No fire found after smoke reported at Palo Alto duplex, Palo Alto CA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, an electrical fire was reported near San Antonio Road Unit 19 in Palo Alto after smoke was seen coming from the meter box. Firefighters found no fire or smoke upon arrival and canceled the response. Utilities will continue to investigate.
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04:43
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 66, respond to electrical fire near San Antonio Road Unit 19 Cross Streets or San Antonio Court and Byron Street.
00:15
Engine 65, respond to medical A Delta at 481 Park Boulevard, Frost Street, Sir McLean, and West Meadow Drive.
00:27
Hello to fire, show Battalion 66 responding.
00:29
My MDC is not, Tad's not working.
00:32
Hi,
00:33
copy. A Vitale 6th is responding, and you can switch over to command.
00:41
Engine 65, respond to electrical fire near San Antonio Road.
00:47
Unit 19 cross streets are San Antonio Corrid in Byron Street.
00:55
Yeah, update on what you see.
01:08
April, our truck 6 if you can cancel, but I'm going to put you on that electric fire near San Antonio Road.
01:15
If you could switch to Command 61?
01:19
For 66 copies,
01:22
stretch your fire as well.
01:29
Chuck 66, respond to electrical fire near San Antonio Road, Unit 19 Cross Streets or San Antonio Court in Byron Street.
01:40
All right, uh, we're available in 165.
01:51
Probably, give me a single one.
01:53
I copy engine, 66 battalion, 66 engines 65 and truck 66.
02:01
You have a county ambulance in route.
02:04
Near San Antonio Road Unit 19.
02:07
This is called in by the resident.
02:10
Secondhand information from the neighbor that there's some kind of smoke coming from the meter box.
02:15
You also have utilities in route.
02:17
Again, near San Antonio Road unit number 19.
02:25
These smoke coming from the meter box and we upgraded this from our first due engine.
02:36
to a structure response from a smoke investigation.
02:44
66, then you update.
02:51
966, right at 66.
02:54
Copy order, give me out to see in about a minute.
03:01
Do you see flames from your location?
03:06
We're still en route, Chief.
03:08
We're about a minute out.
03:13
Unit 19 Cross Streets are San Antonio Corvon's Iron Street.
03:22
At 1056, you can cancel county medics.
03:29
Therefore, I'll cancel county.
03:36
Engine 66, go ahead.
03:39
We're on to see that near San Antonio.
03:42
It's a two-story duplex with nothing shown from the exterior.
03:46
Engine 66 will be investigating.
03:49
Engine 65, just stand by the hydrant.
03:53
And let's continue the response for now.
03:55
Engine 66 will establish San Antonio, I see.
04:00
I copy engine 56 is on scene,
04:03
establishing a San Antonio IC is a two-story duplex with nothing showing from the exterior engine 65 will take the hydrant.
04:16
65 stage at the hydrant.
04:22
That's correct from San Antonio.
04:23
I see.
04:25
Go ahead.
04:28
No smoke from the meterbox, no fire.
04:30
You can cancel the structure response and continue utilities.
04:35
I copy no smoke from the meter box, no fire.
04:39
The balance can cancel with the exception of the utility.
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Location mentioned:
San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306
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