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Heard on: Salinas Fire Dispatch - Command 33 · 1/16/2026 05:01 PM
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Engine five, respond to fire near Safeway Constitution and (number withheld) Constitution Boulevard.
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Actually, it would be behind Safeway into the creek.
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Small fire contained near Safeway on Constitution Blvd

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible small cooking fire behind a Safeway on Constitution Boulevard in Salinas. Smoke was visible from the area near a creek and adjacent athletic fields. The fire was traced to a homeless encampment where cooking activity caused minor flames. No hazard or injuries were reported.

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Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA 93905
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