Smoke reported at commercial building near Santa Monica, Los Angeles CA
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to smoke reported near Santa Monica Boulevard at a commercial building and gym. Investigation found light smoke without active fire. Firefighters continued inspecting to find the source.
Audio|Heard on: Los Angeles County Fire - Command 40
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05:43
Transcript:
00:00
Light Force 8 from Battalion 1 on command.
00:05
Go ahead, Chief.
00:06
Life Force 8.
00:10
Yeah,
00:11
let's have you guys check the roof.
00:12
It appears to be on the second floor.
00:24
Life worth a copy is the rooftop parking structure?
00:35
That's affirmative, but it appears that the gym portion is actually on the second floor.
00:45
Light Force 8 copies break.
00:47
Engine 7 from Light Force 8 would see the best access to get to the location above the gym.
01:00
Light Force 8 from Engine 7.
01:03
Looks like your best access.
01:04
You can ladder up.
01:07
The Bravo Charlie is the building here.
01:11
Alpha is going to be pavilions.
01:16
Live horse copy.
01:18
B.C.1 from Major 7.
01:50
You made access to the fitness center here.
01:53
It looks like there's a little wispy smoke,
01:56
no fire.
01:58
It's just him still investigating.
02:00
Okay,
02:05
I want to copy.
02:07
Let's continue to investigate.
02:08
I'll hold the assignment until we find our source.
02:23
Hey, I see you got LA City Light Force 61 on scene staging.
02:32
The other city, Light Force 61, the battalion want copies, this has the guys that's told,
02:38
continued to investigate.
02:42
Light smell of smoke, we're still investigating, trying to find a source.
02:48
Light Force 61, Roger, we're staging.
02:57
P. You see one from 8 to 7.
03:01
Gov from attorney one.
03:07
B.C.1 from Agent 7.
03:09
It sounds like smoke's dissipated.
03:12
We're still investigating.
03:14
No fire.
03:16
I feel comfortable leaving Engine 8 up here with Agent 7 investigating.
03:22
You can cancel assignments.
03:25
We're trying to want copy.
03:30
So we'll leave yourself.
03:31
Lifeforce 8, Engine 8, and Squad 8, and counsel the rest of the time.
03:36
Great LA from Battalion 1.
03:40
Battalion 1 go.
03:43
Yeah, we had some light, whiskey smoke as soon as it seems to be dissipating.
03:47
We're going to continue to investigate.
03:48
We're going to keep light force 8, engine 8 and engine 7.
03:53
We can cancel LA City and Beverly Hills, and we're going to hold on to the comp plan.
04:04
Battalion 1, LA copies, light smoke dissipating, keeping engine and squad 7, light force, and engine 8.
04:11
All other units responding to commercial structure, Fire and 7's district, cancelor response of feature status, keeping the compound for now.
04:20
Light Force 8 for Major 7.
04:25
Go ahead for Light Force.
04:30
Do you guys see anything on top of the roof?
04:36
We're working our way up there now.
04:45
Beverly Hills and LA City Units, you can cancel your response, update your status.
04:53
Yeah, LA Light Force 61, Roger, we copy or canceled.
04:59
Elie Battalion 1 from Beverly Hills, which is 7.
05:06
Copelandia 1.
05:09
Battalion 1, we've made our way to the electrical room for the gym.
05:13
Do you want us to stand by on utilities, or do you want us to cut loose?
05:19
If you can stand by on utilities,
05:22
check the breakers.
05:23
Let us know if anything is tripped.
05:26
We'll hold you on the sign.
05:30
For those, engine 7, copy.
05:34
L.A. from Battalion 1.
05:37
We're going to hold on to Beverly Hills Engine 7, also.
05:41
L.A. copy is holding Battalion Engine 7.
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Nautilus Center, Halsted St, Northridge, CA 91330
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