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Commercial building fire with smoke on second floorChico CA

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Esplanade, Chico, CA

According to the dispatch call, a commercial building on Esplanade in Chico had a fire on its second floor with smoke visible. Fire crews responded quickly, requesting additional water supply and medical units for possible smoke inhalation.

Audio|Heard on: Butte County Fire / CalFire, Chico Fire
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04:31
Transcript:
00:00
Confirmed commercial structure.
00:03
1.8.4.
00:05
Come me away.
00:06
Cross street of Esplanade.
00:08
Engine 941.
00:18
Keep a fire agency is a clear of our call.
00:21
We're going to be responding.
00:22
You can cancel the prior to the stand-ins.
00:29
I saw the engine and tune out.
00:31
You want me to make that call?
00:38
Take a fire at your point.
00:40
Go to fire department.
00:41
Go to support.
00:46
Checkup, our engine 5 is available from our previous call.
00:50
We're going to be responding to the comfort structure and addition.
01:02
1636.
01:05
Confirms commercial structure.
01:08
1, 3,
01:10
4, Tony away.
01:12
Cross street of S1A.
01:14
Engine 5.
01:24
Check the fire truck line.
01:25
We're clear.
01:26
The medical will be responding to the structure on Zudian.
01:34
I'm sorry is on 9-1 from now struck 1.
01:43
Cheapel fire battalion we can cancel engine 941 copy 941 copy 941.
01:53
941 copy 941 available.
02:10
Engine 2180 smoke check in the area of 50 Montgomery Street, River Bend Park.
02:28
2180 smoke check possible unintended bird pile in the area of 50 Montgomery Street River Bend Park between riverbed access were hit the dead end 1638.
02:40
Lowerville, Battalion 12114, available, resuming coverage of Battalion 2 and 4.
02:49
Battalion 214, 1640.
02:53
Battalion 2114.
02:55
Okay.
02:56
Okay.
02:59
Right.
03:04
Chico Engine 41 responding, confirmed structure fire,
03:08
second story of building two.
03:11
We work on a compartment complex for a number for you in a second.
03:14
We do have smoke showing.
03:16
Any response, next engine in, grab the hydrant.
03:19
Okay.
03:22
Copy.
03:23
Second story, building two, smoke showing, next engine is hydrant.
03:34
To go fire, engine 41, an additional LP,
03:38
TENAISD, I'm on attack one.
03:43
TENAICU, what's the attack?
03:50
Oroville engine 2180 in the area, investigating.
03:55
Mention 2180, 1642.
04:04
Cigal Fire, CNAIC,
04:06
research request.
04:10
Good.
04:13
Okay, I see,
04:18
go ahead.
04:20
Requesting two additional and one medic unit for possible inhalation,
04:26
hazard.
04:28
So I had one minute and now, you're on another one.

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Esplanade, Chico, CA

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Incident Timeline

  1. Request for Additional Units and Medic
  2. Firefighting Operations and Resource Coordination
  3. Fire Located on Second Story of Building Two
  4. Commercial Structure Fire Confirmation

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