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The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District responded to a second alarm structure fire in a two story home located at 124 Lark Court in Alamo on March 1 at 8:05 pm.
A total of six engines, two trucks, one breathing support unit, one paramedic ambulance, three chief officers, one safety officer and one fire investigator were dispatched to the scene.
Crews from Station 32 arrived to discover a fire in the chimney had spread to the attic area. Firefighters immediately began a strong offensive attack and were able to successfully extinguish the fire in approximately 40 minutes.
The residents were at home at the time of the fire; they called 911 from a cell phone and safely evacuated the home with no injuries.
“We encourage residents to program their cell phones with the emergency dispatch telephone number, (925) 838-6691”, said Fire Chief Richard Price. “Currently all 9-1-1 calls, made from a cell phone, are routed to CHP who then routes them to the appropriate agency, calling direct from your cell phone can save time.”
Two firefighter sustained minor injuries. The firefighters were transported to a local hospital for observation and are expected to make a full recovery.
The structure sustained $400,000 damage and there was $200,000 in content loss.
Thank you so much for giving us the telephone number to the Fire Dispatch. The general public doesn’t understand that when they call 9.1.1 from their cell phones, the call goes directly to the CHP Dispatch Center. Valuable time is lost while the CHP figures out where you are and then routes you to your nearest Fire/Police Dispatch.
Excellent report with excellent information. Program that phone number into your cell phones right away.
so if I’m not in the 925 area code, what number do I dial? (I’m not a tree with a permanent root system, after all).
Why can’t you geniuses figure out a 911 system that results in the most efficient dispatch – like, say 911 for police and 912 for fire (no matter where you are, not just a specific area code)?
It’s not rocket science.
Sheesh.