Power lines down causing fire in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz CA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded Code 3 to downed PG&E power lines that caught fire near Riverside Avenue and Broadway in Santa Cruz, causing a power outage. Fire units coordinated on scene and reported radio interference due to the fire.
Audio|Heard on: Santa Cruz County Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:5
Transcript:
00:00
I think there might be a power outage near Riverside and Broadway for some wires that are currently on fire.
00:06
Yeah, I affirm.
00:07
Truck 3170 should be coming up on me as soon as they shoot another unit responding.
00:11
Go ahead and plug them in.
00:19
Back home, truck 3170 on yellow.
00:22
Last seen at?
00:25
Unit exchange, truck 3170 en route to the wires.
00:30
3170, can you do a radio check with me on red?
00:35
Copy.
00:43
I can copy you.
00:51
Were you able to copy me at all?
01:15
Echo Medic 11, radio check please.
01:18
Medic 11, can you copy me?
01:22
I copy you now.
01:24
I see a call on our current call notes, but we didn't hear any traffic.
01:29
Affirmative. I think we're having some radio issues from the power lines that are on fire.
01:38
Copy that. We're Code 3[1].
01:41
Copy 2512 MatCom.
01:43
Go ahead to 2512.
01:48
Just want to confirm that you can copy me and did you have traffic? I think we were having a radio failure for a moment there.
01:56
Hey, for air, I just want to advise it is confirmed PG&E lines down on the roadway.
02:02
I copy. They've been notified and they're going to call us back with an ETA.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 3: Emergency response with lights and siren
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Location mentioned:
Broadway & Riverside Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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