Small encampment fire extinguished in Salinas, Salinas CA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to reports of smoke near Beacon Hill and Cobblestone in Salinas. The smoke was traced to a small fire at a homeless encampment located behind a residence near Ranchero Drive. Crews extinguished the fire, and there was no threat of it spreading.
Audio|Heard on: Salinas Fire Dispatch - Command 33
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01:59
Transcript:
00:00
Medic Engine 5, smoke investigation in the area of near Beacon Hill.
00:12
Department page (number withheld) over 20.
00:19
Medic Engine 5, can you repeat?
00:25
Medic Engine 5 confirming.
00:33
Hey, affirmative.
00:39
The reporting party is calling from near Cobblestone.
00:44
She's reporting smoke as she looks out her back window.
00:46
She's mentioning the golf course but says you can't access it from the golf course.
00:52
She's also mentioning the path off of Laurel, past the Vietnam Veterans Park.
00:58
But it's not near Safeway and she was also mentioning VRV school.
01:04
Copy, we're going to go ahead and go to the school on Las Casitas.
01:10
I'll be checking from the Las Casitas side of ARB.
01:12
Parktown Medic Engine Five, we actually changed our destination.
01:17
You could put us at near Ranchero Drive.
01:21
Fire company.
01:26
Parktown Medic Engine Five.
01:35
Small homeless encampment fire behind near Ranchero Drive.
01:38
We'll be making access.
01:41
No exposures, but no threat of a fire growing.
01:49
All right, combatting is advised.
01:57
Fire's out.
01:58
Fire's out at (number withheld).
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Ranchero Dr, Salinas, CA 93905
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
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