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Fire crews check false alarm on California StOakland CA

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audio iconFire & Arson
California St, Oakland, CA 94602

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a residential fire alarm near California Street in Oakland. They were unable to contact the key holder or any resident. No actual fire was found at the scene. Later, a separate possible vehicle fire was identified near Wake Avenue by the water treatment plant, which crews were reassigned to.

Audio|Heard on: Alameda CA Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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01:36
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 17,
00:02
residential fire alarm near California Street.
00:09
Ogle Fire Engine 3, we've located that vehicle description at the gore point.
00:14
Does not appear to be a fire.
00:15
We're checking fire out.
00:17
Engine three on scene in the viewer point.
00:20
Check fire out.
00:25
Overfire, engine three in service SS.
00:28
Go ahead and assign us to another incident off of Wake Avenue.
00:32
That is near the water treatment plant.
00:34
Appears to be a larger vehicle fire in that location.
00:41
We'll assign.
00:43
Engine one, engine three.
00:47
Vehicle fire near Wake Avenue.
00:54
Purple fire to 17.
00:56
Engine 17.
00:59
Have we been able to make contact with the resident?
01:04
We'll attempt to call back.
01:06
Thank you.
01:09
Local fire engine three.
01:11
Engine three, go ahead.
01:14
You can cancel engine one.
01:15
We can handle it.
01:16
We're turning around and heading back west on 589.
01:21
We canceled engine one, engine three.
01:24
Got that, thank you.
01:30
Go ahead, subject.
01:32
Engine 17, there's no answer on the call to the key holder or the resident.
01:35
It goes straight to voicemail.

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California St, Oakland, CA 94602

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