Truck fire spreads to vegetation near Merrill Road, Groveland CA


Radio dispatch describing a truck on fire in dry grass near Merrill Road and Second Garrotte Ridge Road in Groveland. The vehicle fire began to spread to nearby vegetation. Responders used several extinguishers but could not fully extinguish the fire; multiple engines and water tenders were sent to the scene.
Audio|Source: Tuolumne County Public Safety
05:50
Transcript:
00:00
The truck went a lot of a bunch of dry production, it's really hot,
00:02
smoking might be starting to fire.
00:04
I can't move it, can you start fire?
00:06
Can you start fire? Okay, come.
00:07
Noron.
00:08
No, Nornon.
00:09
Air Force.
00:10
Agency is this global at the Calpire station.
00:15
Engine 446 engine 4476 an agency assist for a possible smoking vehicle in the dry grass deputies that seen near the Cal Fire Road 11700 Merrill Road in 0521
00:34
Nordry. Northree good.
00:35
We're coming on A&A right now.
00:39
YOLO 4 Adams John 3-2-0-9-9 Adams 0-0-67755
00:51
Tully 8-0-9, the truck is on fire
00:55
Noor 9, copy the truck on fire
00:57
North 312A 44-4-066 shirtman
01:08
Clear expired was like back in 2015 on an 09501-2015 on an 09 Yamaha to Justin Lee out of sailing
01:15
and it looks like it should have been subplated twice and time ago.
01:19
10-4[1]-8.
01:20
Tell me all right.
01:21
All right. All right, good.
01:22
Have fun to step it up.
01:23
Let's get in there.
01:24
Ten forth. We've used four or five extinguishers and we can't put it out.
01:27
Chafflin.
01:28
Nora, can you guys how much registration is on fire?
01:30
Right now it's just the bushes next to the starting to catch on fire.
01:34
446 and injury to holding command.
01:36
4476 and a jury to holding command.
01:38
Go ahead for inch 24476.
01:41
2476 and intro 4466.
01:43
This will now be a vehicle fire.
01:45
The ESO advised the vegetation is also catching on fire.
01:48
They're at Merrill Road and Second Grotino.
01:51
That's your traffic command 12.
01:53
I'll start a vegetation fire.
01:54
I copy. Bill and B engines are in route.
01:56
An official response for vehicle fire, the Gloveland Merrill Road, a second Grotie Ridge.
02:05
Thanks, David Ford.
02:06
Action, S1, David's 4.
02:08
David 4. S1, good. You want me to start that way, I'm out the county line.
02:10
I think it's not up!
02:13
BOR! BOR! BOR! BOR!
02:15
BOR! BOR! BOR! BOR!
02:16
Bhop!
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B! A... A...
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A... ... ...
02:23
Poh-E-E-k-poh!
02:26
The time. 4416, inch of 4486, inch of 631, inchin 781, water tender 6.18, water tender 518.
02:35
Report of a vehicle fire,
02:36
engine 4466 and into 4476 in route.
02:39
Corner of the Merrill Road, Second Geroody Ridge Road in Gloveland.
02:43
Check back on command 12.0529.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgement/OK
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Location mentioned:
2nd Garrotte Ridge Rd, Groveland, CA 95321
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