Fire causes closure of Hwy 17 on-ramp from River St, Santa Cruz CA


A fire occurred near Highway 17 and River Street in Santa Cruz. Fire units responded and police closed the on-ramp from River Street to allow emergency crews to work safely. The main highway was reopened after the fire was controlled, but the on-ramp remained closed as requested by the fire department.
Audio|Source: CHP: Monterey Dispatch; San Benito/Santa Cruz County, Highway 17 Corridor (Santa Clara County)
03:28
Transcript:
00:00
2617 Boy, I'm 97 with fire.
00:04
2617 Boy 10997 with fire.
00:11
24 Boy, 927[1].
00:15
24 Boy 1097.
00:17
Team Boy information.
00:19
Can we get a unit to shut down the 17 on-ramp from River Street?
00:32
2617-bar copy requesting a unit to shut down 17 on ramp from River Street.
00:38
Monari 2615, boy I copy.
00:41
I'm at the hook right now.
00:44
2615 boy copies at the hook.
00:46
2615 boy copies at the hook.
00:53
202615 for I have a shutdown phone.
00:58
2615 boy, copy, up and forth.
01:06
2615 boy on-ramp shutdown.
01:12
6-317 boy, 20% could turn 22 at his discretion.
01:18
We have the on-ramp shutdown, and fire is going to be dealing with it from there.
01:29
620 Boy Monoray, you can 1022, your discretion.
01:35
2620, I copy, I'll be 108, thank you.
01:40
2620 boy 1098.
01:47
2617 boy information on the fire call.
01:52
Go ahead.
01:55
2617 Boy, Monoride, see, per NECOM, CHP can open up the roadway.
01:59
They do not believe the fire will get any bigger.
02:04
Back, copy.
02:11
615-boy monitor.
02:14
620 Boy, Boy,
02:19
Jet Coverage, remain.
02:23
Negative 426-24-2-2-2-2-2-0 coverage, negative.
02:32
2615 Boy, Monoray.
02:37
2615 by Monoray, Pyrton.com, you can open up the roadway. You can open up the roadway.
02:53
Fire still wants the RLLLAM shut down.
03:02
The motion on to 17 open, but the on-ramp is going to stay shut down from river.
03:14
2615 boy copy off-stabler. 2615 boy copies, I'll stay put on.
03:22
2614 boy copies and motion on to 17 is open and river to 17 is shut down.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
927: Suspicious circumstances/Unknown trouble
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