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Mutual Aid, San Jose, 2 June 2004.
Truck 5 providing mutual aid at a 5th alarm structure fire at a strip mall in San Jose, at 4124 Monterey Highway near Senter Rd. Truck 5 and Engine 6 were assigned to the C/D side, involving substantial active fire and exposures to adjacent apartments. Truck 5 provided an elevated master stream, and Engine 6 provided a water supply to Truck 5.
3 Alarm Brush Fire, Campbell's area, 16 June 2004.
Rescue 3 and Engine 10 working on the Hamilton Av offramp from Highway 17 north at a three alarm brush fire, the offramp having been shut down to all non-emergency traffic by law enforcement. High winds and nearby endangered construction equipment complicated this 4-acre fire, which took about 7 hours to extinguish. All of the tall pine trees at the left of the photo had to be cut down by CalTrans at the end of the event, as they were all burned and in danger of falling.
2 Alarm Structure Fire, Sunnyoaks' area, 9 August 2004.
At 0153, Engine 10, Engine 11, Truck 5, Rescue 3 and Battalion 3 were dispatched to a structure fire at Central Valley Marine on Sunnyoaks Av in Campbell. A second alarm was immediately requested, and Engine 3, Engine 8, Truck 1, Hazmat 2 and Battalion 7 responded. An exterior attack was initiated, using two master streams as well as multiple hoselines. Two 800' (245 M) five-inch (12.7cm) supply lines were required.
90% of the two story, 8000 square foot (740 square meter) Marine Repair business was damaged; computers containing business records were salvaged and removed from the first floor office. In addition to the building, four boats were destroyed and two automobiles damaged by radiant heat. 8-10 other boats were undamaged. Total damage estimates were more than $1 million.
With flames showing through the roof, sparks fly as firefighters cut through metal door bars to gain access.
Master streams from Engine 11 and Truck 5's ladder tip are directed at the building's roof.
As handlines are deployed to attack the fire from the side, the master streams continue to hit the roof. Once access was made, firefighters backed away from the building due to the possibility of a wall collapse.
One of the 5" supply lines snaking back to feed Truck 5's master stream.
Right: A firefighter plays a hoseline against the forklift's propane fuel tank to keep it cooled.
Water droplets on the camera lens, and a blanket of foam on the ground, combine to give a winter-like scene.
2 Alarm Structure Fire, Campbell's area, 16 November 2004.
An early morning 2-alarm apartment fire in Campbell. Top left: The Truck 5 crew ventilates the roof. Top right: Engine 11, Hazmat 2, Truck 1, and Engine 9 in staging, on Hamilton Avenue. Bottom: roof operations.
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