Debris fire spreads to Dollar General store

Heard on: CalFire MMU & Local Area Dispatch

02:46

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

Engine 52, respond to debris fire at (number withheld) West Highway 140, Dollar General.

00:19

Commercial structure fire at water, Highway 140 West, cross of McSwain Road.

00:28

Battalion One and Truck Fifty One, respond to possible structure fire at (number withheld) West Highway One Hundred and Forty, Dollar General.

02:10

Three engine 81 , water tender 93 , water tender 91 , rescue 71 .

02:15

Commercial structure fire at the Dollar General, Highway One Hundred and Forty West, across from McSwain Road.

02:19

Check back when we're set.

02:20

Command 2224 .

02:27

First battalion one's responding.

02:31

Merced County, time one, responding to Dollar General, (number withheld) West Highway One Hundred and Forty.

02:36

Original caller advised there was a transient camp on fire near the wall.

02:42

One of the callers said it was exposed to the building now.

7/16/2026 10:21 PM

Fire

Elgin Ave, Dos Palos, CA 93620

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported debris fire near a Dollar General on West Highway 140 that was later described as a possible commercial structure fire, after callers reported a transient camp on fire near a wall and flames exposing the building.