2700 Middlefield AAR Final - After Action Review

Sep 13, 2026

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After Action Review for a major incident fire at 2700 Middlefield Road in the North Fair Oaks community of Redwood City, CA on June 3rd, 2024. The review documents incident synopsis, location, building construction details, weather conditions, alarm dispatch and move-up assignments, and incident command system operations. It includes a timeline of events, exposure concerns and residential evacuations, public safety communications, unmanned aircraft support, and participating organizations. The report identifies incident strengths, challenges, lessons learned, and provides recommendations for future incident response.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryForms

FormatPDF

Pages57

Reading Time20 min

AccessFree to download

Acknowledgments

Purpose and Intent of this After Action Review

Incident Synopsis

Incident Location

Building Construction

Incident Weather

Alarm Dispatch & Move-Up Assignments

Incident Command System

Timeline of Events

Exposure Concerns & Residential Evacuations

Public Safety Communications

Unmanned Aircraft Support

Nongovernmental Organizations

Incident Strengths & Successes

Incident Challenges & Lessons Learned

Recommendations for Future Incidents

Future Discussion Topics

Participating Agencies

Conclusion

AFTER ACTION REVIEW 2700 MIDDLEFIELD RD . 8 ALARM FIRE JUNE 3RD, 2024 PRESENTED BY: MENLO PARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT This page intentionally left blank. TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ....................................................................................................4 PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THIS AFTER ACTION REVIEW .....................................................5 INCIDENT SYNOPSIS.......................................................................................................5 INCIDENT LOCATION.................................................................................................... 10 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ........................................................................................... 11 INCIDENT WEATHER .................................................................................................... 14 ALARM DISPATCH & MOVE-UP ASSIGNMENTS................................................................ 16 INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM...................................................................................... 18 TIMELINE OF EVENTS ................................................................................................... 30 EXPOSURE CONCERNS & RESIDENTIAL EVACUATIONS...................................................... 34 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS............................................................................... 35 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SUPPORT .................................................................................. 37 NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS......................................................................... 38 INCIDENT STRENGTHS & SUCCESSES .............................................................................. 42 INCIDENT CHALLENGES & LESSONS LEARNED.................................................................. 45 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE INCIDENTS ............................................................... 50 FUTURE DISCUSSION TOPICS ........................................................................................ 54 PARTICIPATING AGENCIES ............................................................................................ 56 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................. 57 Cover page created by Tom Owen Acknowledgments Thank you to the following individuals who contributed to the compilation of this report: Mark Lorenzen, Fire Chief Menlo Park Fire Protection District Todd Ellis, Division Chief Menlo Park Fire Protection District Jon Johnston, Division Chief/Fire Marshal Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chuck Lax, Battalion Chief Redwood City/San Carlos Fire Department Matt Menard, Battalion Chief Menlo Park Fire Protection District Jeff Thorne, Battalion Chief San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department Randy Kelly, Fire Captain Menlo Park Fire Protection District Tom Owen, Technical Ops Specialist Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chris Dennebaum, Fire Captain Menlo Park Fire Protection District Brian Steach, Fire Captain Redwood City/San Carlos Fire Department Deanna Sanchez, Operations Manager American Medical Response Mike Stahl, Battalion Chief Menlo Park Fire Protection District Natasha Claire-Espino, Director SMC Public Safety Communications Dan Coyle, Deputy Fire Chief Menlo Park Fire Protection District Ehren MacDonald, Division Chief Menlo Park Fire Protection District Geoff Balton, Battalion Chief Redwood City/San Carlos Fire Department Jason Martin, Battalion Chief Menlo Park Fire Protection District Robert Douthit, Battalion Chief Woodside Fire Protection District Alex Pino, Battalion Chief San Mateo County Fire Department Ryan McGraw, Fire Inspector II Menlo Park Fire Protection District Charles Washington, Engineer Menlo Park Fire Protection District Ray Iverson, Fire Chief

FAQs

What incident is covered in this After Action Review?

The report reviews a fire incident occurring on June 3rd, 2024 at 2700 Middlefield Road in the North Fair Oaks community of Redwood City, CA.

How does the report describe the response and command structure?

It documents alarm dispatch and move-up assignments, the incident command system, and a timeline of key operational actions and adjustments.

What outputs does the review provide for future improvement?

It summarizes incident strengths, challenges, and lessons learned, then delivers recommendations and future discussion topics to improve future incident response.

Sep 13, 2026

Uploaded by Noah