Fire investigation finds no active flames in basement, Murphys CA
Fire & ArsonResponders investigated a reported fire near Highway 4 by Tom Bell Road. No active flames were found. A basement area was exposed due to a collapsed wall, and checks confirmed no fire inside.
Audio|Source: Calaveras and Alpine Counties Fire, Cal Fire and USFS
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Transcript:
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A due 911[1] report of a fire in Murphys.
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The RP is driving up Highway 4 in the area of Tom Bell Road and Big Tree's Road, looking to the left.
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So north of Highway 4.
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Can you confirm will that be your fires of the God incident?
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And we're going to have a couple of units.
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Two four one five and two fullerton are going to run up there, but we have negative flame showing at this time.
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Dan, I'm trying to copy.
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A single reporter.
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Go ahead.
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Yeah, can you have them stop blowing water on that Charlie Delton side?
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Got it.
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Water shut down.
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Copy. We're just going to put up a quick, check for structural degrees.
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Copy.
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6252 heads-up.
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I just identified a baseless under that alpha side of the structure.
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Thank you got it.
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Tai Chi copies the traffic on the basement, break,
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units reporting the basement, is that an exterior entrance basement or did you see in that from the inside?
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I'm catching it from the outside of the structure looking through a wall that is falling down.
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It looks to be under the primary side of the structure, the alpha side.
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Copy, if you guys have any tape or something just to kind of identify that, so nobody else, you know, even is close to getting into that.
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Yeah, it's not an easy access.
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I'm just found this through a wall that it burned through down into the basement.
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I haven't found anything else in too.
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Copy that. Can you tell if any fire was down in the basement from that with a flashlight?
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That word.
02:44
Copy then.
Police codes explained
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911: Emergency phone system/channel
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Location mentioned:
CA-4 & Tom Bell Rd, Murphys, CA 95247
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