Brush fire near Friars Rd with homeless encampments, San Diego CA
Firefighters are responding to a 30 by 30-foot brush fire near Friars Rd in San Diego. The fire involves heavy vegetation and multiple homeless encampments. It is spreading slowly. Access is being coordinated through a YMCA worker, and police support has been requested to assist.
Audio|Source: San Diego City Police and Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
We made access into a gate from the east parking lot.
00:05
We're walking down a trower now, especially where the fire is exactly.
00:11
Copy. Just let us now. We'll stand by.
00:18
Hey (name withheld), let us know if you walked past the tennis courts if it's going to be better access from that site.
00:25
All right, that's you from Inj.
00:30
25 Firefighter. Yeah, best access are going to be from the east parking lot.
00:35
We're getting closer to it.
00:42
Copy. We'll relocate over to that parking lot.
00:49
As I see from his 25 firefighter, the YMCA worker said he's going to be opening up the gates to allow further access for the rigs.
01:00
Stop.
01:07
20, MediC7-E7F at the Old Town Trolley Station, (number withheld) Taylor Street, Medi-27F.
01:23
Truck 20, Medical,
01:26
7ECHO, 7 Fox strut,
01:28
(number withheld) Taylor Street, trolley Old Town,
01:32
Cross Streets, Rookeland Street, and Congress Street.
01:36
Truck 20, 7 Echo, 7 Fox Strud.
01:43
Friday for me to sleep by firefighters.
01:51
We did make it to the fire. We do have about 30 by 30 brush fire and thick fuels, slow way to spread.
02:01
We decided to produce a Hoseley from the east parking lot that would be best.
02:06
And also if we can get PES card in here,
02:10
multiple homeless encampments and homeless people.
02:17
I copy.
02:19
Well, uh, engine 23 is right at the end of the parking lot, so let's pull off of them.
02:24
And then I'll get PD in there for you.
02:27
Metro fires I see.
02:32
Fire's I see, go ahead.
02:36
Update on conditions, we have a 30 by 30, almost encampment fire.
02:42
In heavy fuels, low rated spread,
02:46
we are attacking the fire.
02:53
AsiMetropy, updated conditions,
02:55
30 by 30,
02:57
homeless encampment fire,
02:59
and heavy fuel, forward to spread,
03:01
attack the fire.
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Location mentioned:
Near Friars Rd, San Diego, CA 92108
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