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Lightning starts grass fires on Herald Rd with downed power lines, Sacramento County CA

Wildfire

Reported: 09/02/2025 05:35 AM (PDT)

Herald Rd, California

Fire crews responded to several small grass fires started by lightning near Herald Road. Some power lines fell in the area. Water tenders and engines were sent to the scene. After heavy rain fell, some units were canceled. The electric company was called to handle the downed power lines, and the area was made safe from live wires.

Audio|Source: Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications Center (SRFECC)

03:34

Transcript:

00:00

Dispatch engine 387 responding.837 responding. 3,800 responding? Responding. 38 responding. 38 responding? 38 responding. 38 responding?

00:29

Grass fire, 7, near Herald Road, water tender 45, operations A6. Thank you, it upon Alpha 6.

00:58

Engine 11, operations A2. 3,800, very much. 3800. Standing reports that this was caused by lightning. We've continued lightning in the area. Possible location for this fire near Timberhorn Road. Initially, Watertender 81 is on volunteer risks. We covered them with Watertender 45.

01:28

We've covered that. We do have bulletin strikes in the area No right. Copy multiple lightning strike in area. I'm tying 33 800. Yeah affirmative. I'm getting lightning over here now. I'm just coming up on Ultimat. I'm gonna head down in and come across some more heart.

01:51

Medi 76, District 76, Sheldoneman Road, McSeventy6, Engine 76, Ovation 03.

02:05

Sorry, decision 40-fold.

02:07

Great as much. Please show engine 345 and water tender 45 responding.

02:11

Engine 7045 is out of service manpower.

02:14

Every engine 345 responding with water 1045 45, engine 45 out of stopping.

02:18

30 and I've signed 30.

02:19

I got heavier and over here now.

02:20

While you're responding to the vegetation fire near Harold Road, 2938-13,

02:26

small spot, I do have burrows down.

02:28

So I just bet for time 38 that's in small spot you can go ahead and cancel 345 and water tender 45 we got some pretty good hit rain.

02:40

I'll just start smud I do have power lines down near Harold Road on the side copy between 38 on screen and cancel 335 water tender 45 having requesting smud from power lines down on the side of Harold Road.

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