Vehicle fire follows crash on US-101 near Ventura Fwy, Santa Barbara County CA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a traffic collision on US-101 near Ventura Parkway. The incident was upgraded to a heavy rescue due to reports of a trapped person. When firefighters arrived, the patient had already been removed from the vehicle, which was on fire. Crews extinguished the blaze and assisted one patient who was being transported from the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Ventura County Fire - Ch 1,2,5,8
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02:25
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 35, engine 30, truck 55, RA30 medic 441, traffic collision, northbound 101 north of Ventura Parkway.
00:12
Medic Engine Five, public service near Charleston Drive.
00:21
Right, motion three available.
00:26
We'll handle the TC in place of four hundred and forty-one.
00:28
They're unaware.
00:36
Check copies four hundred and forty-three, four hundred and forty-one.
00:37
You can cancel.
00:43
Engine 35, Ventura.
00:48
Go ahead, Ventura.
00:50
Engine 35 and all units responding to the traffic collision are from 101 and 126.
00:54
This has been upgraded to a TC heavy rescue for a trapped patient.
01:03
Southbound 101.
01:06
Mission will be northbound 101 between Ventura Parkway and Orchard.
01:10
40, EMS 42 is following you.
01:12
This is a route for a TC heavy.
01:14
Northbound 101 north of Ventura Park Road.
01:20
This is Engine 30.
01:22
Update is going to be southbound 101 at the reported location.
01:29
Engine 30 stretching a line.
01:33
That's your copy.
01:34
Southbound 101, heading head to Portrait.
01:41
Hey,
01:44
Fortunately we're available.
01:53
Battalion 12, Engine 35 on command here.
01:59
V35 go for 30s.
02:03
Hey chief, just to give you an update.
02:05
We have one patient they're loading up with her already and is going to follow up.
02:09
We have the one vehicle on fire we're getting put out right now.
02:14
Yeah, copy that.
02:15
Just confirming no extrication at this point?
02:20
Negative, the patient was out of the vehicle when we got on scene.
02:25
Roger that.
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