Patient needs EMS on highway southbound near 85 interchange, Santa Clara County CA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 10/31/2025 06:02 PM

CA-17, California

There was an initial report of a vehicle fire with a patient on southbound Highway 17 near the 85 interchange. Later, the highway patrol updated that there was no fire, only a request for emergency medical services to assist one patient.

Audio|Source: Santa Clara County Fire Dispatch - Command 72

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Transcript:

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For engine 80 and engine 81, continuing for engine 80 and engine 81, this was initially a CHP[1] request for EMF, however now they've updated us that there is a vehicle fire as well. They do have a patient and there is a vehicle fire. It is secure.

00:30

If our engineer is in the area, confirm location please.

00:36

Engine A.C.C. You're in the area. We got this as southbound 17 and 85.

00:47

I copy. Where UTL so far? We continue on network.

00:53

Engine A copy UTL so far.

01:01

Our engineering UTL down to LARC continue down on the Highway 9.

01:08

Engineering, copy update, UTL to LARC continuing tonight.

01:17

Engineering 1, Engineering 1, Engineering 1, Engineering.

01:19

We see mine on Canada now. If you guys want to go north and check,

01:23

that's your discussion.

01:28

we just found the freeway we can turn back around take a look

01:32

Okay,

01:33

if our identities, we can you see y'all all the way down to nine? Can you check what TSCs? They have a better location for us?

01:39

Afteramud, if we're already on that line with them,

01:42

possibly 85 at 17.

01:44

We're so funny.

01:51

For engine, 80 and engine 81, you can stop the update from CHP[1], now they're saying southbound 17 over Camden, negative vehicle fire, they're still requesting EMS[2] response for one patient.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

CHP: California Highway Patrol

[2]

EMS: Emergency Medical Services

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