Name: Smoke on Second Floor video
Uploaded: 2026-09-26T19:50:35.000Z
Description: Firefighters responded to a structure fire on Kauffman Ave in South Gate, California, focusing on ventilating smoke from the second floor and managing it through pressurization of stairwells.

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Firefighters responded to a structure fire on Kauffman Ave in South Gate, California, focusing on ventilating smoke from the second floor and managing it through pressurization of stairwells.

Smoke on Second Floor

 Yeah, it looks a lot better. Keep it running for a little longer, though.

How's it looking on the second floor? Yeah, it looks a lot better. Keep it running for a little longer, though.

Smoke conditions on the second floor have improved, but ventilation efforts will continue for now.

Yeah, we're getting a pretty good flow coming out the west side doors.

Yeah, we're getting a pretty good flow coming out the west side doors. Yeah, the flow's pretty good up here.

Firefighters report improved smoke ventilation through the west side doors.

Alright, the access doors to the west stairwell are closed now to the outside.

 Let me know if that affects the ventilation.

 Yeah, open it back up, Cap. It was better flow with it open.

Alright, the access doors to the west stairwell are closed now to the outside. Let me know if that affects the ventilation. Yeah, open it back up, Cap. It was better flow with it open. Roger.

Firefighters have reopened the west stairwell access doors to improve ventilation.

 Alright, blowers shut down, is that making a difference?

 Yeah, I put both blowers on the east side.

Cutting down. Alright, blowers shut down, is that making a difference? Yeah, I put both blowers on the east side. Roger.

Crews have moved both blowers to the east side to improve smoke conditions.

 No, it's worse. Shut down the west side stairwell.

Do you see any improvement? No, it's worse. Shut down the west side stairwell.

Firefighters report worsening smoke conditions and have shut down the west side stairwell.

Truck 21 from Engine, we opened up the roof hatch to get better flow over here.

Truck 21 from Engine, we opened up the roof hatch to get better flow over here. Copy.

Firefighters have opened the roof hatch to improve smoke ventilation.

Engine 21 from AO, we got both blowers going right now, we'll just keep those going since we're not exactly sure which stairwell it is, until the smoke's dissipated.

Engine 21 from AO, we got both blowers going right now, we'll just keep those going since we're not exactly sure which stairwell it is, until the smoke's dissipated. Shut down the west side stairwell.

Firefighters have activated blowers in both stairwells to manage smoke and are shutting down the west side stairwell.

AO 21 from Truck. Hey, we have two stairwells, we might need to pressurize both. We have an openable window up here in one unit. So if we can get a blower to each side. One stairwell is over there by the pump, the other one's over towards Griffith. Roger.

Firefighters are setting up blowers to pressurize two stairwells to manage smoke.

here on the second floor. So, give us a minute.

 Yeah, roger. We'll set up our blower down Griffith.

here on the second floor. So, give us a minute. Yeah, roger. We'll set up our blower down Griffith. Hey, Greg, I did find an open unit down here. Let's see if the, uh, see if the window is openable. Copy.

 Yeah, how are we looking upstairs as far as the smoke? Do we need to keep the blower running?

 Yeah, it's not really having any effect here on the second floor.

 We might need to go down a little bit towards Griffith.

 There's a couple of double doors there that are open up to a stairwell.

 And that's going to give us a better shot.

Charge, Charge 21 from AO, on 2. Go ahead. Yeah, how are we looking upstairs as far as the smoke? Do we need to keep the blower running? Yeah, it's not really having any effect here on the second floor. We might need to go down a little bit towards Griffith. There's a couple of double doors there that are open up to a stairwell. And that's going to give us a better shot. But we need to find an exhaust opening.

Firefighters are working to ventilate smoke on the second floor and are setting up equipment near Griffith.

147, Engine 54, Engine 148, Engine 57, Engine 163, Squad 54, Battalion 13, structure fire, 10406 Kauffman Avenue. All units responding, utilize Command 40.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a structure fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 10406 Kauffman Ave.

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