Vegetation fire near Highway 88 leads to closures, Jackson CA
WildfireA vegetation wildfire was reported near Highway 88 and Court Street in Jackson, California. Fire agencies responded with aerial water drops to control the fire. Highway 88 was closed completely as a safety measure. A local hospital was ordered to shelter in place due to the fire. Crews made good progress in containing the flame that spanned about four to five acres, with special attention on the fire's head and left shoulder near the highway and power lines.
Audio|Source: El Dorado and Amador Counties Public Safety
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Transcript:
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So you're responding to vegetation fire, Highway E.E.
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Court Street, confirm response.
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Water tender, 5191.
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Vitals.
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And two sold on board, two and a half a thousand fuel.
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Is that my problem? 20 minutes.
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Two sold on board, 2.5 hours of fuel, 20 minute ETE.
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You are positive AFS.
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You are positive AFS.
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1,700.
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931.
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176.
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176. Two more.
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Two more.
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Copy. Yeah, information only.
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Highway 88 will be shut down in its entirety of a bit.
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We will sign CHP[1], 1701.
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And then also if you can get us the CHP[1] rep to the ICP[2].
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They copy CHP[1] rep to the ICP[2].
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What is the location of ICP[2]?
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ICP[2] is going to be Highway 88 in Quark Street, the 2714 pickup.
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1501. Stand by one, drop-in, thinker.
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Border attack.
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Tempta 21, my patrol phone.
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That's all I have on me.
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1702. A3's drop, looking to start towards the end of his drop and get it born.
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Kind of finish up front of the head, and then a little bit left shoulder.
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You can do that.
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You are clear to maneuver.
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We'll go coverage level four.
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Boyloads.
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The court incident, head of the court incident, second drop will be down the left shoulder.
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Be closed, diverting down, Dahlteroth.
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A2, cut your base.
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Stayed available.
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Finally. Get one mile east.
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Can fire.
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Bravo, on air tactics, 22.
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Mike, bravo, stand by. Shoulder, left shoulder of the core incident.
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AirDrop 2.
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2992, you're cleared in 2,000 below, AirTac 4,000, tanker at 3,000, and call at 3 miles.
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Right down one.
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All right,
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down one.
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Line, bottom of that reach, just down to the bottom of that reach, just down to the bottom of the range below the road.
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Load return, Columbia.
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11 Charles, I can advise on 1802.
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Hello, AirTax 4,000.
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The advice you've got 8283 L-pound, and you'll be working on 7 mics bravo, hot-year-slow low-low-low.
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Anchors 3,000.
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Hazards low level power lines you'll be working with Copters 609.
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It's 2992 to 2000 and below.
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We're cleared in.
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We're cleared in.
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End of 72 Medics, 161, Medical, 2468, west via trail across the Deadwood Corps, 170.
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Round to the Welfare Check, Coach Lane.
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I've got to retarded it.
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Cross ahead, left shoulder.
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Left shoulders getting into some more heavys as well, but I'm going to get both head and left shoulders right now.
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My name's great.
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Copy my left.
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7114 negative.
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Were you clear? A firm, clear last few sides.
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I'm fire copy. I'll have a copter go direct division mic.
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I see your air attack underground.
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Anchors get back. We'll play by air.
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See how conditions are when they get back.
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My plan is keep doubling up the head and the left shoulder.
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Just reinforcing those two priorities.
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Locked skinny fire that ran up to the top of the slope there.
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Left flank being along the highway, obviously the head being up at the top of the Honol.
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Blood level of power line along the roadway.
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Go ahead. Yeah, still holding four to five acres.
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Crews are making good progress.
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We are going to have a shelter in place of the hospital.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
CHP: California Highway Patrol
[2]
ICP: Incident Command Post
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This was transcribed by AI and may contain errors. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
CA-88 & Court St, Jackson, CA 95642
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