Small fire at homeless camp near interstate 5 and grand ave, San Diego CA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/12/2025 12:16 PM

I-5, San Diego, CA

A small fire occurred at a homeless encampment near interstate 5 and Grand Avenue in San Diego. Fire units responded and began to extinguish the fire, which was manageable by the initial crew on scene.

Audio|Source: San Diego City and Poway Fire

02:29

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 25 rubbish fire, 7 Juliet[1], 7 kilo, interstate 5 northbound, NB5 at Grand Ave, cross streets, interstate 5NB on ramp, and interstate 5 and be off-ramp.

00:13

Engine 25,

00:15

7 Juliet[1], 7 kilo.

00:25

Engine 26, medical,

00:28

7 Echo, 7 Foxfront, 56 O.2 University Avenue, University Care Center, SNF, cross street, University of Ramp.

00:38

Engine 26,

00:40

7 Echo, 7 Foxfront.

00:57

Engine 20, vegetation, initial attack, 9 Golf, 9 Hotel, XSD Alpha Golf 3, interstate 5 northbound, MB5 at Grand Ave, cross streets, interstate 5 and be on-ramp, and interstate 5 and the off-ramp.

01:13

Engine 20, 9 golf, 9 hotel, XSD Alpha Golf 3

01:19

Midac 936 Metro, you have BLS4 added to your call?

01:23

Engine 39 and all units responding to the vehicle rescue eastbound of 52 reports of CPR in progress, repeating engine 39 and all additional units responding to the vehicle rescue on the eastbound 52.

01:38

We do have reports of CPR in progress.

01:42

E7, copy update.

01:44

2.07 copies.

01:48

Metro Medic 26, you can trust responding.

01:51

Medic 26 responding.

01:54

Medic 26, responding.

01:57

Medic 26 Metro cancel response.

02:00

BLS2 to handle.

02:03

ProCopter 3-9 Alpha.

02:05

ProMedic 26, coffin cancelain.

02:07

Connect 26 available.

02:10

Metair Engine 25.

02:12

Engine 25.

02:14

Nature 25 is a scene 5x5-by-5, homeless camp of fire,

02:19

will be attacking the fire.

02:21

We can handle with just ourselves.

02:23

Engine 20 can cancel.

02:25

Engine 25 at seeing a 5-5 homeless encampment fire.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

7 Juliet: Radio channel or talkgroup 7J (Juliet) assignment or designation for communications.

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I-5, San Diego, CA

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