Small debris fire in vacant lot on West Childs Avenue

Heard on: CalFire MMU & Local Area Dispatch

01:46

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 51, Battalion 1, and Engine 52, respond to vegetation fire at West Childs Avenue and Canal Street.

00:19

First, Battalion 1's responding.

00:28

Copy Battalion One, you're responding to West Childs Avenue, cross of Canal, for a vegetation fire.

00:36

Grass is on fire on the vacant lot.

00:43

Units are out to vegetation fire, so it's a roll call.

00:47

Engine 51.

00:50

Engine 52.

01:02

Battalion One, Engine Fifty One, 17 .

01:05

Got a smoldering pile of debris.

01:08

No vegetation fire.

01:09

Fifty One can handle it.

01:16

Battalion One, copy.

01:18

Fifty Two, cancel.

01:27

First at Battalion One.

01:32

Battalion One, go ahead.

01:37

51's on scene with a smoldering pile of debris.

01:41

Engine 52 and I will be available.

01:45

Marshall, copy.

2026-09-14 23:35 UTC

Fire

W Childs Ave & Canal St, Merced, CA 95341

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 vegetation fire near West Childs Avenue and Canal Street in Merced. Responders found only a smoldering pile of debris in a vacant lot, and one engine handled the incident while another was canceled.