Electric vehicle catches fire in accident on Highway 154, Santa Barbara County CA
TrafficA vehicle accident occurred on Highway 154 near Painted Cave Road involving a car that caught fire. The vehicle was confirmed to be fully involved in flames and was later identified as an electric vehicle. Fire engines and mutual aid units responded to put out the fire and prevent it from spreading into nearby brush. The fire was extinguished but the vehicle continued to smoke.
Audio|Source: Santa Barbara County Sheriff, Fire, Aircraft and Marine, Lompoc Police / Fire
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Transcript:
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Vehicle accident.
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Highway 154 and Painted Cave Road.
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Respond on Command 4, SVC, Tech 7 V Fire 22.
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Go ahead with your 180 info.
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And I'll pick up, get careful.
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10 points.
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Ready to get trust.
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10 years.
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Pallion 12.
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Vehicle Exhibit.
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Highway 154 and Painted Cave Road.
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We found on command for SVC TAC 7 v Fire 22.
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Highway 154 and Painted Cave Road.
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This is a mutual response to Santa Barbara County, the Sanibur Ranger District.
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Response Area 45.
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Break.
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Stallion 41,
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Patrol 44,
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engine 341, engine 341, engine 343, respond to vehicle accident, highway 154, and painted cave road.
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Mutual Response with Santa Barbara County.
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Response Area 45.
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Respond on Santa Barbara Command for TAC 7.
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Standby for check back to 1618.
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To catch fire.
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We're notifying RFCC now.
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Copy that.
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Accident on the Santa Barbara Ranger District, confirmed response, Battalion 41.
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Battalion 42020.
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Patrol 44.
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Hello, Spider 444, you can't see how to sign it.
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Engine 343.
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343 responding.
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Engine 341.
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4141. You want us on this PC.
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Here, see what? My next closest ambulance is medic 13.
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We're closer to standard.
03:39
On a female sitting in the middle of the roadway on a walker to block that Civic Center Plaza close to Ocean Avenue.
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Anyone, copy.
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Affirm, EGISO 341, respondent.
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You can show 341 respondent.
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You see, I'm going to start, 78.
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OIA.
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1080.
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All right off the firm, we're going to be coming up behind 13.
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Okay, this one can report that it's a fully involved vehicle and it's an EV vehicle.
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I've requested a third engine and a water tender.
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If it gets into the brush, we're going to go full-edge response.
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13, copy.
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34.
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Battalion 41, go ahead.
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I've got two engines of patrol and myself responding.
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Engine 341 should be on scene shortly.
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Coming off the top.
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Okay, I copy.
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I think I'm moving over to command form.
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Central copies.
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LPS 341 is responding.
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has been against the 13.
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Hey,
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for one of those you have the cat notes on this.
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Looks like the vehicle fire is out, but she is still smoking, just the heads up.
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Location mentioned:
CA-154 & Painted Cave Rd, California 93105
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