Small fire in vegetation near I-5 southbound in San Diego, San Diego CA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters are investigating a small fire with light smoke coming from vegetation off the right shoulder of southbound Interstate 5, near Palm Avenue in San Diego. The fire may be related to a homeless encampment and possibly started as a cooking fire. Fire crews are blocking the area and checking access points, including behind a nearby Home Depot.
Audio|Source: San Diego City and Poway Fire
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Transcript:
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Tula Vista Engine 55 and Engine 30 Vegetation, Initial Attack 8 Golf, 8 Hotel, XSp Alpha Golf 3 Interstate 5 southbound SB5 No Pole SPF Cross Streets, Interstate 5 SB OffRamp and Interstate 5 and Beyond Ramp Tulavita Engine 55 and Engine 30 8 Golf, 8 Hotel, XSd Alpha Gulf
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Metro, engine 55, A, golf.
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Metro, engine 55, Metro,
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we're in the area investigating. We have some light smoke coming from vegetation off the right shoulder, southbound 5, just north of Palm Avenue.
00:45
We'll establish 5-IC[1], we'll be investigating.
00:54
So with 1035, copy in the area investigating light smoke on the right headsholder here Palm Avenue, establishing I-5-I-C investigation.
01:07
Metro I-5 continuing, it looks like it could be a homeless encampment with possibly a cooking fire.
01:16
I-C, copy, possible homeless encampment, cooking fire.
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5IC[1], engine 30.
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5IC[1], engine 30.
01:29
Go ahead.
01:31
Just engine 30, we're coming up right behind you. Is there anything we can do? For the moment, we'll just block for you.
01:37
That's permitted, we'll just have you guys block for now until we get better eyes on this.
01:41
And then we may send you up to go behind the Home Depot and see if you can get eyes from back there, but just block for now.
01:53
30s from IC[1] on pack.
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1030 from IC[1] if you want to push back.
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Medicaid 1 Mental Canceler response? Medicaid1, MENTO cancel, your response? Medicaid1 canceled.
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30s for my seat on tech.
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Go for engine 30 on tech.
02:20
Hey, if I can have you guys go up to Palm Avenue swing around to the back side of the Home Depot, see if you can get better eyes on it from there. There's no real good access from here as the wall of vegetation that's blocking the path.
02:31
Engine 30 copies, we'll head back over.
02:35
To the other side and check the backside past Home Depot.
02:39
See, copy.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
IC: Incident Command or Commander established to manage and direct response at an incident scene.
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I-5, San Diego, CA
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