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Vegetation fire near Riverside Road in Santa Cruz County, Watsonville CA

Wildfire

Reported: 09/03/2025 09:35 PM (PDT)

Near Riverside Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076

Fire crews are responding to a vegetation fire near Riverside Road in Santa Cruz County. The fire is along the levee near a bridge and involves trees. A glow from the fire has been observed several hundred feet down the levee. Multiple firefighting units are on scene working to contain the fire.

Audio|Source: CalFire CZU - Dispatch, Command, Air Attack, Air to Ground

03:13

Transcript:

00:00

We're code 3 to fire on river tide.

00:02

4411 at (number withheld).

00:04

2411 at (number withheld).

00:05

Possible vegetation fire in the area near Riverside Road, Pajaro Valley contract area.

00:10

Battalion 1716, engine 1772, engine 4511,

00:14

with one engine from Watsonville, possible vegetation fire near Riverside Road, Pajaro Valley, between Riverside Drive and Lakeview Road.

00:22

Respond on local at (number withheld).

00:24

4511 responding.

00:25

Is it 4511 at (number withheld).

00:27

Felt, 4411.

00:29

Is there a 4411 Sultan?

00:31

Is there an attack?

00:32

Engine 4411A firm, first unit seen as Riverside, ICVFIRE 22 for attack at (number withheld).

00:38

Copy, be fired 22.2-2-2.

00:40

The cell and 17-6 is responding, and copy the details.

00:47

1716 at (number withheld).

00:48

Felt, engine 1772, responding.

00:51

Engin 1772 in all units, you're responding to a single RP calling from the Buddhist to church, advising fire on the east side of the bridge along the levee in the river, near levee, possibly trees on fire.

01:03

First unit is seen as Riverside, ICVFAR 22 for TACA at (number withheld).

01:07

Also, you can attach watertender 4151 to the vegetation fire on Riverside.

01:13

The tender 4151 contact Riverside IC on VFIRE 22, (number withheld).

01:22

414-11.

01:23

44-11.

01:25

Engine 4411 Felton we're on scene we do see a calm and a glow about four or five hundred feet down the levee and we're making access right now I'll be Riverside I see and you know you know all units

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Near Riverside Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076

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