Car fire spreads to garage and attic of single-family home, Rancho Palos Verdes CA
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Fire & ArsonA car fire at a single-family home near Covecrest Drive spread into the garage and attic. Firefighters responded and conducted a search and roof operations while working to control the fire. Medical crews were on scene and police were requested for traffic control.
Audio|Heard on: Los Angeles County Fire - LAC C-21
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07:24
Transcript:
00:00
A squad, if you can wrap the hydrant, you can bring them water or get water.
00:15
L.A. and J.
00:17
56 are seen near Covecrest Drive.
00:21
We have a single-story, single-family dwelling, heavy smoking fire shown from the Alpha side.
00:31
Engine 56 copy unseen, heavy smoke and fire showing from the alpha side, one story.
00:38
Alley, engine 56 is going to be fire attack, passing command to engine 106.
00:43
It could be a car fire in the front,
00:46
fully involved garage.
00:52
5-6, copy.
00:56
Quay 106, some squatter-up.
01:03
L.A. Engine 106 on scene concur with Engine 56's report.
01:10
Engine 106 will be assuming Covecrest command,
01:15
this time we're your offensive mode.
01:20
Engine 106, copy your Covecrest IC offensive mode.
01:28
Hey,
01:29
engine 106 from Battalion 14.
01:32
I'm on scene.
01:33
I'll take command.
01:35
Let's do a search.
01:36
You're going to be search and copy engine 56 as fire attack.
01:41
Engine 106, copy transfer of command to Battalion 14.
01:44
Engine 106 will be searched.
01:52
Quint 106, Battalion 14 on command.
01:57
Go for point 106.
02:02
Go to the roof.
02:06
Copy that, 6 is on scene.
02:10
Yeah, unit arriving on scene, repeat.
02:16
Squad 106.
02:18
Squad 106.
02:20
Squad 106 are medical.
02:24
I'll be medical.
02:31
Yeah, fire attack from Battalion 14th.
02:38
Yeah, can you confirm we have extension into the house?
02:47
Search from Battalion 14th.
02:55
Search, go ahead.
02:59
Do we have any extension into the house?
03:05
Oh,
03:06
gosh, I see, 153, I'm saying.
03:15
I see from search.
03:17
We're still checking for extension.
03:24
Go ahead, fire attack.
03:31
Okay,
03:32
I'm going to give you engine 53.
03:34
Engine 53 report to Fire Attack on primary attack.
03:42
I see Engine 2 on C&T.
03:49
Engine 2, hold on the corner real quick.
03:54
I see, 153 is on scene.
03:57
Ready for assignment.
03:58
We're out of the rain.
03:59
Couldn't get you earlier.
04:03
Engine 53, report to fire attack, which is engine 56.
04:06
Get them on primary attack.
04:10
Copy that, fire attack.
04:12
Engine 2, you're RIC.
04:19
Yeah,
04:21
medical from IC.
04:25
Go ahead, IC for medical.
04:28
Yeah, I copy your setup across the street.
04:31
Let's get the ambulance with you and have the gurney ready.
04:36
Copy that.
04:39
The L.A. Battalion 14.
04:41
This will now be the Cove incident.
04:43
Command Post will be located at my vehicle on the Alpha Bravo corner of the building.
04:49
Looks like we have a car fire extended into the garage of a single-family, one-story, single-family dwelling.
04:53
We're operating the offensive mode.
04:55
All units will be out over 30 minutes.
04:57
Let's start utilities.
04:59
We'll need PD for traffic control and no need for safety or PAO.
05:08
Battalion 14 copy changing the name to Cove incident, Battalion 14 IC,
05:14
copy starting utilities, negative,
05:17
on PIO and safety, starting sure.
05:22
A fire attack from Cove IC.
05:30
Do you have an update on extension?
05:37
Hey,
05:39
you're a broken repeat.
05:45
Okay,
05:47
copy that.
05:52
Go for Cove, IC.
05:59
Okay, Rick from IC, confirming you got fire on the Delta side after junior 360.
06:10
Okay,
06:11
copy that. This is a two-story, single-family dwelling.
06:15
We still have fire, possibly in the attic.
06:18
Fire attack.
06:19
Let's get with roof division and see what we got when they open that up.
06:30
And fire attack, just confirming you know you got engine 53 working for you.
06:40
A roof division, ICE on command.
06:49
Nope, a roof division.
06:52
You got an update on conditions?
06:58
We make our way up for right now.
07:04
Okay,
07:06
copy that. We're getting reports of fire and the East on the second floor per engine two who is Rick.
07:13
They did a 360.
07:19
Yeah,
07:21
Rick, go direct with fire attack on any needs.
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Location mentioned:
Covecrest Dr, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
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