, I'm still good with a knock down.
01:07
We're just chasing some hot spots as all.
01:12
Copy Division[2] 3.
01:14
Have we got some blowers gone? Is it starting to blow out?
01:18
Yeah, still a minimal impact.
01:23
Copy.
01:29
Off from Division[2] 4, Engine 13, we're making our way off to change models made relief with Engine 10, their Division 4.
01:40
Shot.
01:43
Just stay attached to in 10.
01:46
Close the...
01:47
...close the...
01:48
...for you, they can push it through the third floor.
01:57
Hey, ventilation group of Bobby.
02:01
Yeah, go ahead.
02:04
Hey, there is me.
02:06
Hello.
02:09
Oh, those cameras.
02:12
building that we can get if you'd like them to lower it.
02:18
What's farewell number is that?
02:21
Yeah,
02:23
I'm working on trying to get the number.
02:24
There's no number on it right now, so I don't know.
02:27
Yeah, I'll put up a problem.
02:30
Okay, let's go ahead and fire it up.
02:32
We need to redirect it, we will.
02:34
But we're in stairwell 1 right now.
02:36
All the division companies are operating from 1.
02:41
Yeah, copy. We'll fire it up.
02:42
It is stairwell number 2.
02:46
Okay, copy.
02:49
Just be advised, stairwell 2 does not have a lot of out of stairs.
02:56
Canceled.
02:59
We're available.
03:01
It's a place for our life for us.
03:06
All door is two and it'll be out.
03:11
Engine 6-1, yes, just confirming you copy your fire station 6.
03:18
Yeah, 6-1, Roger.
03:20
We're in Rob 6 is right now.
03:23
Engine 61, Roger.
03:27
370 roberts from vermont i.c if we can attach a1 or a 2 for air bottles and waters Vermont iC roger you have EA 2 en route
03:47
as soon as you can
04:00
Petro show use our five on three.
04:05
Or do you want me to have an engine six assist?
04:14
All companies, 40 minutes, 40 minutes on the instant clock.
04:21
Okay, engine 35.
04:22
I'm going to send engines six in and go the other direction.
04:25
Make sure we just turn the entire hallway and the other units that you take care of the side of the Iran-on-Bronvo side.
04:33
Zero date.
04:40
I see for me, anyone, not seen,
04:44
right in front, uh,
04:47
engine 29.
04:52
Copy, EA, go to 1 if you have any more messages.
04:59
Match engine 207 is confirming, we're responding to 91st percent.
05:04
Yeah,
05:08
too. Come over to the command post at Oakwood in Vermont, just north of the incident.
05:21
Yeah, Division[2] 2 from Ops.
05:24
Go ahead.
05:28
Is your floor completely clear smoke in it, so if you're done a primary and secondary?
05:33
You just have light residual, primary, secondary, stewardship.
05:37
We're clear. We've got out of salvage.
05:43
Copy. The engine in Penn from the Native Primary and Secondary Report.
05:51
Division[2] 4, the engine 10, primary and secondary district.
05:58
Copy.
06:07
Pulling, dealing on the third floor, Bravo, five.
06:11
We've got TNLO, we're going to be released on the first Bravo Five.
06:22
Division[2] 3 from Ops.
06:23
Are you good on companies as far as rotating people out? I still have a couple fresh companies in staging.
06:30
Yeah, operations Division[2] 3.
06:32
I'm good on companies.
06:34
As they come out, I'm having them to come back in.
06:36
I still got people in reserve, so no additional companies needed.
06:49
Operation Division[2] 3, we're working on that search for you right now, but we had it since we're going to find out of the hallway.
06:54
So I'm clear on the whole floor before I give you a primary.
07:00
Javi.
07:07
C.
07:21
On 3.45 and a half.
07:29
Knockdown[1] time is 10 a.m., 1000 hours.
07:37
Rescue 83, white 475, I'm sorry.
07:43
Agent 27, first down, a section of LeBrand, sunset.
07:51
Chairman, Part 27, cancel, engine 27, a house in there, please.
08:02
The President, 41 unconscious, this is 779th Street.
08:11
Metro Reggie 8902's vehicle quarters 92 sent you're not taking
08:20
I'm off just want to make sure the whole first floor was cleared of any occupants
08:31
Okay observation three was that message for me
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Knockdown: Main body of fire extinguished; flames suppressed and situation brought under control.
[2]
Division: Incident Command System (ICS) geographic organizational unit
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Location mentioned:
Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA
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