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Heard on: Santa Cruz County Fire · 1/4/2026 06:30 AM
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Engine 4411 fire alarm to near West Lake Avenue.
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Time out at (number withheld).
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Possible fire alarm at West Lake Avenue hotel
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible fire alarm at a five-story residential hotel near West Lake Avenue in Watsonville. An audible alarm was sounding, but nothing was visible from the exterior. Units were investigating the scene.