Small fire at bus stop caused by discarded cigarette, Emeryville CA


A small fire was reported and discovered at a bus stop near 40th Street and San Pablo Avenue. The fire was caused by a discarded cigarette that set leaves on fire. Emergency responders arrived quickly, and the fire was extinguished without further incident.
Audio|Source: Emeryville Police
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Transcript:
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I'm 46 hours, central to the call standing for a 10-5-9[2] for multiple 911 hangups[1] from the same number at near 40th St.
00:06
Can you tell me around?
00:07
So there's my line or a cell phone? It's a cell phone, and I try to call back three or four times and it just goes straight to voice now.
00:14
Okay, I got to call on the video and then move off.
00:16
Sam 1, 2, X3. Okay.
00:19
Robin, you're really 10 to 1.
00:20
You have a lot of feedback with your radio.
00:22
Are you on your handheld or your car radio?
00:23
I'm on the handheld, but there's a lot of background from a work crew.
00:27
You got some real loud equipment going.
00:30
Copy that sounds better.
00:31
Okay, thanks.
00:32
Thanks, on Central. Go ahead.
00:33
I'll remain with the patient here until Falter rise.
00:36
Time for. Thanks once all, how you, sir? I think too. Just see if I was uh, he called again. It sounds like there was a possible fire that was past the bus talk of 40th and San Pablo. I'm gonna get fire rolling too.
01:06
Ten-four. Here's one round. Is there's one round? Four. It's just one caller else for? Yeah.
01:28
Ninety something in the area of 40th and San Pablo. So far, I'm going to get any fire, but I'm getting flag down by us and some people at the bus stop mid-block between San Pablo and Adeline. Okay. Okay. Patient will be with Salix.
01:55
Grade 160 around the Berkeley Alt of 8s. He showed that. Sam, what I didn't copy X3's information was, what his flag down is for? He just said he was eating flogged. Go ahead. Before, uh, flag down was, yeah, I showed me in one for it. He said, discovered through a cigarette, but some leaves on fire with the fire's right now.
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Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
911 hangups: Multiple emergency hangup calls (implied possible emergencies, but not a crime code)
[2]
10-5-9: Fire
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Location mentioned:
40th St & San Pablo Ave, Emeryville, CA 94608
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