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Heard on: Santa Barbara County Sheriff Main Channel · 1/17/2026 12:31 PM
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Medic twenty-four, medic thirty-three, engine 15, battalion seventy-three responding to a vehicle accident near North Ontare Road and Foothill Road.
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We saw it, color of the (number withheld) tag (number withheld), fire twenty-two.
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Apparent vehicle crash at Foothill and North Ontare

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency and fire units responded to a possible vehicle accident near the intersection of North Ontare Road and Foothill Road in Santa Barbara. The situation involved multiple medic and fire crews, though details about injuries or cause were not confirmed.

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Foothill Rd & N Ontare Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
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