Smoke odor traced to distant vegetation fire

Heard on: Milpitas Fire

02:05

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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Engine 86, smoke investigation,

00:04

(number withheld) McCandless Drive, cross of Market Street and Canal Street, map page nine.

00:30

J6, you're responding to (number withheld) McCandless.

00:35

(number withheld) McCandless, cross of Market and Canal.

00:39

You're at page nine.

00:41

The RP is smelling a strong scent of smoke.

00:44

He smelled it both outside on the patio and in the 2nd floor hallway.

00:49

And no smoke or flames seen.

00:52

In J6.

00:55

J6.

01:01

Milpitas Fire Engine 86.

01:04

Go ahead.

01:07

Santa Clara has a significant vegetation fire going on right now.

01:12

I copy.

01:29

Eighty-six is clear.

01:30

I'm investigating.

01:49

Milpitas Fire 86.

01:53

Engine 86.

01:56

We investigated the area where UTL.

01:58

It's most likely going to be the vegetation fire from San Jose.

02:01

We're going to clear.

02:05

Okay.

9/7/2026 04:02 AM

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McCandless Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews investigated a reported strong smell of smoke outside on a patio and in a second-floor hallway near McCandless Drive in Milpitas. No smoke or flames were seen at the location, and the odor was attributed to a significant vegetation fire in the San Jose and Santa Clara area.

Smoke odor traced to distant vegetation fire

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