Name: Heavy Smoke in Attic of Two-Story Balloon-Frame Victorian Home video
Uploaded: 2026-08-17T07:14:05.000Z
Description: Firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire in the entryway of a two-story home in San Diego, with no injuries reported.

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Firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire in the entryway of a two-story home in San Diego, with no injuries reported.

Heavy Smoke in Attic of Two-Story Balloon-Frame Victorian Home

 Rick 6 IC, we can go ahead and disband Rick.

 Can I have your crew assist Medic 18, setting up rehab?

 Copy, disband Rick, help Medic 18 set up rehab.

6 IC from Rick, go ahead. Rick 6 IC, we can go ahead and disband Rick. Can I have your crew assist Medic 18, setting up rehab? We'll rotate crews over there. Copy, disband Rick, help Medic 18 set up rehab.

Firefighters are disbanding some units and assisting with setting up a rehab area for crew rotation.

 And I'm going to go ahead and cut some resources.

Metro 6 IC, 8 Alpha. 6 IC. Metro 6 IC, sorry for the interruption. I was getting a turnover report here. Update on conditions. Fire has been knocked down. Extension has been contained. You can go ahead and stop the timer. We're starting overhaul phase. And I'm going to go ahead and cut some resources.

Firefighters have knocked down the fire and contained any extension. They are beginning the overhaul phase.

6 IC, Metro, you're 50 minutes into the incident.

 Metro, 6 IC, copy, 50 minutes into the incident. Update on conditions. Secondary is clear. We do have less smoke production.

 6 IC, copy. Update on conditions. Secondary clear. Less smoke production. Standing by.

6 IC, Metro, you're 50 minutes into the incident. Metro, 6 IC, copy, 50 minutes into the incident. Update on conditions. Secondary is clear. We do have less smoke production. 6 IC, copy. Update on conditions. Secondary clear. Less smoke production. Standing by.

6 IC copies, 40 minutes into the incident. Continue your timer.

6 IC copies, 40 minutes into the incident. Continue your timer. 6 IC, Metro copies.

Firefighters report reduced smoke production and confirm the secondary inspection is clear. The situation remains stable.

0, companion. IC, fire attack. IC, go ahead, fire attack. IC, for fire attack,

 secondary is complete. Completed by engine 2. IC, copies, all clear on the secondary.

0, companion. IC, fire attack. IC, go ahead, fire attack. IC, for fire attack, secondary is complete. Completed by engine 2. IC, copies, all clear on the secondary.

Crews confirm a secondary inspection is complete, with no active fire found inside the building.

Fire TAC 6 IC, A Bravo. Fire TAC, go ahead. Fire TAC 6 IC, how are the conditions? Are they improving on the interior?

That's affirm. We're not getting any smoke inside. I think it's still just a lot of residual smoke coming out of the east, but we're not seeing any fire inside.

 IC copies. Can you have one of your crews conduct a secondary?

That's affirm. We're not getting any smoke inside. I think it's still just a lot of residual smoke coming out of the east, but we're not seeing any fire inside. I would agree. IC copies. Can you have one of your crews conduct a secondary? That's affirm.

Firefighters report no active fire inside, only residual smoke. A secondary inspection is underway.

Go ahead, vent group from IC. IC for vent group, we got a hole,

 we don't have any skylights that we've opened up. Currently, we just have smoke production that looks like residual smoke.

 IC, Truck 11, IC copies. Smoke production appears to be residual smoke. We have a second truck at scene.

 Do you have a need for them on the roof, or can they help coordinate inside? IC for that, that's going to be negative on the roof.

Go ahead, vent group from IC. IC for vent group, we got a hole, we don't have any skylights that we've opened up. Currently, we just have smoke production that looks like residual smoke. IC, Truck 11, IC copies. Smoke production appears to be residual smoke. We have a second truck at scene. Do you have a need for them on the roof, or can they help coordinate inside? IC for that, that's going to be negative on the roof. 10-4.

Firefighters report residual smoke from the attic. Additional crews are coordinating efforts inside the building.

Hello. Metro 6IC, 8 Alpha. 6IC, go ahead. Metro 6IC with an update on conditions. This is a two-story Victorian home, balloon frame construction. We're getting significant smoke production from what appears to be the attic. Crews are currently checking for extension. We'll update. Continue the timer.

Firefighters report significant smoke from the attic of the Victorian home and are checking for fire extension.

 Fire Attack 6IC, confirming we have holes in that second story ceiling.

 Currently, we have holes in all the walls.

 We're still trying to get that code into the attic.

 IC copies, confirm no fire in the walls, still accessing attic.

Fire Attack 6IC, 8 Bravo. Fire Attack, go ahead. Fire Attack 6IC, confirming we have holes in that second story ceiling. Do we have any eyes in the attic yet? Currently, we have holes in all the walls. We don't see any fire. We're still trying to get that code into the attic. IC copies, confirm no fire in the walls, still accessing attic.

Firefighters report no fire in the walls and are working to access the attic for further inspection.

IC, go ahead, RIC. 6 IC from RIC. Secondary 360 complete. No additional findings with the exception of chain-link fence on the delta side.

 Delta side chain-link fence has been broken open at the Alpha Delta corner, but we have a gate deep on the delta side that can be forced open.

IC, go ahead, RIC. 6 IC from RIC. Secondary 360 complete. No additional findings with the exception of chain-link fence on the delta side. Delta side chain-link fence has been broken open at the Alpha Delta corner, but we have a gate deep on the delta side that can be forced open. Additionally, RIC cache is...

Firefighters report a broken chain-link fence on one side of the property, with a gate that can be forced open.

Engine 5 District. Truck 11. Structure fire. 8 Alpha, 8 Bravo. 3690 6th Avenue. 3690 6th Ave. Cross streets, Enderson Place and Pennsylvania Avenue. Truck 11. 8 Alpha, 8 Bravo.

 6 IC Metro copies, requesting additional truck and engine to scene.

 We've added truck 11, engine 201, we'll be responding.

Metro 6 IC 8 Alpha, how do you copy? 6 IC Metro copies, requesting additional truck and engine to scene. We've added truck 11, engine 201, we'll be responding. IC copies. Truck 11, engine 201.

Engine 5 District. Truck 11. Structure fire. 8 Alpha, 8 Bravo. 3690 6th Avenue. 3690 6th Ave. Cross streets, Enderson Place and Pennsylvania Avenue. Truck 11. 8 Alpha, 8 Bravo. Engine 5 District. Engine 201.

Additional fire units are responding to assist at the scene.

Also, probably be a good idea to get the truck on the roof to open that hole right there.

 Copy. Do you want to go direct with vent group?

 That's affirm, break. Vent group IC. Vent group from safety.

Also, probably be a good idea to get the truck on the roof to open that hole right there. Copy. Do you want to go direct with vent group? That's affirm, break. Vent group IC. Vent group from safety.

Crews are preparing to open a hole in the roof to improve ventilation.

 Safety 6 IC, I am seeing that smoke from the roof.

 I'm looking at adding additional pump truck.

Safety 6 IC, A Bravo. Safety, go. Safety 6 IC, I am seeing that smoke from the roof. I'm looking at adding additional pump truck. What are your thoughts? That's confirmed. Bring them. IC copies.

An additional unit is being brought in to address smoke seen from the roof.

 Fire TAC 6 IC, I don't know if you copied direct from safety, who is Battalion 1.

 There are concerns, balloon frame construction and possible extension to the second floor.

 I have Engine 2 taking a charge line right now to the second floor.

 We're opening up holes in the walls on the second floor, checking for extension.

Fire TAC 6 IC, 8 Bravo. Go ahead, Fire TAC. Fire TAC 6 IC, I don't know if you copied direct from safety, who is Battalion 1. There are concerns, balloon frame construction and possible extension to the second floor. I have Engine 2 taking a charge line right now to the second floor. That's perfect. Yeah, we're checking. We're opening up holes in the walls on the second floor, checking for extension. Checking.

Firefighters are inspecting the second floor for fire extension due to concerns about the building's construction.

IC from Safety. IC, go. IC from Safety, we need to get a hose line to the second floor.

 The balloon frame structure, I think there may be some extension into the walls. I don't like the way the smoke is coming out of the eaves on the second floor.

 IC copies. I'll get a hose line up there.

IC from Safety. IC, go. IC from Safety, we need to get a hose line to the second floor. The balloon frame structure, I think there may be some extension into the walls. I don't like the way the smoke is coming out of the eaves on the second floor. IC copies. I'll get a hose line up there.

Firefighters are deploying a hose line to the second floor to address potential fire extension in the walls.

 Metro 6 IC, could you add mass to this call for phone consult?

 We have reports of homeless exiting the vacant structure.

Metro 6 IC, 8 Alpha. 6 IC, go ahead. Metro 6 IC, could you add mass to this call for phone consult? We have reports of homeless exiting the vacant structure.

Reports indicate individuals were seen leaving the vacant structure. Firefighters are consulting for further assistance.

 Metro 6 IC, can we get PD for traffic control?

 We're going to need 6 Avenue shut down at Pennsylvania due to hose being stretched across the intersection.

Metro battalion, or 6 IC. 8A. 6 IC, go ahead. Metro 6 IC, can we get PD for traffic control? We're going to need 6 Avenue shut down at Pennsylvania due to hose being stretched across the intersection.

Firefighters requested police assistance to manage traffic as hoses are stretched across a nearby intersection.

IC fire TAC. IC fire TAC, go ahead, IC. IC fire TAC, this is, was a small rose fire in the entryway on the first floor. Fire is extinguished. There's no extension. Primary is a negative, first, second floor. We should be able to handle with Engine 8, Engine 5, and Truck 1.

IC fire TAC. IC fire TAC, go ahead, IC. IC fire TAC, this is, was a small rose fire in the entryway on the first floor. Fire is extinguished. There's no extension. Primary is a negative, first, second floor. We should be able to handle with Engine 8, Engine 5, and Truck 1. IC copies, small interior.

Firefighters confirm the fire was contained to the entryway with no spread. The situation is under control. No entrapments were found after a thorough search of the building.

 Truck 1, 6 IC, gonna make you ventilation group.

Truck 1, 6 IC, 8 Alpha. Truck 1. Truck 1, 6 IC, gonna make you ventilation group. Sounds like small interior fire. Need horizontal ventilation. Coordinate with fire attack, Engine 8. Truck 1 copies, ventilation. I'll face the patient with Engine 8. IC copies. Switch to 8 Bravo. 6 IC Metro copies. Update on conditions. Station, two-story family.

Firefighters are coordinating ventilation efforts to clear smoke from the building.

Metro 6 IC 8 Alpha. 6 IC, go for Metro. Metro 6 IC, update on conditions. We do have two-story, single-family dwelling. Appears to be vacant. Sounds like there was a small interior fire, contents only. Fire has been knocked down. We're currently checking for extension.

Firefighters report the two-story home appears to be vacant.

 IC, fire TAC, so far we got a small fire just in the entryway. We got it extinguished. We're doing a primary for the rest of the building.

 That's affirm. We could use a truck company.

IC from fire TAC. Go ahead, fire TAC. IC, fire TAC, so far we got a small fire just in the entryway. We got it extinguished. We're doing a primary for the rest of the building. IC copies. Do you need any ventilation? That's affirm. We could use a truck company.

Firefighters have extinguished a small fire in the entryway and are checking the rest of the building.

 Have your engineer work for my engineer for water supply.

Engine 8, you're on fire attack. Give me a backup line. Have your engineer work for my engineer for water supply.

Firefighters are actively working to control the fire and establish a water supply.

Metro, Engine 5 is at scene, two-story residential, light smoke and fire showing from the first floor.

 Engine 5 is not on a higher, attacking the fire, establishing 6 IC.

Metro, Engine 5 is at scene, two-story residential, light smoke and fire showing from the first floor. Engine 5 is not on a higher, attacking the fire, establishing 6 IC.

Firefighters are on scene at a two-story home with light smoke and fire visible on the first floor.

Engine 5 District. Battalion 1, Engines 2, 3, 5, and 8, and Truck 1. Structure Fire. 8 Alpha, 8 Bravo. 06th Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue. Battalion 1, Engines 2, 3, 5, and 8.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a structure fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Sixth Ave & Pennsylvania Ave.

Heavy Smoke in Attic of Two-Story Balloon-Frame Victorian Home

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