Light smoke found on rooftop HVAC in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a structure fire was reported near China Pavilion on Chapala Street in Santa Barbara. Fire units responded and found light smoke coming from the HVAC unit on the roof. They forced entry into the building to check for hazards and cleared it. Police were notified for traffic control and entry use.
Audio|Heard on: Santa Barbara City Fire Dispatch
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04:36
Transcript:
00:00
All units, all units respond to the structure fire on Chapala Street near China Pavilion.
00:26
Central Geekyll engine 33 responding, our embassy is not responding.
00:31
Engine 703 responding.
00:38
Central from truck 171.
00:40
We're on scene at the reported address.
00:43
We have light smoke coming from an HVAC unit.
00:46
We'll be in investigative mode.
00:49
We'll be establishing Chapala IC.
00:54
Go ahead and have a person engine come to the scene and have all other units stage.
01:00
We'll advise further.
01:05
161 I copy light smoke coming from HVAC unit investigating truck 171 Chapala I see first an engine come in stage all other incoming units I see units that want to feed.
01:28
Ingers, anyone, I'm going to go ahead and assign you to assist.
01:32
We do have smoke coming from an HVAC unit on the roof.
01:36
We're going to make access.
01:38
If you guys could attempt to enter the structure just to ensure there's no issues inside.
01:46
We'll go ahead and have you on TAC-5.
01:52
Some of you want copies.
01:53
Switch to TAC-5, you're going to make access in.
02:01
Truck 71, 9703.
02:08
Central, Battalion 73 is on scene.
02:11
I'll be assuming Chapala IC.
02:13
I copied all traffic.
02:14
Into 71 and Truck 71 are going to be investigating.
02:17
We'll stage all units one block out.
02:26
Townsend-free, I copy, assuming Chapala IC, Truck 171 and Engine 71 investigating, stage all incoming units one block out.
02:33
All have been placed.
02:43
Seventy-three on scene staged.
02:47
Engine 73 on scene staged.
02:56
Paul is command in 76 on scene stage.
03:02
Same traffic for engine 75.
03:10
Engine 75 and engine 76 on scene stage.
03:27
Control, Chapala IC.
03:30
Chapala IC, go ahead.
03:36
This is PD for traffic control on Chapala.
03:39
Additionally,
03:41
notified PD that we forced entry, forced the door on the Anapamu side of China Pavilion.
03:49
Central copies contacting PD for traffic control and notify them for forced entry use.
04:00
We have an all clear of building.
04:05
Central copies all clear of building.
04:22
Go ahead for 76.
04:24
Yeah,
04:26
Joe, go ahead and continue in.
04:28
Park between age of 71 and myself, Eelton, Rick.
04:32
Go ahead, TAC-5.
04:35
Copy, Rick, TAC-5.
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Location mentioned:
Chapala St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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