Name: Smoke From Almond Shells Burning in Chute video
Uploaded: 2026-05-27T15:51:08.000Z
Description: Firefighters responded to reports of a commercial structure fire in Sacramento, discovering burning almond shells in a chute but no active fire.

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Firefighters responded to reports of a commercial structure fire in Sacramento, discovering burning almond shells in a chute but no active fire.

Smoke From Almond Shells Burning in Chute

 Command, do you copy that, silos are clear, smoke?

 Command copies, silos are clear, smoke, and it looks like the filter where Rescue 20 is at is showing cold,

 so now our next operation is to get somewhere below the alternate Rescue 20 is from the top down to flood this down.

Command, do you copy that, silos are clear, smoke? Command copies, silos are clear, smoke, and it looks like the filter where Rescue 20 is at is showing cold, so now our next operation is to get somewhere below the alternate Rescue 20 is from the top down to flood this down.

Firefighters confirm silos are clear of smoke, and the filter area is cold. They plan to flood the chute.

 Yeah, with the exception of the motor, everything's less than 60 degrees.

 With the exception of the motor, everything's less than 60 degrees.

 Engine 2, Engine 20, we're sitting on the plug. We're ready to pump to you if you need.

 Engine 20, Engine 2, copy that. We're connecting the 4s now and they let out from 14s to us.

Yeah, with the exception of the motor, everything's less than 60 degrees. Sorry, didn't catch that. Repeat. With the exception of the motor, everything's less than 60 degrees. Okay, good. Thank you. Engine 2, Engine 20, we're sitting on the plug. We're ready to pump to you if you need. Engine 20, Engine 2, copy that. We're connecting the 4s now and they let out from 14s to us. And then are you sitting on the plug? We're sitting on the plug.

Firefighters report that temperatures in the chute, except for the motor, are below 60 degrees.

 Yeah, I'll copy this on the fire ground. We're getting the damper shut off into these hoppers

 to isolate the hoppers, which have a lot of dust in them right now, from the chute where

Yeah, I'll copy this on the fire ground. We're getting the damper shut off into these hoppers to isolate the hoppers, which have a lot of dust in them right now, from the chute where our smoldering fire is at.

Firefighters are shutting off the damper to isolate the hoppers from the chute with smoldering almond shells.

 Command, Rescue 20. There's no heat in this hopper. It's just down low.

Command, Rescue 20. There's no heat in this hopper. It's just down low. Copy.

Firefighters confirm no heat detected in the hopper.

 Okay, copy that. Let's go ahead and start the water supply until we have confirmation on what's going on here.

 I get it, a lot of hose on the ground, but let's go ahead and establish that.

 Hey boss, we dropped the skirt of the hopper. It's huge. It's getting 100 degrees.

 Very small amount of smoldering at the very bottom of it.

Okay, copy that. Let's go ahead and start the water supply until we have confirmation on what's going on here. I get it, a lot of hose on the ground, but let's go ahead and establish that. Command, Truck 2. Engine 2, copy. Go ahead, Truck 2. Hey boss, we dropped the skirt of the hopper. It's huge. It's getting 100 degrees. Very small amount of smoldering at the very bottom of it.

Firefighters are establishing a water supply as they manage smoldering almond shells in the hopper.

 Engine 14, this is engine 2. We're going to be sitting on a plug outside just behind truck 2 to see what you need and then we can lead into you if you need it.

 Copy. Yeah, go ahead and just lead into us for now.

 This is a whole bunch of almond shells that were on fire in the chute.

 They said they had somebody go all the way to the top and it checked clear, but we're going to have to go through the whole thing and get somebody up and some eyes on it and some sticks.

 But right now there's no active fire attack.

Engine 14, this is engine 2. We're going to be sitting on a plug outside just behind truck 2 to see what you need and then we can lead into you if you need it. Copy. Yeah, go ahead and just lead into us for now. This is a whole bunch of almond shells that were on fire in the chute. They said they had somebody go all the way to the top and it checked clear, but we're going to have to go through the whole thing and get somebody up and some eyes on it and some sticks. But right now there's no active fire attack. Copy.

Firefighters found almond shells burning in a chute, but report no active fire at this time.

 This is engine 14, it's going to be the one by 14 off the North B. We're being let in

 by, there it is, we're being let in by a lot of employees, we're getting on scene, we do

 have a lot of smoke, it looks exterior right now, I have no idea if it's inside or not.

 Engine 14 is going to investigate, I do not plug, somebody give me a water supply.

This is engine 14, it's going to be the one by 14 off the North B. We're being let in by, there it is, we're being let in by a lot of employees, we're getting on scene, we do have a lot of smoke, it looks exterior right now, I have no idea if it's inside or not. Engine 14 is going to investigate, I do not plug, somebody give me a water supply.

Firefighters report heavy smoke outside the building and are investigating the source.

 PC-1, PC-3, Engine 14, Engine 2, Truck 2, Medic 2, Engine 20, Rescue 20, Engine 1, Engine

 4, Truck 5, AC-22, Commercial Structure, District 14, 1711, North B Street, PC-1, PC-3, Engine

 14, Engine 2, Truck 2, Medic 2, Engine 20, Rescue 20, PC-1, PC-3, PC-1, PC-3, PC-1, PC-3,

PC-1, PC-3, Engine 14, Engine 2, Truck 2, Medic 2, Engine 20, Rescue 20, Engine 1, Engine 4, Truck 5, AC-22, Commercial Structure, District 14, 1711, North B Street, PC-1, PC-3, Engine 14, Engine 2, Truck 2, Medic 2, Engine 20, Rescue 20, PC-1, PC-3, PC-1, PC-3, PC-1, PC-3,

Firefighters are responding to a report of a commercial structure fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1711 N B St.

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