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Small vegetation fire with light smoke near highwaySanta Cruz CA

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audio iconFire & Arson
CA-1, California

Fire crews responded to a small vegetation fire with light smoke near Swift Street and northbound Highway 1 in Santa Cruz. The smoke appeared to come from a culvert. Additional units were canceled once the situation was under control.

Audio|Heard on: Santa Cruz County Fire
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01:48
Transcript:
00:00
Wildland fire, Swift Street, and northbound Highway 1.
00:03
That's Swift in northbound Highway 1.
00:04
F. Tom, 19 C.
00:06
Charles,
00:07
News v.
00:08
Fire,
00:09
attack, and red command at 8.35.
00:12
Stand,
00:17
call, Agent 3137 is Code 3[1].
00:21
846. 846.
00:23
Italian 303 units are swift on 1-bound 1.
00:26
A little further.
00:27
R.B saws on fire in the vegetation, lots of smoke.
00:32
They're stating it's either further into the ditch area and it do not see any flames.
00:36
No one seen near it at the RPS matchlight.
00:41
Check out 3.O3 copy.
00:49
Netcomment is 3113.
00:52
We're on scene, we'll establish mission command.
00:55
We have light smoke, looks like it's coming from maybe the culvert.
01:00
We're out investigating.
01:01
We'll continue in 3103 at this point and reduce 3137.
01:10
Yeah, the on scene is having mission command.
01:12
Light smoke coming from the culvert, out investigating, continue 3103, introduce 3137.
01:18
849.
01:32
NICOM, mission command.
01:35
We can handle.
01:36
We'll cancel all incoming.
01:39
And we'll terminate command.
01:42
Copy on-team can handle, cancel all incoming.
01:45
Briggs, Battalion 3103, engine 3137.
01:47
All should be both clear.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Code 3: Emergency response with lights and siren

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