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Single-Story House Fire

8704 Grasshopper Ct

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Summary

  • Firefighters responded to a structure fire at a single-story house in Elk Grove, California, where a blaze that began in the garage spread into the home. Crews have shut off utility lines and are checking the house for occupants.

Timeline

Firefighters have requested a board-up service to secure the structure.

Sac. Metro FD Command A2 · 0:11
Tire dispatch, Grasshopper command. Tire dispatch. Can you please start me a board up with 10 sheets? Copy, requesting a board up with 10 sheets. Can you confirm the address on Grasshopper?

Firefighters are using a booster hose to address the smoldering insulation on the roof.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:12
76 Captain, Truck 7. 76. Hey, if we can get the boost line off your guys' rig to the roof, we can hit this insulation. Copy, 550.

Firefighters are removing smoldering insulation above the laundry room ceiling.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:22
Engine 71, Truck 7. Go for 71. Just above the laundry room, I think right where you guys are starting to pull ceiling, there's some smoldering insulation. Yeah, we're working on pulling ceiling, getting that smoldering insulation out.

Firefighters report smoking insulation on the backside of the house, but the garage is clear.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:20
B11, Engine 71. Go for B11. I'm in the attic. The garage is clear. And we still have smoking installation on the backside of the house. Copy. Smoking installation on the Charlie side of the house.

Firefighters are pulling down the garage ceiling to check for any remaining fire.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Command. Interior. I'm going to assign Engine 74 to pull ceiling in the garage. I think we can terminate Rick at this point. Command copies. Break. Engine 74, command. 10-4. I'm going to have you break down Rick's operations, coordinate with Interior, who is Battalion 11, for pulling ceiling in the garage. 10-4, copy. Battalion 11.

Firefighters confirm a limited fire spread in the attic, but it remains clear. Overhaul and ventilation efforts continue.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:16
Command Battalion 11. For Command 51. Command Battalion 11, we've got a very limited extension in the attic. We're overhauling, but the attic is clear. The fan's pushing up as well.

All firefighters have safely exited the roof and are assisting with interior operations.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
Truck 7, command. Truck 7. Confirming you guys are all off the roof? Affirm, everyone's off the roof. We just tied in with Truck 74. We're going to help establish. Command copies. B11 is inside. He's running interior operations. Copy.

Firefighters are using a fan to clear smoke and are conducting an attic overhaul with a hose line ready.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:28
Command, Battalion 11. Command, go ahead. We're going to start the fan on for a minute, see what happens. We're going to be working this attic overhaul for sure. We'll need to clear it out a bit, though. Command copies. You're going to start the fan. Let's ensure we have a line in play just in case we have any flare-ups. Affirm. We've got a line in play. Command copies. Battalion 11.

Ventilation efforts are complete, and firefighters continue to clear smoke from the house.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:10
complete. Command, copy, ventilation complete. Brake, engine 51, command, truck 7 is completed at a vertical vent hole. I copy.

Firefighters confirm there is no fire in the attic on the right side of the building, and efforts to clear out smoke continue.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Selfie salvage operation. Copy. Truck 7, Engine 51. Engine 51, command, do you have traffic? Command 51, we checked the attic over here on the Bravo side. Correction, Delta side. Check and clear. I wanted to see the status of Truck 7's hall. Command copies. Check and clear. Truck 7, command. Command, Truck 7, available? Station.

Fire units report no fire in the attic, but heavy smoke persists. Crews are cutting a hole to release smoke.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:18
Savannah 7, I pulled ceiling, I don't see that fire, so currently no fire in the attic. Command copies, you're pulling ceiling, currently don't have any fire in the attic. Truck 7 still has heavy smoke production. They're going to cut a hole to relieve that.

Firefighters have extinguished the visible flames and are checking to see if the fire has spread into the attic, with additional crews assisting.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
we got knocked down. We're continuing to keep it in check. Command copies, Engine 76. You have knocked down on the fire. Checking for extension into the attic. I'm sending you Truck 74 to coordinate with a primary search with 71 and to work with you for checking up for extension.

Firefighters are cutting holes in the roof to release heat and smoke and are checking to see if the fire has spread into the attic.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Truck 74. Truck 74, I'm going to get you all in, coordinating with Engine 71 who's performing a primary search. Truck 74 is currently all out, providing vertical ventilation. Let's check for extension into the attic. Command Engine 74, 360 complete. Command copies, 360 complete, Engine 74. Do you have any needs on the Charlie or Delta side? Negative. Command copies, why don't you establish me a RIC? On the Alpha.

Crews have established a water supply and are deploying an additional hose line inside the house.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:15
Command, water supply established. Command, get the water supply. Truck 7, command confirming you guys are all out for vertical vent? Affirm, all out. Command, copy.
Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
All units, Battalion 10 is on scene, all bases being grasshopper command. Break. Engine 51, I copy your traffic. Let's get an additional line pulled in. Engine 51, let's get an additional line inside. Engine 51, copy. Second line inside.

Firefighters are applying water to the fire, which may have spread to the attic.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:15
FD 16, we're getting water on the fire. Yeah, command copies. You're getting good conversion out here from the exterior. Command 166, we're getting water on the last unit for command, repeat.
Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Truck 7, splitting. Engine 74 en route, er, on scene. Truck 7, this is command, I copy, you're splitting. Is, did you want to go all out? I have 71 performing search. Copy, we'll go all out. Command copy, Truck 7 all out. Engine 74 on scene. Command 76, I think it's in the attic. It's in some, uh, Command, Medic 76, you got water on the fire?

The homeowner confirmed that all occupants have safely exited the house.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:04
Companies on 6, this is command. Homeowner reports to all, occupants are out.

Firefighters have shut off the utility lines and are conducting an initial check of the house for anyone inside.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:09
Command, utility's secure. Command copies, utility's secure. Wreck Engine 71, go get me a primary search.

Firefighters report the fire started in the garage and is spreading into the house. They are entering through the front.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:12
Update from 76, looks like a garage fire extending into the house. We're taking a line through the front door outside. Command, copy 76, you're accessing through the alpha side.

Firefighters are on scene at a single-story house with heavy smoke and fire visible.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
Battalion 10's up on A6. Units on Alpha 6, Engine 76 on scene. Single-story house, working fire, heavy smoking fire from the Alpha Delta corner. We got our own water supply. 76 taking fire check. Battalion 10 copy. Engine 76 is on scene, working fire. You have your own water.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a structure fire.

S FD Dispatch B · 0:30
BC 10, BC 11, Engine 76, Medic 76, Engine 51, Engine 71, Engine 74, Truck 74, Truck 7, Structure Fire, District 76, 8704, Grasshopper Court. PC 10, PC 11, Engine 76, Medic 76, Engine 51, Engine 71, Engine 74.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 8704 Grasshopper Ct.

Firefighters have requested a board-up service to secure the structure.

Sac. Metro FD Command A2 · 0:11
Tire dispatch, Grasshopper command. Tire dispatch. Can you please start me a board up with 10 sheets? Copy, requesting a board up with 10 sheets. Can you confirm the address on Grasshopper?

Firefighters are using a booster hose to address the smoldering insulation on the roof.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:12
76 Captain, Truck 7. 76. Hey, if we can get the boost line off your guys' rig to the roof, we can hit this insulation. Copy, 550.

Firefighters are removing smoldering insulation above the laundry room ceiling.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:22
Engine 71, Truck 7. Go for 71. Just above the laundry room, I think right where you guys are starting to pull ceiling, there's some smoldering insulation. Yeah, we're working on pulling ceiling, getting that smoldering insulation out.

Firefighters report smoking insulation on the backside of the house, but the garage is clear.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:20
B11, Engine 71. Go for B11. I'm in the attic. The garage is clear. And we still have smoking installation on the backside of the house. Copy. Smoking installation on the Charlie side of the house.

Firefighters are pulling down the garage ceiling to check for any remaining fire.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Command. Interior. I'm going to assign Engine 74 to pull ceiling in the garage. I think we can terminate Rick at this point. Command copies. Break. Engine 74, command. 10-4. I'm going to have you break down Rick's operations, coordinate with Interior, who is Battalion 11, for pulling ceiling in the garage. 10-4, copy. Battalion 11.

Firefighters confirm a limited fire spread in the attic, but it remains clear. Overhaul and ventilation efforts continue.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:16
Command Battalion 11. For Command 51. Command Battalion 11, we've got a very limited extension in the attic. We're overhauling, but the attic is clear. The fan's pushing up as well.

All firefighters have safely exited the roof and are assisting with interior operations.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
Truck 7, command. Truck 7. Confirming you guys are all off the roof? Affirm, everyone's off the roof. We just tied in with Truck 74. We're going to help establish. Command copies. B11 is inside. He's running interior operations. Copy.

Firefighters are using a fan to clear smoke and are conducting an attic overhaul with a hose line ready.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:28
Command, Battalion 11. Command, go ahead. We're going to start the fan on for a minute, see what happens. We're going to be working this attic overhaul for sure. We'll need to clear it out a bit, though. Command copies. You're going to start the fan. Let's ensure we have a line in play just in case we have any flare-ups. Affirm. We've got a line in play. Command copies. Battalion 11.

Ventilation efforts are complete, and firefighters continue to clear smoke from the house.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:10
complete. Command, copy, ventilation complete. Brake, engine 51, command, truck 7 is completed at a vertical vent hole. I copy.

Firefighters confirm there is no fire in the attic on the right side of the building, and efforts to clear out smoke continue.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Selfie salvage operation. Copy. Truck 7, Engine 51. Engine 51, command, do you have traffic? Command 51, we checked the attic over here on the Bravo side. Correction, Delta side. Check and clear. I wanted to see the status of Truck 7's hall. Command copies. Check and clear. Truck 7, command. Command, Truck 7, available? Station.

Fire units report no fire in the attic, but heavy smoke persists. Crews are cutting a hole to release smoke.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:18
Savannah 7, I pulled ceiling, I don't see that fire, so currently no fire in the attic. Command copies, you're pulling ceiling, currently don't have any fire in the attic. Truck 7 still has heavy smoke production. They're going to cut a hole to relieve that.

Firefighters have extinguished the visible flames and are checking to see if the fire has spread into the attic, with additional crews assisting.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
we got knocked down. We're continuing to keep it in check. Command copies, Engine 76. You have knocked down on the fire. Checking for extension into the attic. I'm sending you Truck 74 to coordinate with a primary search with 71 and to work with you for checking up for extension.

Firefighters are cutting holes in the roof to release heat and smoke and are checking to see if the fire has spread into the attic.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Truck 74. Truck 74, I'm going to get you all in, coordinating with Engine 71 who's performing a primary search. Truck 74 is currently all out, providing vertical ventilation. Let's check for extension into the attic. Command Engine 74, 360 complete. Command copies, 360 complete, Engine 74. Do you have any needs on the Charlie or Delta side? Negative. Command copies, why don't you establish me a RIC? On the Alpha.

Crews have established a water supply and are deploying an additional hose line inside the house.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:15
Command, water supply established. Command, get the water supply. Truck 7, command confirming you guys are all out for vertical vent? Affirm, all out. Command, copy.
Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
All units, Battalion 10 is on scene, all bases being grasshopper command. Break. Engine 51, I copy your traffic. Let's get an additional line pulled in. Engine 51, let's get an additional line inside. Engine 51, copy. Second line inside.

Firefighters are applying water to the fire, which may have spread to the attic.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:15
FD 16, we're getting water on the fire. Yeah, command copies. You're getting good conversion out here from the exterior. Command 166, we're getting water on the last unit for command, repeat.
Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Truck 7, splitting. Engine 74 en route, er, on scene. Truck 7, this is command, I copy, you're splitting. Is, did you want to go all out? I have 71 performing search. Copy, we'll go all out. Command copy, Truck 7 all out. Engine 74 on scene. Command 76, I think it's in the attic. It's in some, uh, Command, Medic 76, you got water on the fire?

The homeowner confirmed that all occupants have safely exited the house.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:04
Companies on 6, this is command. Homeowner reports to all, occupants are out.

Firefighters have shut off the utility lines and are conducting an initial check of the house for anyone inside.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:09
Command, utility's secure. Command copies, utility's secure. Wreck Engine 71, go get me a primary search.

Firefighters report the fire started in the garage and is spreading into the house. They are entering through the front.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:12
Update from 76, looks like a garage fire extending into the house. We're taking a line through the front door outside. Command, copy 76, you're accessing through the alpha side.

Firefighters are on scene at a single-story house with heavy smoke and fire visible.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
Battalion 10's up on A6. Units on Alpha 6, Engine 76 on scene. Single-story house, working fire, heavy smoking fire from the Alpha Delta corner. We got our own water supply. 76 taking fire check. Battalion 10 copy. Engine 76 is on scene, working fire. You have your own water.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a structure fire.

S FD Dispatch B · 0:30
BC 10, BC 11, Engine 76, Medic 76, Engine 51, Engine 71, Engine 74, Truck 74, Truck 7, Structure Fire, District 76, 8704, Grasshopper Court. PC 10, PC 11, Engine 76, Medic 76, Engine 51, Engine 71, Engine 74.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 8704 Grasshopper Ct.

Firefighters have requested a board-up service to secure the structure.

Sac. Metro FD Command A2 · 0:11
Tire dispatch, Grasshopper command. Tire dispatch. Can you please start me a board up with 10 sheets? Copy, requesting a board up with 10 sheets. Can you confirm the address on Grasshopper?

Firefighters are using a booster hose to address the smoldering insulation on the roof.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:12
76 Captain, Truck 7. 76. Hey, if we can get the boost line off your guys' rig to the roof, we can hit this insulation. Copy, 550.

Firefighters are removing smoldering insulation above the laundry room ceiling.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:22
Engine 71, Truck 7. Go for 71. Just above the laundry room, I think right where you guys are starting to pull ceiling, there's some smoldering insulation. Yeah, we're working on pulling ceiling, getting that smoldering insulation out.

Firefighters report smoking insulation on the backside of the house, but the garage is clear.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:20
B11, Engine 71. Go for B11. I'm in the attic. The garage is clear. And we still have smoking installation on the backside of the house. Copy. Smoking installation on the Charlie side of the house.

Firefighters are pulling down the garage ceiling to check for any remaining fire.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Command. Interior. I'm going to assign Engine 74 to pull ceiling in the garage. I think we can terminate Rick at this point. Command copies. Break. Engine 74, command. 10-4. I'm going to have you break down Rick's operations, coordinate with Interior, who is Battalion 11, for pulling ceiling in the garage. 10-4, copy. Battalion 11.

Firefighters confirm a limited fire spread in the attic, but it remains clear. Overhaul and ventilation efforts continue.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:16
Command Battalion 11. For Command 51. Command Battalion 11, we've got a very limited extension in the attic. We're overhauling, but the attic is clear. The fan's pushing up as well.

All firefighters have safely exited the roof and are assisting with interior operations.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
Truck 7, command. Truck 7. Confirming you guys are all off the roof? Affirm, everyone's off the roof. We just tied in with Truck 74. We're going to help establish. Command copies. B11 is inside. He's running interior operations. Copy.

Firefighters are using a fan to clear smoke and are conducting an attic overhaul with a hose line ready.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:28
Command, Battalion 11. Command, go ahead. We're going to start the fan on for a minute, see what happens. We're going to be working this attic overhaul for sure. We'll need to clear it out a bit, though. Command copies. You're going to start the fan. Let's ensure we have a line in play just in case we have any flare-ups. Affirm. We've got a line in play. Command copies. Battalion 11.

Ventilation efforts are complete, and firefighters continue to clear smoke from the house.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:10
complete. Command, copy, ventilation complete. Brake, engine 51, command, truck 7 is completed at a vertical vent hole. I copy.

Firefighters confirm there is no fire in the attic on the right side of the building, and efforts to clear out smoke continue.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Selfie salvage operation. Copy. Truck 7, Engine 51. Engine 51, command, do you have traffic? Command 51, we checked the attic over here on the Bravo side. Correction, Delta side. Check and clear. I wanted to see the status of Truck 7's hall. Command copies. Check and clear. Truck 7, command. Command, Truck 7, available? Station.

Fire units report no fire in the attic, but heavy smoke persists. Crews are cutting a hole to release smoke.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:18
Savannah 7, I pulled ceiling, I don't see that fire, so currently no fire in the attic. Command copies, you're pulling ceiling, currently don't have any fire in the attic. Truck 7 still has heavy smoke production. They're going to cut a hole to relieve that.

Firefighters have extinguished the visible flames and are checking to see if the fire has spread into the attic, with additional crews assisting.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
we got knocked down. We're continuing to keep it in check. Command copies, Engine 76. You have knocked down on the fire. Checking for extension into the attic. I'm sending you Truck 74 to coordinate with a primary search with 71 and to work with you for checking up for extension.

Firefighters are cutting holes in the roof to release heat and smoke and are checking to see if the fire has spread into the attic.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Truck 74. Truck 74, I'm going to get you all in, coordinating with Engine 71 who's performing a primary search. Truck 74 is currently all out, providing vertical ventilation. Let's check for extension into the attic. Command Engine 74, 360 complete. Command copies, 360 complete, Engine 74. Do you have any needs on the Charlie or Delta side? Negative. Command copies, why don't you establish me a RIC? On the Alpha.

Crews have established a water supply and are deploying an additional hose line inside the house.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:15
Command, water supply established. Command, get the water supply. Truck 7, command confirming you guys are all out for vertical vent? Affirm, all out. Command, copy.
Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
All units, Battalion 10 is on scene, all bases being grasshopper command. Break. Engine 51, I copy your traffic. Let's get an additional line pulled in. Engine 51, let's get an additional line inside. Engine 51, copy. Second line inside.

Firefighters are applying water to the fire, which may have spread to the attic.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:15
FD 16, we're getting water on the fire. Yeah, command copies. You're getting good conversion out here from the exterior. Command 166, we're getting water on the last unit for command, repeat.
Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Truck 7, splitting. Engine 74 en route, er, on scene. Truck 7, this is command, I copy, you're splitting. Is, did you want to go all out? I have 71 performing search. Copy, we'll go all out. Command copy, Truck 7 all out. Engine 74 on scene. Command 76, I think it's in the attic. It's in some, uh, Command, Medic 76, you got water on the fire?

The homeowner confirmed that all occupants have safely exited the house.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:04
Companies on 6, this is command. Homeowner reports to all, occupants are out.

Firefighters have shut off the utility lines and are conducting an initial check of the house for anyone inside.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:09
Command, utility's secure. Command copies, utility's secure. Wreck Engine 71, go get me a primary search.

Firefighters report the fire started in the garage and is spreading into the house. They are entering through the front.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:12
Update from 76, looks like a garage fire extending into the house. We're taking a line through the front door outside. Command, copy 76, you're accessing through the alpha side.

Firefighters are on scene at a single-story house with heavy smoke and fire visible.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
Battalion 10's up on A6. Units on Alpha 6, Engine 76 on scene. Single-story house, working fire, heavy smoking fire from the Alpha Delta corner. We got our own water supply. 76 taking fire check. Battalion 10 copy. Engine 76 is on scene, working fire. You have your own water.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a structure fire.

S FD Dispatch B · 0:30
BC 10, BC 11, Engine 76, Medic 76, Engine 51, Engine 71, Engine 74, Truck 74, Truck 7, Structure Fire, District 76, 8704, Grasshopper Court. PC 10, PC 11, Engine 76, Medic 76, Engine 51, Engine 71, Engine 74.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 8704 Grasshopper Ct.

Firefighters have requested a board-up service to secure the structure.

Sac. Metro FD Command A2 · 0:11
Tire dispatch, Grasshopper command. Tire dispatch. Can you please start me a board up with 10 sheets? Copy, requesting a board up with 10 sheets. Can you confirm the address on Grasshopper?

Firefighters are using a booster hose to address the smoldering insulation on the roof.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:12
76 Captain, Truck 7. 76. Hey, if we can get the boost line off your guys' rig to the roof, we can hit this insulation. Copy, 550.

Firefighters are removing smoldering insulation above the laundry room ceiling.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:22
Engine 71, Truck 7. Go for 71. Just above the laundry room, I think right where you guys are starting to pull ceiling, there's some smoldering insulation. Yeah, we're working on pulling ceiling, getting that smoldering insulation out.

Firefighters report smoking insulation on the backside of the house, but the garage is clear.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:20
B11, Engine 71. Go for B11. I'm in the attic. The garage is clear. And we still have smoking installation on the backside of the house. Copy. Smoking installation on the Charlie side of the house.

Firefighters are pulling down the garage ceiling to check for any remaining fire.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Command. Interior. I'm going to assign Engine 74 to pull ceiling in the garage. I think we can terminate Rick at this point. Command copies. Break. Engine 74, command. 10-4. I'm going to have you break down Rick's operations, coordinate with Interior, who is Battalion 11, for pulling ceiling in the garage. 10-4, copy. Battalion 11.

Firefighters confirm a limited fire spread in the attic, but it remains clear. Overhaul and ventilation efforts continue.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:16
Command Battalion 11. For Command 51. Command Battalion 11, we've got a very limited extension in the attic. We're overhauling, but the attic is clear. The fan's pushing up as well.

All firefighters have safely exited the roof and are assisting with interior operations.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
Truck 7, command. Truck 7. Confirming you guys are all off the roof? Affirm, everyone's off the roof. We just tied in with Truck 74. We're going to help establish. Command copies. B11 is inside. He's running interior operations. Copy.

Firefighters are using a fan to clear smoke and are conducting an attic overhaul with a hose line ready.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:28
Command, Battalion 11. Command, go ahead. We're going to start the fan on for a minute, see what happens. We're going to be working this attic overhaul for sure. We'll need to clear it out a bit, though. Command copies. You're going to start the fan. Let's ensure we have a line in play just in case we have any flare-ups. Affirm. We've got a line in play. Command copies. Battalion 11.

Ventilation efforts are complete, and firefighters continue to clear smoke from the house.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:10
complete. Command, copy, ventilation complete. Brake, engine 51, command, truck 7 is completed at a vertical vent hole. I copy.

Firefighters confirm there is no fire in the attic on the right side of the building, and efforts to clear out smoke continue.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Selfie salvage operation. Copy. Truck 7, Engine 51. Engine 51, command, do you have traffic? Command 51, we checked the attic over here on the Bravo side. Correction, Delta side. Check and clear. I wanted to see the status of Truck 7's hall. Command copies. Check and clear. Truck 7, command. Command, Truck 7, available? Station.

Fire units report no fire in the attic, but heavy smoke persists. Crews are cutting a hole to release smoke.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:18
Savannah 7, I pulled ceiling, I don't see that fire, so currently no fire in the attic. Command copies, you're pulling ceiling, currently don't have any fire in the attic. Truck 7 still has heavy smoke production. They're going to cut a hole to relieve that.

Firefighters have extinguished the visible flames and are checking to see if the fire has spread into the attic, with additional crews assisting.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
we got knocked down. We're continuing to keep it in check. Command copies, Engine 76. You have knocked down on the fire. Checking for extension into the attic. I'm sending you Truck 74 to coordinate with a primary search with 71 and to work with you for checking up for extension.

Firefighters are cutting holes in the roof to release heat and smoke and are checking to see if the fire has spread into the attic.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Truck 74. Truck 74, I'm going to get you all in, coordinating with Engine 71 who's performing a primary search. Truck 74 is currently all out, providing vertical ventilation. Let's check for extension into the attic. Command Engine 74, 360 complete. Command copies, 360 complete, Engine 74. Do you have any needs on the Charlie or Delta side? Negative. Command copies, why don't you establish me a RIC? On the Alpha.

Crews have established a water supply and are deploying an additional hose line inside the house.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:15
Command, water supply established. Command, get the water supply. Truck 7, command confirming you guys are all out for vertical vent? Affirm, all out. Command, copy.
Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
All units, Battalion 10 is on scene, all bases being grasshopper command. Break. Engine 51, I copy your traffic. Let's get an additional line pulled in. Engine 51, let's get an additional line inside. Engine 51, copy. Second line inside.

Firefighters are applying water to the fire, which may have spread to the attic.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:15
FD 16, we're getting water on the fire. Yeah, command copies. You're getting good conversion out here from the exterior. Command 166, we're getting water on the last unit for command, repeat.
Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Truck 7, splitting. Engine 74 en route, er, on scene. Truck 7, this is command, I copy, you're splitting. Is, did you want to go all out? I have 71 performing search. Copy, we'll go all out. Command copy, Truck 7 all out. Engine 74 on scene. Command 76, I think it's in the attic. It's in some, uh, Command, Medic 76, you got water on the fire?

The homeowner confirmed that all occupants have safely exited the house.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:04
Companies on 6, this is command. Homeowner reports to all, occupants are out.

Firefighters have shut off the utility lines and are conducting an initial check of the house for anyone inside.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:09
Command, utility's secure. Command copies, utility's secure. Wreck Engine 71, go get me a primary search.

Firefighters report the fire started in the garage and is spreading into the house. They are entering through the front.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:12
Update from 76, looks like a garage fire extending into the house. We're taking a line through the front door outside. Command, copy 76, you're accessing through the alpha side.

Firefighters are on scene at a single-story house with heavy smoke and fire visible.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
Battalion 10's up on A6. Units on Alpha 6, Engine 76 on scene. Single-story house, working fire, heavy smoking fire from the Alpha Delta corner. We got our own water supply. 76 taking fire check. Battalion 10 copy. Engine 76 is on scene, working fire. You have your own water.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a structure fire.

S FD Dispatch B · 0:30
BC 10, BC 11, Engine 76, Medic 76, Engine 51, Engine 71, Engine 74, Truck 74, Truck 7, Structure Fire, District 76, 8704, Grasshopper Court. PC 10, PC 11, Engine 76, Medic 76, Engine 51, Engine 71, Engine 74.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 8704 Grasshopper Ct.

Firefighters have requested a board-up service to secure the structure.

Sac. Metro FD Command A2 · 0:11
Tire dispatch, Grasshopper command. Tire dispatch. Can you please start me a board up with 10 sheets? Copy, requesting a board up with 10 sheets. Can you confirm the address on Grasshopper?

Firefighters are using a booster hose to address the smoldering insulation on the roof.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:12
76 Captain, Truck 7. 76. Hey, if we can get the boost line off your guys' rig to the roof, we can hit this insulation. Copy, 550.

Firefighters are removing smoldering insulation above the laundry room ceiling.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:22
Engine 71, Truck 7. Go for 71. Just above the laundry room, I think right where you guys are starting to pull ceiling, there's some smoldering insulation. Yeah, we're working on pulling ceiling, getting that smoldering insulation out.

Firefighters report smoking insulation on the backside of the house, but the garage is clear.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:20
B11, Engine 71. Go for B11. I'm in the attic. The garage is clear. And we still have smoking installation on the backside of the house. Copy. Smoking installation on the Charlie side of the house.

Firefighters are pulling down the garage ceiling to check for any remaining fire.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Command. Interior. I'm going to assign Engine 74 to pull ceiling in the garage. I think we can terminate Rick at this point. Command copies. Break. Engine 74, command. 10-4. I'm going to have you break down Rick's operations, coordinate with Interior, who is Battalion 11, for pulling ceiling in the garage. 10-4, copy. Battalion 11.

Firefighters confirm a limited fire spread in the attic, but it remains clear. Overhaul and ventilation efforts continue.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:16
Command Battalion 11. For Command 51. Command Battalion 11, we've got a very limited extension in the attic. We're overhauling, but the attic is clear. The fan's pushing up as well.

All firefighters have safely exited the roof and are assisting with interior operations.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
Truck 7, command. Truck 7. Confirming you guys are all off the roof? Affirm, everyone's off the roof. We just tied in with Truck 74. We're going to help establish. Command copies. B11 is inside. He's running interior operations. Copy.

Firefighters are using a fan to clear smoke and are conducting an attic overhaul with a hose line ready.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:28
Command, Battalion 11. Command, go ahead. We're going to start the fan on for a minute, see what happens. We're going to be working this attic overhaul for sure. We'll need to clear it out a bit, though. Command copies. You're going to start the fan. Let's ensure we have a line in play just in case we have any flare-ups. Affirm. We've got a line in play. Command copies. Battalion 11.

Ventilation efforts are complete, and firefighters continue to clear smoke from the house.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:10
complete. Command, copy, ventilation complete. Brake, engine 51, command, truck 7 is completed at a vertical vent hole. I copy.

Firefighters confirm there is no fire in the attic on the right side of the building, and efforts to clear out smoke continue.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Selfie salvage operation. Copy. Truck 7, Engine 51. Engine 51, command, do you have traffic? Command 51, we checked the attic over here on the Bravo side. Correction, Delta side. Check and clear. I wanted to see the status of Truck 7's hall. Command copies. Check and clear. Truck 7, command. Command, Truck 7, available? Station.

Fire units report no fire in the attic, but heavy smoke persists. Crews are cutting a hole to release smoke.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:18
Savannah 7, I pulled ceiling, I don't see that fire, so currently no fire in the attic. Command copies, you're pulling ceiling, currently don't have any fire in the attic. Truck 7 still has heavy smoke production. They're going to cut a hole to relieve that.

Firefighters have extinguished the visible flames and are checking to see if the fire has spread into the attic, with additional crews assisting.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
we got knocked down. We're continuing to keep it in check. Command copies, Engine 76. You have knocked down on the fire. Checking for extension into the attic. I'm sending you Truck 74 to coordinate with a primary search with 71 and to work with you for checking up for extension.

Firefighters are cutting holes in the roof to release heat and smoke and are checking to see if the fire has spread into the attic.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Truck 74. Truck 74, I'm going to get you all in, coordinating with Engine 71 who's performing a primary search. Truck 74 is currently all out, providing vertical ventilation. Let's check for extension into the attic. Command Engine 74, 360 complete. Command copies, 360 complete, Engine 74. Do you have any needs on the Charlie or Delta side? Negative. Command copies, why don't you establish me a RIC? On the Alpha.

Crews have established a water supply and are deploying an additional hose line inside the house.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:15
Command, water supply established. Command, get the water supply. Truck 7, command confirming you guys are all out for vertical vent? Affirm, all out. Command, copy.
Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
All units, Battalion 10 is on scene, all bases being grasshopper command. Break. Engine 51, I copy your traffic. Let's get an additional line pulled in. Engine 51, let's get an additional line inside. Engine 51, copy. Second line inside.

Firefighters are applying water to the fire, which may have spread to the attic.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:15
FD 16, we're getting water on the fire. Yeah, command copies. You're getting good conversion out here from the exterior. Command 166, we're getting water on the last unit for command, repeat.
Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:30
Truck 7, splitting. Engine 74 en route, er, on scene. Truck 7, this is command, I copy, you're splitting. Is, did you want to go all out? I have 71 performing search. Copy, we'll go all out. Command copy, Truck 7 all out. Engine 74 on scene. Command 76, I think it's in the attic. It's in some, uh, Command, Medic 76, you got water on the fire?

The homeowner confirmed that all occupants have safely exited the house.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:04
Companies on 6, this is command. Homeowner reports to all, occupants are out.

Firefighters have shut off the utility lines and are conducting an initial check of the house for anyone inside.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:09
Command, utility's secure. Command copies, utility's secure. Wreck Engine 71, go get me a primary search.

Firefighters report the fire started in the garage and is spreading into the house. They are entering through the front.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:12
Update from 76, looks like a garage fire extending into the house. We're taking a line through the front door outside. Command, copy 76, you're accessing through the alpha side.

Firefighters are on scene at a single-story house with heavy smoke and fire visible.

Sac. Metro FD Tac A6 · 0:19
Battalion 10's up on A6. Units on Alpha 6, Engine 76 on scene. Single-story house, working fire, heavy smoking fire from the Alpha Delta corner. We got our own water supply. 76 taking fire check. Battalion 10 copy. Engine 76 is on scene, working fire. You have your own water.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a structure fire.

S FD Dispatch B · 0:30
BC 10, BC 11, Engine 76, Medic 76, Engine 51, Engine 71, Engine 74, Truck 74, Truck 7, Structure Fire, District 76, 8704, Grasshopper Court. PC 10, PC 11, Engine 76, Medic 76, Engine 51, Engine 71, Engine 74.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 8704 Grasshopper Ct.

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