Smoke odor reported on Capitol Expressway; no fire found, San Jose CA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/7/2025 10:50 PM

Branham/ Jarvis, San Jose, CA

Fire crews responded to reports of a smoke odor along the Capitol Expressway near Branham and Campbell. Upon investigation of northbound and southbound lanes, no active fire was found. Crews confirmed there was no fire and returned to service.

Audio|Source: San Jose Fire

02:22

Transcript:

00:00

In the area of Homeland Expressway and Brian,

00:03

I'm able to locate right now.

00:05

We do have an odor of smoke outside.

00:12

Engine 13, 10-4[1]-0 further with a single caller.

00:19

2, Metipole, 179, nearfield Drive, near Sierra Meadow Drive and Lendrum Avenue, Station 2's area.

00:29

Engine 14, Delta Response for unknown medical involving A communications barrier, 1298, Copez Avenue, near Freed Avenue and Payne Avenue, Station 14's area.

00:44

Engine 21, they call the Charlie response, 80-year-old female that's incoherent and has weakness.

00:59

Engine 2, Senile, call the Charlie response,

01:03

78-year-old female with Chesbain.

01:08

Engine 2, Gov.

01:13

Engine 14, Sen.

01:15

Disregard a couple of your nose.

01:23

Engine 14, you can disregard a couple of your knowledge.

01:31

Josefired from engine 7.

01:33

Engine 7.

01:37

There's nobody trapped.

01:38

You can go ahead and cancel truck 1.

01:42

Engine 7104, brick truck 1, sanitized, copy you can clear.

01:49

The fire copies truck 1 back in service.

01:51

And engine 7, PD has a unit in route.

01:58

Fire, engine 13.

02:01

Engine 13?

02:04

We checked the area.

02:06

Northbound and Southbound home on the expressway, between Campbell, Capitol Expressway, and Brannum.

02:13

We're unable to locate an outside fire.

02:15

We're going to go back in service.

02:19

Antoinette and 10th for a copier UTL on an outside fire.

02:22

We'll show you in service.

Police codes explained

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[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood.

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