Cooking fire in homeless encampment extinguished, San Diego CA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/5/2025 04:32 PM

Near Eighth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101

Firefighters responded to alarms at a high-rise building near Eighth Ave. They found a small cooking fire in a homeless encampment which was extinguished. No other issues were found during the investigation.

Audio|Source: San Diego City and Poway Fire

02:10

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 201 and truck 1 ringing alarm high rise. 7 Juliet[1], 7 Kilo[2],

00:06

near Symphony Terrace, Cross Streets, A Street, and Ash Street, Engine 201, and Truck 1, 7 Juilli, 7 Kilo[2].

00:22

Engine 30 from IC. We've found where the fire location is.

00:27

This is going to be confirmed cooking fire in a homeless encampment.

00:34

We'll be able to handle. You guys can go available.

00:36

Tch30, copy.

00:37

Cooking fire, hot fire. Metro from 5 IC.

00:47

Medic. 33 is there to be less available? Magic 33, 10 biolch.

00:52

5 IP. Mattro from 5iC. This is going to be a homeless encampment with a small, unapproved, fission fire, fire is extinguished, 55 can handle,

01:03

IP is terminated, and can 3070.

01:06

We'll be on scene for another 5 minutes.

01:09

I see copies,

01:11

homeless encampment with a cooking fire, fires been extinguished, I see terminated, fullest engine 55 can handle engine 30s going to be available.

01:28

Engine 19 Medical,

01:30

7 Echo, 7 Fox Strat, near Imperial Avenue, near Imperial Ave, cross streets, 29th Street and 30th Street, and 30th Street. Engine 19,

01:42

7 Echo, 7 Fox Stratt.

01:49

Engine 201 at scene of a 9 story high rise, nothing showing, audible alarm investigating brake, truck one you can stage.

01:57

Engine 201, copy on scene of a...

02:04

Engine 201 copy at scene of a 9 story high rise, nothing showing investigating audible alarm.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

7 Juliet: Radio channel or talkgroup 7J (Juliet) assignment or designation for communications.

[2]

7 Kilo: Radio channel or talkgroup 7K (Kilo) assignment or designation for communication purposes.

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Near Eighth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101

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