False iphone crash alert on northbound I-5 near wilcox, Red Bluff CA

Traffic

Reported: 11/7/2025 01:25 PM

I-5, Red Bluff, CA

Emergency services responded to an iPhone crash detection alert on northbound Interstate 5 near Wilcox Road in Red Bluff. After searching the area, no crash or incident was found, and the alert was confirmed as a false alarm.

Audio|Source: CALFIRE SHU/TGU/SKU Dispatch

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Transcript:

00:00

Red Bluff City, iPhone.

00:01

Red Bluff City, iPhone crash detection, northbound I-5 near Wilcox Road.

00:24

Engine 3, Mediak 711, an iPhone crash detection in northbound I-5, near Wilcox Road.

00:32

1325, break, Medi-14, cover post 1.

00:38

714, copy 1.

00:41

Medics 714-1325.

00:44

7-Eleven responding.

00:48

Mediq 711-1325.

00:52

7-Eleven 1325.

00:57

Beak.

01:01

Rebluff City, Coteum Medical Brickyard Creek Apartments.

01:11

BOR. BOR. BOR.

01:16

BOR.

01:24

The truck one, Medi-714, CO2 Medical, stages were required for a victim of violence.

01:29

Breakyard Creek Apartments,

01:31

near Walnut Street,

01:33

Unit 32.

01:35

Acknowledge staging upon response, 1326, break, Medi-719, cover post one.

01:41

719.

01:43

719. Medi-719, 13-27.

01:52

CELA 714 responding copy stage.

01:57

Mediq 714-13-27.

02:01

I was a truck one responding copy stage.

02:11

Truck 1-1327.

02:12

Truck 1 1327.

02:19

Engine 3, confirm response, northbound I find Wilcoxford.

02:25

Rob Love, engine 3 responding and time to dispatch.

02:31

Engine 3, 1328.

02:32

Engine 3, 1328.

02:34

Redloff Truck One, Sage, Walnut, Otterton.

02:42

Truck One, 1330.

02:49

Red Bluff, Medi-7-Eleven.

02:51

We're in the area attempting to locate.

02:57

Mediq 711, 1330.

03:05

Red Bluff, Engine 3 in the area.

03:11

Engine 31331.

03:13

Engine 3, Medics 711.

03:20

I have not located anything so far.

03:22

I'm going to continue north towards JellySbury.

03:32

Medics 711, engine 3 copies, we'll do the same.

03:41

Reb-off, my 7-11.

03:42

So far we are at UPL.

03:44

Do you have any further info?

03:50

Mediq 7-11-11 Rebeloff negative.

03:53

Search to your content.

04:00

The unit's responding to the iPhone crash detection, northbound I find out of Wilcox.

04:03

Cancel response.

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