Grass fire and downed power lines on I-80

Heard on: Tahoe National Forest West

01:37

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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Uber River South, mutual aid to Cal Fire.

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For a grass fire started by power lines, power lines in the roadway.

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Location, westbound I-80, eastbound 3.

00:30

Hub River South, usually to Cal Fire for grass fire sparked by a power line, power lines down in the roadway.

00:39

Location westbound I-80 in Soda Springs for Battalion 32 notification for Engine 334.

00:47

Grass fire repeating, Hub River South, usually to Cal Fire for a grass fire caused by power lines, power lines down in the roadway.

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Location westbound.

00:59

I-80 in Soda Springs for Battalion 32 notification for Engine 334.

01:05

All units stand by for check back.

01:14

Battalion 32.

01:17

Battalion 32.

01:21

Engine 334.

01:26

Engine 331.

01:29

Engine 334, you copy? Power lines down.

01:35

334,

01:36

copy. Power lines down.

2026-10-30 15:35 UTC

Wildfire

I-80, Soda Springs, CA

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a grass fire near westbound I-80 in Soda Springs, apparently caused by power lines with lines down in the roadway. Mutual aid was requested from Cal Fire, and Battalion 32 and Engine 334 were notified.