Old vehicle wreck mistaken for new accident, Mckittrick CA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a report of a vehicle accident along Highway 58 near McKittrick School. Crews determined the vehicle was part of an older wreck from about two to three weeks earlier, and no new crash was found.
Audio|Heard on: Kern County Fire
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03:14
Transcript:
Company 25, do you have traffic for ECC? Yeah, it's affirmative. We're heading up Highway 58 towards Highway 33. We have a vehicle off the roadway before the 33. It's got an orange X on it. I believe it's a previous accident from two weeks ago. Was that the reported location if the person was reporting the accident? Copy. Company 25, Company 24, we're working our way up Highway 58 to the top. I know we got a couple at the top by the county lines. We're going to inspect those and see if there's anything else there. Yeah, I copy. The original call had it on Highway 58 just past McKittrick School. We have a vehicle here on its top. It's got identifying marks on it. I believe it's an old accident. Confirming the location of the original. Report from the reporting party. All units responding, original report is just past the second turn, past the Y. Reporting party referenced McKittrick School, just past the school heading up the hill. 25 copy, break battalion two. Copy 25, we're on scene at the reported location. We have an old accident from two weeks ago here. 25 Battalion 2, confirm no other signs of any other vehicles. Yeah, not at this location. We're going to continue to Highway 33 to check further down the road. Company 23 Battalion 2, have you run into any accidents? I see that you're close to 25. Negative, we're looking. Let's make our way to 25. ECC Battalion Two, Kern Four. Battalion Two? Based on the investigation of 25 and 23, and where the pin is at, I think this is the old wreck. We're going to complete this call. 24, Battalion Chief. 24. Based on the pin, I'm going to complete the call. I don't think you have to keep going up the hill. 24 copy. We'll go ahead and complete. Venture 23. We got 23, there's nothing else in this area. Pretty sure this should be the accident from three weeks ago. 1713. CHP advised unable to locate and requested cancellation to 2425 Battalion 2, 23 late 1713th. 10-2[1], copy.
Company 25, do you have traffic for ECC? Yeah, it's affirmative. We're heading up Highway 58 towards Highway 33. We have a vehicle off the roadway before the 33. It's got an orange X on it. I believe it's a previous accident from two weeks ago. Was that the reported location if the person was reporting the accident? Copy. Company 25, Company 24, we're working our way up Highway 58 to the top. I know we got a couple at the top by the county lines. We're going to inspect those and see if there's anything else there. Yeah, I copy. The original call had it on Highway 58 just past McKittrick School. We have a vehicle here on its top. It's got identifying marks on it. I believe it's an old accident. Confirming the location of the original. Report from the reporting party. All units responding, original report is just past the second turn, past the Y. Reporting party referenced McKittrick School, just past the school heading up the hill. 25 copy, break battalion two. Copy 25, we're on scene at the reported location. We have an old accident from two weeks ago here. 25 Battalion 2, confirm no other signs of any other vehicles. Yeah, not at this location. We're going to continue to Highway 33 to check further down the road. Company 23 Battalion 2, have you run into any accidents? I see that you're close to 25. Negative, we're looking. Let's make our way to 25. ECC Battalion Two, Kern Four. Battalion Two? Based on the investigation of 25 and 23, and where the pin is at, I think this is the old wreck. We're going to complete this call. 24, Battalion Chief. 24. Based on the pin, I'm going to complete the call. I don't think you have to keep going up the hill. 24 copy. We'll go ahead and complete. Venture 23. We got 23, there's nothing else in this area. Pretty sure this should be the accident from three weeks ago. 1713. CHP advised unable to locate and requested cancellation to 2425 Battalion 2, 23 late 1713th. 10-2[1], copy.
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10-2: Receiving well / Signal good
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CA-58, McKittrick, CA
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