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Fire commission reviews three-alarm Julian Avenue blaze and response challenges after Waymo vehicle obstructed access
Summary
Deputy Chief Darius Lutrop told the commission a three-alarm fire on Julian Avenue required rapid tactical adjustments after dispatch confusion and an autonomous Waymo vehicle obstructed access; crews made rescues and two people were taken to hospital with smoke inhalation.
Deputy Chief Darius Lutrop described a March third-alarm fire in the Julian Avenue area that required rapid shifts in response after initial dispatch reported multiple locations. Lutrop said companies were redirected, commanders established unified incident control and crews made multiple rescues; two people were transported with smoke inhalation.
Lutrop attributed complicating factors to address ambiguity in reported locations and obstructions near Fifteenth and Weese that slowed initial access. “They were able to get around the vehicle,” Lutrop said, describing how crews dismounted and changed approach…
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