Illegal outdoor burning behind South Union business

Heard on: Bakersfield Fire / Kern County Fire / USFS

01:38

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

We have a visible column of smoke to the south and west of the intersection of Union and Casa Loma.

00:06

We're going to investigate.

00:07

You can hold the commercial fire alarm as long as you don't have any reports of a fire.

00:13

Negative, no reports.

00:15

I'll show you en route, Union and Casa Loma.

00:19

Five on board.

00:21

Hour and 50 min of fuel will be training locally.

00:27

Copy. Five on board.

00:28

One hour 50 fuel training local.

00:30

Eight fifty-two.

00:40

Eight fifty-six.

00:42

The correct location is going to be to the rear of (number withheld) South Union.

00:47

Copy. (number withheld) South Union Avenue.

01:10

Engine 32, code 2 medically, 31's area, (number withheld) Margalo Street, for an overdose.

01:16

LOPD, out.

01:24

ACC Company 31, you cancel.

01:26

32 will handle.

01:29

332 to complete, 854.

01:34

This is illegal burning, no hazards.

01:36

You can put us back on that commercial fire alarm.

7/13/2026 08:50 AM

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S Union Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93307

Illegal outdoor burning behind South Union business

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews investigated a visible column of smoke near Union Avenue and Casa Loma Drive in Bakersfield. They located illegal outdoor burning behind a business near the 1600 block of South Union Avenue and reported no hazards, then returned to the previous commercial fire alarm assignment.

Illegal outdoor burning behind South Union business

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