Multiple spot fires and power issues in Sacramento County, Sacramento County CA
WildfireMultiple small fires caused by lightning strikes are active in Sacramento County near Cherokee, Herald Road, and Simmerhorn Road. Downed power lines and a transformer explosion have been reported. Heavy rain is falling but new fires continue to emerge in several locations.
Audio|Source: Sacramento Regional Fire and EMS
06:11
Transcript:
00:00
Copy that. Be advised we do have multiple lightning strikes in the area. No rate. Copy multiple lightning strikes in the area. Okay, multiple lightning strikes in the area. Okay, affirmative, I'm getting lightning over here now. I'm just coming up on Alta Mesa.
00:27
Copy that. I'm going to head down and come across some more hard. Copy.
00:55
Sheldon Road, Medics 76, Engine 76, Operations A3. Fire dispatch, engine 345. All right as much. Please show engine 345 and water tender 45 responding. Engine 7045 is out of service manpower. Every engine 345
01:23
responding with Watertoner 45 and just 45 outtapping. ...is responding to the vegetation fire on Herald Road. 938, that's in small spot. I do have power lines down.
01:42
Fire dispatch for time 38 at seeing small spot you can go ahead and cancel 345 and water tender 45 we got some pretty good heavy rain also start smud I do have power lines down on Herald Road on the side copy if you're signing 38 on scene the cancel engine 3035 water tender 45 heavy rain requesting spot for power lines down on the side of Herald Road
02:11
Medics 618, engine 14, METO8, District 14. 1321, North Sea Street, Medics 618, Engine 14, Operations D3. 3D7, okay.
02:34
38. Spot is requesting a poll number if possible. Yeah, stand by. I'm trying to get to it. I'll establish Herald Command. Okay, Herald Command. The time 38, Station 87, one, standby.
02:59
new reports of two additional spot fires at Cherokee and Simmerhorn Road. Copy. Additionally, SMUD[1] ETA is 45 minutes, 4-5. June 581, Medallion 38.
03:21
Region 581, the kind 388 on Alpha 6. Forky. Got to be 3,800 responding to Cherokee. Confirming engine 345 and water tender 45 are available. They were canceled on this incident. They're still showing responding.
03:51
They were recalled. Copy that. If you can raise them on the radio, go ahead and dispatch them to the Cherokee location. Agent 345, Fire Dispatch. 345 Fire Dispatch.
04:20
0264662. 20262. 20262. Also, I do have a transformer that just blew. It's a pole I cannot get to. It's right next. It's behind this one. Copy, a transformer just blew on a pole next to this one.
04:44
87. They don't come in. Go for you three seven. This fire is out. Go ahead and take, go up to Cherokee and see if you can get see another spot there. 1038 300. Go ahead.
05:10
You get ahead to that location. We have a new start here on Simmerhorn Road. I'm going to get an address and start a new incident. Copy. 387, did you copy?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
SMUD: Sacramento Municipal Utility District (utility company, responding to downed lines)
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Location mentioned:
Cherokee Ln & Simmerhorn Rd, California 95632
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