Lightning causes multiple grass fires in Sacramento County, Sacramento County CA


Multiple grass and vegetation fires started in Sacramento County due to lightning strikes during a storm. Fires occurred near Empire Ranch Road, White Rock Road, Cherokee Lane, Harold Road, Timberhorn Road, and near Highway 16 and Copper Hill Road. Fire units including engines and dozers are actively responding to contain the fires. Some progress has been made in controlling the situation.
Audio|Source: Sacramento Regional Fire and EMS
08:14
Transcript:
00:00
AC15 OES 84431 engine 337 engine 339 Dozer 1[1] grass fire district 34 Empire Ranch Road and White Rock Road AC 15 OES 8 OES 8 OEF 84 31 engine 337 engine 339 Dozer 1 operations a 8
00:26
Go ahead. Are your fires contained? I got 387 and 388 working. They got three spots on Cherokee. I'm still staging for SMUD[3] until they arrive so we can put this one. I was just smoldering on Herald because of the rain we got.
00:53
Responding. Engine 388 is on sync. Engine 388, which incident are you on seeing of? 13146 Cherokee. W.13146 Cherokee. Oh yes, 8431 responding. Oh yes, 8431 responding.
01:22
All right, it's that, Simmerhorn Command. We stop forward progress, we're mop up. Simmerhorn Command, stop forward progress, mop up. Engine 59, Meta Delays Code 2[5], District 59, (number withheld) Carmela Circle, Engine 59, Operation 83.
01:48
339 fire dispatch can form a spot. Your assignment is round on A8[2] Alpha 8, information only, this was caused by a lightning strike. We've had a cell move through the area with multiple starts from the part of the county.
02:15
The Jackson, thank you. Sorry, this by Chair, I'll commend. Do we have an ETA on SMUD[3]? Confirm, SMUD ETA was approximately 45 minutes, 45, as of 05, 45, approximately 28 for now. Copy. And just want to confirm you have the three separate incidences all broken up in the...
02:44
Harold Road incident, the Cherokee Lane and the Timberhorn Road incident. Copy. 5-9 of being diverted. Engine 59, other level 1, District 59, I Own Road and Pony Brown Road, Engine 59, Operation 8-3.
03:10
Engine 53, Other Level 1, District, 53, River Road and Power in Road, Engine 53, Operations A3.
03:19
Engine 58, Medical Aid Code 2[5], District 59, (number withheld) Carmelica Circle, Engine 58, Operations A3.
03:29
Fire dispatch, Engine 59, can you show Engine 359 water tender 59, which flying in place of Engine 59?
03:38
Engine 359 and water generator 59 responding in place of engine 5-9.
03:41
All right of inspection for code 2 medic.
03:43
engine 4 could too medic.
03:44
Sorry, this about Cheryl, Command, you can go ahead and show Watertender 81, Water Tender 87, Water Tender 88, and Engine 3287, All A.IQ.
03:55
Water tenders 81, 87, and 88, engine 3287.
03:58
A.Q. Sorry, Despa, you show Medicaid, Medicaid, okay, they have one quarters, MDC, issues.
04:02
Medicaid, AQ. Engine 359 for it as much.
04:07
359. Camino has a fire at Highway 16 near Copper Hill Road, unknown size at this time.
04:12
Can you repeat your traffic?
04:14
Camino has a fire at Highway 16 near Copper Hill Road, unknown size of December.
04:19
Engine 359, colleagues, thank you.
04:21
Engine 106, internal alarm, district 106.
04:26
(number withheld) Random Lane, Engine 106, Operations A2.
04:32
Medi-75, Engine 75, Medical Aid, District 75,
04:37
314, East Laguna Port, Medics 75, Engine 75, Operations A3.
04:43
It's in the area.
04:45
We're UTL[4]. We're heading east towards Alborado County.
04:49
We're at White Rock in pain right now.
04:52
Continue this time, man.
04:53
We have 8431 copy in the area, UTL[4] so far, heading towards the ETH.
04:58
Copy. I'll need one of you to return over here when you are button that up.
05:05
Copy.
05:06
38 inch and 37, do you need one of us to go to Summerhorn or to Harold?
05:12
Harold.
05:13
Copy. Submaron Command,
05:14
Herald Command.
05:15
Informer, responding in 358 and 58, Watertender 58, are out of service.
05:19
Ingen, engine 58, the addition of 358 response.
05:23
5A engine 58 and 3558 responding water center 58 out 5-satch 1015 All right patch.
05:32
8431 is in the area UTL[4] if we have any further and then also is Eldrard Hills responded from their side.
05:39
5a OES, 8431 in the area UTL[4] multiple callers.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Dozer 1: Fire Dozer Unit
[2]
A8: Fire Operations Channel
[3]
SMUD: Sacramento Municipal Utility District - utility response
[4]
UTL: Unable To Locate (status update)
[5]
Code 2: Respond with no lights or siren (routine response)
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