Fire extinguished on second floor at Cortez Circle apartments, Novato CA
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Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a multi-family apartment complex near Cortez Circle for a reported structure fire. They found several two-story apartment buildings, initially with no visible fire. Later, a fire on the second floor of one unit was confirmed and extinguished. Other units were canceled and the situation was brought under control.
Audio|Heard on: Marin County - All County Fire Agencies
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02:52
Transcript:
00:00
64, Battalion 55, Truck 64, Truck 54, Engine 65, Engine 58, Engine 61, Metax 65.
00:10
A multi-family structure fire, near Cortez Circle,
00:15
C, Hamilton Building from Unit 106,
00:18
Hamilton IAC, C, Command D5, Attack D4, Secondary, Delta 6,
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2014.
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Great truck, six, four, and route.
00:35
Truck six, six, four and round.
00:37
Six, six, five, right,
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six,
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five. Go on stage out here on, North Oakwood Drive, Go ahead and not commit to Cortez Circle.
00:47
We're in 65s on scene, halfway down Cortez Circle.
00:53
Multiple two-story apartment complexes with nothing showing.
00:57
We do have no opinion on scene.
00:58
These are abandoned buildings.
01:00
We're establishing Cortez I.C.
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We are in Drive.
01:07
Engine 65 on scene, multiple two-story apartment complexes, nothing showing abandoned buildings in dry, assuming Cortez-I-C-20.
01:19
And all yes from Cortez, IC, go on North Oakwood Drive.
01:24
Do not commit to Cortez.
01:29
Next to start stage.
01:38
Marine, Battalion 64, you can cancel Battalion 53.
01:41
Okay.
01:50
2053, 153.
01:52
Brin, Cortez, I see on command.
01:56
Cortez I see, Brin. Cortez I see, Brin.
02:00
This is going to be an extinguished fire, second floor,
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in one of the rooms.
02:06
Engine 65 can handle, continued Battalion 64, cancel balance.
02:15
Copy extinguished fire on the second floor, continue, Battalion 64, cancel balance.
02:26
64, copy canceled.
02:29
Truck, six four copies.
02:33
Truck, five-four copy cancel.
02:36
Five-four copy turning, switch by Deco.
02:39
Vigate 58.
02:41
Five-grade copies.
02:44
Regent 661.
02:47
Andrew 6-4 copy.
02:50
The unit is available in 2020.
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Location mentioned:
Cortez Cir, Novato, CA 94949
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