Car hits hydrant on Barranca Road, causing water leak

Heard on: Los Alamos County NM Fire-Tac

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

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LA Fire from Engine 4.

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Engine 4, Medic 4 on scene.

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Barranca Road.

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We have, looks like a single car MVA

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off the side of the road.

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Looks like minor damage.

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Looks like occupants have self-extricated.

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Engine 4 is going to be staying on command.

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On Tech 2.

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Copy, you're on scene.

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Single vehicle MVA, minor damage.

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Occupant self-extricated.

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You're in command, 2104.

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2105 from command.

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2105, can we get a county utilities in route? This car hit a hydrant and sheared off the top of it.

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We got pretty severe water leak getting into the road and canyon.

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Yeah, I just got off the line with them.

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They were advised, should be en route.

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Copy, thank you.

2026-10-23 03:03 UTC

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Barranca Rd, Los Alamos, NM 87544

Car hits hydrant on Barranca Road, causing water leak

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a reported single-vehicle crash on Barranca Road in Los Alamos. The vehicle apparently struck a fire hydrant, shearing off the top and causing a severe water leak into the road and nearby canyon. Fire and medical units remained on scene while county utilities were requested to respond.

Car hits hydrant on Barranca Road, causing water leak

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