House fire caused by power surge near Eureka Canyon Rd, Watsonville CA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a house fire near Eureka Canyon Road in Watsonville after a tree downed power lines, causing a power surge that ignited a refrigerator inside the home. PG&E and Cal Fire were notified and responded to the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Santa Cruz County Fire
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01:9
Transcript:
00:00
Water tender 3556 respond with Cal Fire for a structure fire near Eureka Canyon Road.
00:07
Near Eureka Canyon Road and switch to Cal Fire at 0001 hours.
00:26
Engine 4412, respond to a request from Cal Fire near Eureka Canyon Road.
00:31
Near Eureka Canyon Road at midnight 03.
00:41
Now come medic 9 extended out there.
00:44
Back then.
00:51
Water tender 3556 and engine 4412, you're assigned to a request from Cal Fire.
00:55
Initially came in as a tree down with wires.
00:59
The caller indicated it caused a power surge that caused the refrigerator inside of the house to catch fire.
01:06
PG&E has been notified and switched to Cal Fire at midnight 04.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Eureka Canyon Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076
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