Wildfire burns near highway 108; crews manage air drops, Tracy CA


A wildfire is actively burning near highway 108 in Tracy, CA. Fire crews are coordinating aerial water drops and have closed the highway to control the fire and ensure safety. There are power lines near the fire area and officials are working to manage traffic and the fire's spread.
Audio|Source: Tracy (South County) Fire
02:52
Transcript:
00:00
Kelly-I-C, Kelly-I-Ci, Cowcettled mobile airport. Do you want to repeat in my area, and tell her updated by our artist's asked with you?
00:19
Fire Highway 108, so kind of burn it into the highway.
00:22
Take right to LISV on there to ground one.
00:25
I see Tinker 8-2 is overhead.
00:27
Okay, Tigger 82, I'd like to call the highway to heel, and then the left leg we're making progress with the Hosei.
00:36
There are power lines in the area.
00:37
Your discretion on that drop location.
00:40
And Q, copy you guys there are calling.
00:43
On the left line, we could give you a drop across the head.
00:50
Just a little concerned about that traffic on 108.
00:53
Hi, Cobby.
00:54
I see Tanker 8-2's maneuver.
00:56
We'll give you a drop a little bit indirect across the head.
00:59
And on a downwind now, we'll just be a factor for your engines.
01:05
I'll see you, Howard. Tanker, eight-two, downwind.
01:07
Great, can you have a funnel?
01:08
You start an empty.
01:09
Al-I-see, Allied attack.
01:10
Can you stop the traffic there so we can get a drop across the head?
01:13
Okay, Robert, thanks for stopping the traffic.
01:14
Let's get a drop across the head here and cut this off.
01:18
We got the drop soon if you want to come back up through the fire there.
01:21
Yeah, copy that. Robert. I see air attack.
01:23
We've got to retarding all way down here.
01:24
Basically your head of your fire and your left shoulder if you're calling the highway the heel.
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