3001 Bahia Court Fire

SLO City FD responded to the fire fairly quickly…

After listening to the Alrita Call logs to see what happened, these seem to be the critical recordings.
35 Minutes and 12 Seconds to go inside and look for the victim AFTER knowing he was inside.

CALL 1 – 11:19:02 AM – Fire Alarm (automated dispatch)

TRANSCRIPT: [Computer]: Cal Fire Truck 1, Engine 2, Engine 3, Engine 4, Battalion Chief 4, Structure Fire, Code 3, Structure Fire, RP Hung Up, 1655 Alrita Grid N-11, 1655 Alrita Grid N-11

CALL 2 – 11:19:49 AM – Human dispatch follows up with additional details, claims "Everybody is out of the house."

TRANSCRIPT: [Dispatch]: Units responding to the structure fire, it's gonna be at Alrita & Bahai, we're getting multiple 911s, everybody is out of the house.

CALL 9 – 11:23:23 AM – On Scene, establishing IC

TRANSCRIPT: [?] The City Fire Batallion 4 is on the scene, establishing Alrita IC. Uh, This is going to be a working incident, we've got a fully involved structure, with, uh, multiple exposures, uh, continue all incoming, we've got a hydrant right in front of the, uh, house, and um, all units on your arrival switch to TAC.

CALL 10 – 11:24:40 AM – Call for ambulance code 3 (with lights and sirens), stating there was a "Possible Victim"

TRANSCRIPT: [Truck 2] Two on scene [Dispatch] Copy two on scene [IC] This is city fire from, um, uh, Alrita IC, grab me an ambulance code 3 if you haven't already. ?Break? we may have a victim [Dispatch] Copy starting ambulance code 3, possible victim.

CALL 11 – 11:25:23 AM – States that ventilation will not be used. (Although it was used a short time later)

TRANSCRIPT: [?] Inaudible [?] Truck 1 from Alrita IC, come up and uh, assist engine 3 and engine 2. Uh, doesn't look like we're going to be going ventilation on this. [Truck 1] Truck copy. [?] Inaudible

CALL 12 – 11:35:18 AM - Request for more equipment.

TRANSCRIPT: []City fire from,… Alrita IC [Dispatch]Alrita IC []If uh, Chief Barryman hasn't already done it, let's request two more engines from the –c, uh, from Cal-Fire, one to support the city, and one to respond to the structure fire [Dispatch] Copy, two from Cal-Fire, one for city, one for structure fire

CALL 16 – 11:45:23 AM – Alrita IC asks for the ambulance crew to switch to TAC-1 and move to the front of the building. This seems to imply will soon be an attempt to go inside and recover any possible victims.

TRANSCRIPT: [Alrita IC] City From Alrita IC [Dispatch] Alrita IC [Alrita IC] On TAC with ambulance that's on scene, have them contact me on city TAC 1, and respond to the front of the structure, with their gear [] San Luis ambulance, Alrita IC on City Net.

CALL 18 – 11:53:52 AM - Confirms the time of the first call received about the fire, 11:17 AM

TRANSCRIPT: [] IC, Go [Dispatch] IC, time of call 11:17, time of dispatch 11:18.

CALL 19 – 11:54:17 AM - Confirms the time of first arrival on the scene, 11:22 AM

TRANSCRIPT: [Dispatch] Time of first arrival 11:22.

CALL 24 – 11:59:52 AM – Went inside and confirmed 11-44 (Possible Fatality), asks for coroner. It took 35 minutes and 12 seconds to go inside after knowing there is a victim inside (see CALL 10)

TRANSCRIPT: [] City Fire, Alrita IC [Dispatch] Alrita IC [] We have a, uh, confirmed 11-44, we're gonna need, uh, coroner please.

CALL 41 – 1:45:03 PM – 1st recovery crews go inside for recovery of victim

TRANSCRIPT: []City fire Alrita IC on city net. [Dispatch] Alrita IC [] Can you time stamp and enter in the cad comments bit crews are making entry for a recovery at this moment. [Dispatch] City fire copy.

CALL 42 – 2:03:20 PM – Confirming recovery crews have recovered the body of the victim and are now outside.

TRANSCRIPT: [] City Fire Alrita IC on City Net. [Dispatch] Alrita IC [] Could you time stamp recovery is complete, crews are outside. [Dispatch] Copy recovery is complete, good job.

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