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Structure fire reported at 777 Laford Drive involving apartment number 70; heavy smoke from windows and roof, elderly female occupant possibly inside on oxygen. Later determined to be food on the stove; units investigated and held several engines and a squad.Madera County CA

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According to the dispatch call, structure fire reported at 777 Laford Drive involving apartment number 70; heavy smoke from windows and roof, elderly female occupant possibly inside on oxygen. Later determined to be food on the stove; units investigated and held several engines and a squad.

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05:46
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 55 and engine 54, respond to structure fire.
00:06
777 Laford Drive.
00:09
Apartment 70.
00:25
Engine 80, Medical Aid, Unnoted Nature at Mintern Haller, 9080-Minturn Road, cross of Harvey Pudet Road.
00:33
Respondomer said, command 1110.
00:41
Medical Aid, City of Livingston, 665, Robin Avenue.
00:58
Engine 94, Medical Aid, Unknown Nature, 6645, Robin Avenue, cross of F.
01:03
Foxroth Street.
01:04
Respond on Mercedes, the time, 1111.
01:11
Mercedes, the time was responding.
01:20
Copy is the Pine 1-7-7-Laford Drive, apartment number 70.
01:24
It's going to be for a structure fire.
01:27
There's smoke coming from all windows and the rooftop of the apartment.
01:31
You can also hear the fire alarm sounding.
01:33
The occupant is an elderly female.
01:37
...insides our future knock on several times with no answer to the residence.
01:46
Grab some structure fire, I go to roll call.
01:51
Jupy-1. PINGY-1.
02:01
528.
02:08
504.
02:10
The canal and our MEPTU is down.
02:14
553 is responding from the M in Newsymody.
02:19
Okay.
02:22
I want to copy.
02:27
Roll call.
02:29
The line up and route to 7-0, Apartment 70.
02:33
A report of windows and root top of the unit, the fire alarm sounding.
02:41
RP advise.
02:43
She lives in the unit.
02:46
She is on oxygen.
02:48
RPs have attempted to make contact,
02:50
but are unsure whether she's home or not.
02:56
First in the engine and squad, go ahead and pull in additional units.
03:02
Go ahead and stage out on LaFro.
03:08
Truck 51 has seen light smoke showing from a swelling apartment single story.
03:15
We'll be investigating.
03:18
Staying from further.
03:20
Next engine come on in.
03:24
Stay outside.
03:31
Battalion 1 copies.
03:34
Light smoke investigating.
03:36
Now you've got the engine and squad come in behind you.
03:40
All the units will be saving.
03:45
Truck 51, Battalion 1.
03:58
Go ahead, I see.
04:01
Can we get an update?
04:03
We, uh, dealing with active fire, we have food on the stove.
04:08
We have food on the stove.
04:10
We do have the pan outside smoking.
04:17
We'll go ahead and keep the one in.
04:22
We're going to check a little farther for an extension.
04:28
Firewriter 563, hold on that.
04:34
I see copy, suit on the stove.
04:37
I'll be holding engine 53, squad 53,
04:44
the truck,
04:46
and whichever other unit is closest to the entrance.
04:51
Additionally, units can return.
05:07
Get your way.
05:12
55 the devil.
05:15
I was going to be.
05:28
I was going to...
05:35
Here's Spires Alpha, we'll be checking for extension at this point.
05:38
We'll be holding squad 53 and engines for 51.
05:45
Additional units can release.

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