The Sub Burndown
Friday December 26, 2015
Section 1
- The Sub Fire -
Section 2
- Square Deal Recordings & Supplies (SDRS) Fire -
Section 4
- Comments, Observations and Correction on Narratives by SLO City FD -
See SLO City FD Destroy A House That Was Not On Fire When They Arrived
Atascadero Street Fire (Father's Day 2016)
We recommend viewing the Atascadero Street Fire case study and documentary for context before viewing the Fire At The Sub documentary.
See Documentaries on What SLO City FD Actually Does and What Happened at The Sub & Square Deal Fire on 12/26/15
Learn Unpleasant Truths About SLO City FD
Proof of Arson - Fire Test Footage
More Proof of Arson: Original, Unedited Footage →
The Meeting and City Gate Report Review (New Material Added 4/1/20)
SLO City FD Fraudulent & Inaccurate Press Release
After viewing, continue watching the secondary "Olson Lies" video here
See original press release by SLOCF
They Train For What They Actually Do, BURN Things down Fast and Efficiently
They DO NOT train on actually going inside and putting water on the fire, because they have not tried to put out a serious fire in over 12 years!
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The Synopsis
1. Refusal to fight the fire, instead they did an intentional burn-down to make their job easier.
2. Refused to do an arson investigation and instead did a cover-up.
Above:The aftermath of the fire on 12/26/2015 inside The Sub / SDRS, Inc., a small business based in San Luis Obispo, California.
6 Minutes With The Arsonist
Incendiary #1 — The timeline of initial events that sparked suspicion of arson…
The Sub / SDRS Crop. stands to prove fire did not come into front of SDRS through firewall of The Sub.
The Sub Office
The Sub / SDRS Crop. stands to prove fire did not come into front of SDRS through firewall of The Sub.
Section 3
- SLO City FD Issues -
Section 6
- SLO City FD Narratives -
Section 7
SLO City FD Fire Investigation Report
Section 8
Arson Investigator /Expert Letters
Section 9
Firefighting Info
Section 10
-Original Unedited Video Material
Section 11
- Original Photographs & Images -
6 Minutes With The Arsonist
Incendiary #1 — The timeline of initial events that sparked suspicion of arson.
Times are given as "likely / best" estimates.
Likely / Best
Time / Case
10:45 / 10:47a.m. - inside Square Deal Recordings & Supplies (SDRS):
Prior to arrive at SDRS, the "fire guy" goes to The Sub and saw The Sub crew getting ready to exit. He opens The Sub front door and tells Katie they must get out and she sarcastically tells him, "What do you think we are doing?" He has now "cleared" The Sub. He then asks if there is a "crew" at the warehouse next door. The "fire guy" then goes around the fire and into Square Deal Recordings & Supplies (SDRS) to "clear the building".
10:46 / 10:48a.m.:
"Fire guy" comes in Square Deal's front door and announces our building is compromised and we must get out — He has a cellphone to his ear and is in a call. Jeremy & Nicole respond, go to top of the stairs.
10:47 / 10:49a.m.:
Nicole runs to The Sub.
Jeremy confronted "fire guy" , who then stated he is off-duty firefighter.
10:47 / 10:49a.m.
Jeremy then goes to tell four (4) staff members to leave the building because of fire.
He returns and "fire guy" is still by the swinging doors at top of the stairs.
10:49 / 10:50a.m.
Jeremy & "fire guy" go down stairs and out door.
Jeremy does not see José and decides to go back into building to look for him.
10:50 / 10:51a.m.
"fire guy" says Jeremy can't go back in. Jeremy says he is going to look for José and goes up the stairs into SDRS with "fire guy" following. "fire guy" waits by swinging doors at top of the stairs while Jeremy looks for José.
10:52a.m.:
Jeremy returns (without finding José) and "fire guy" is still waiting.
The first call to 911 was 10:49a.m. (10:48:50). "Fire guy" was already on the phone when he first came in and making a call but NOT to 911.
10:52a.m.:
Jeremy returns (without finding José) & "fire guy" is still waiting.
10:52a.m.: "Fire guy" pulls the (1) fire alarm pull station as he exits with Jeremy for the final time.
The time of the fire alarm he pulls is 10:52. SDRS only has a fire alarm in the basement.
The first call to 911 was 10:49a.m. (10:48:50).
The "fire guy" is already on the phone when he first comes in and making a call, but NOT to 911 —— so who is he calling?
Other than the "fire guy" (who we feel is the arsonist!), No other firemen "cleared" either The Sub or SDRS of people at the beginning of the fire or at any point during the fire, which is their first obligation.
No staff or crew was contacted during the fire to ask about people and no fireman ever went inside The Sub main room.
No fireman's narrative mentions clearing The Sub or SDRS of personnel. There were seven narratives — none of which mention making sure no one was in the building. This is the FIRST responsibility for all firefighters.
Section 12
-Actual Firefighting Action
Section 13
-Actual Ventilation Training
SLO City FD Fails to Evacuate Building
Clearing the building and ensuring nobody is inside - a crucial step neglected by the SLO City Fire Dept.
Clearing the building of people is one of the most basic and important duties of firefighters and firefighter leadership when arriving at a fire scene.
In reviewing all significant fire calls since 2008, The Sub fire stands out as the only fire with no mention by any firefighter in any after-action narrative of checking for occupants immediately upon their arrival or at any time thereafter!
NO firefighter checked to see if The Sub was empty of people!
NO firefighter narrative mentions or claims credit for clearing The Sub building!
All staff at The Sub and Square Deal Recordings & Supplies (SDRS) have testified that no firefighter asked any of them about people still in The Sub or Square Deal at any time during the fire.
Did San Luis Obispo City Fire Department leadership fail to see if anyone was in The Sub or did they communicate with the off-duty firefighter (suspected arsonist) who disappeared after effectively clearing both of the buildings at the very start of the fire?
When the off-duty firefighter (who we believe was the arsonist) came into Square Deal, he was talking on a cell phone. We believe he was NOT talking to 911 because, at the time he was on the phone, it was before the first call on the 911 time logs we obtained. Who was he talking with?
No official firefighter checked at the beginning of the fire to see if Square Deal was cleared of people
NO firefighter narrative mentions or claims credit for clearing The Sub building!
Continued on following page… →The Bravest Act?
Cutting holes in roofs is something firemen do but most civilians can't tell and don't know the difference between a heroic act or an act that is the opposite, and perhaps a criminal act.
The Hero:
When a firefighter cuts a hole BEHIND the fire line in a roof, the updraft/ventilation draws the fire back towards the hole into the already burning part of the structure — It raises the temperature but retards the forward movement of the fire. More importantly, in the short run, it removes smoke and products of combustion making it safer to fight the fire in the parts of the structure not yet fully on fire, or not on fire at all.
Cutting a hole over the hot part of the roof is very, very dangerous (although also very effective) and takes courage, skill, technique, and experience – Only heroes do this. Usually, what the BEST firemen do is cut a hole just ahead of the fire line to halt the fire at that point. It is still courageous to get this close! The whole point and only point of cutting the hole is to create a safer scene to FIGHT THE FIRE INSIDE THE BUILDING.
The not so brave act
When firefighter leadership has decided not to fight a fire and instead plans to burn the structure down, cutting big draft holes makes a quicker, hotter, more intense burn that is focused by the hole location resulting in a much SHORTER but hotter, more damaging and dangerous fire. To do this, they send a team onto the roof well ahead of the fire and well ahead of danger. They cut the holes to draw the fire further into the structure in what they call a defensive tactic but sometimes it is really a ""burndown" fast and completely tactic.
Continued on following page… →
10:46am - The first minutes into the fire…
Minutes 16-20
UID #2 goes off on top of front corner of root at Minute 16
Final stage of the fire "meeting"
At Minutes 223-253, the Sub office is still not involved in either fire, but new holes cut in rest of Square Deal Roof moves fire further into Square Deal.
Key Events & Evidence:
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"Everyone in the fire service must be, and should be, prepared to admit that there is a [firefighter arson] problem..."
— U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2003)
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Statistics from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reported an estimated 16,600 collisions involving fire department vehicles, highest since NFPA data collection began in 1990.
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Detailed PDF map shows locations of holes cut by members of SLOFD and incendiary devices placed by unknown person(s)
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The Sub
- Fire Load & Interior Details
There are very few buildings that had as low of a fire load as The Sub's front windows and front room. There is probably no building in San Luis Obispo that an incendiary device of this size would have been safer and easier to put out.
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Square Deal Recordings & Supplies
- Fire Load Notes
The SLOFD leadership has repeatedly stated we had a huge fire load at Square Deal Recordings & Supplies. This is relatively untrue and totally untrue from the perspective of the two hours they had to stop the fire.
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The Sub
- Roof Details
The Sub and Square Deal Recordings & Supplies had a complete recent earthquake upgrade and a brand new thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) roof membrane over new plywood and 3/8" fireboard to achieve a one-hour Class A roof fire rating.
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