Multiple fires reported near highways 87 and 280, San Jose CA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 08/22/2025 10:41 PM (PDT)

I-280, San Jose, CA

Multiple fires were reported near the highways 87 and 280 in San Jose. Firefighters are on scene extinguishing one fire and are sending additional units to handle another fire nearby. There is also mention of an elderly man with neck pain unrelated to the fires.

Audio|Source: San Jose Fire

01:45

Transcript:
We have multiple callers and Engine 37 is on the scene near Highway 87. Multiple callers report a separate incident closer to Highway 280 on the street side. Engine 35, Engine 17, Medical units are responding. A unit near Carter Avenue 17th, Station 17's area is on location. The report mentions an 89 year old male with neck pain after a previous mechanic in the area was unable to locate. There are reports of fire northbound on-ramp from Berger at Highway 87. Units have eyes on one fire and are extinguishing it but require a second unit to respond to the other fire near this area.

Disclaimer:
This was transcribed by AI and may contain errors. Please verify the information independently.

Location mentioned:

I-280, San Jose, CA

This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.

Correct

Incorrect

Recent Fire & Arson Incidents in San Jose, CA

Multi-vehicle accident disrupts traffic on I-280

Traffic

08/24/2025 05:43 AM (PDT)

I-280, San Jose, CA

Battalion 1 on command. Command 21, go ahead. Battalion 1, county was confused by us having two locations, but one call, so they're sending two ambulances. Command 21 copies. Can you send a single unit northbound to check the... 21, engine 3. Engine 3? The correct location will be of the 11th Street, non-ramp, 2-280, south-down. We have four vehicles. All vehicles are on us on this floor. As of now, continue the two ambulance and continue the response. And June 3104 is going to be the on-ramp, 11th Street to southbound 284 vehicles. No people trapped and will continue both ambulances and the response. And I'll set you up as 11th Street, I see. At 280. get to San Josep.D. to shut down the off. Tell you one, just so I'm understanding you want CHP to close the off ramp from 280 to 11th. From 11th to 280. We have cars coming up behind the accident. Battalion 1, CHP does have the call. We'll get them. We'll let them know that they're needed for traffic control though. That's why I need for traffic control on the freeway as well as shut down that off ramp so we don't have people. Butani one, I do understand CHP would still be during the on-round, but I'll let them know. For the I-C. Engine 620, Engine 29, Rescue Medic 20, Medical, Terminal B, 1701, Airport Boulevard, near Airport Parkway and Airport Greenlot Parking Act, station parties area. I see, the Italian one on command. Go for the IC. I see the battalion one on command. Looks like you have four vehicle accident. You've got a second fire company on scene. Nobody's trapped. Has anyone checked the three car directly to have my vehicle? Here is Subway Avenue and Terryback Avenue. Station 18's area. Okay, good. Can we have the second engine? That's on scene. Drive up. Pass your vehicle and check on that great vehicle ahead of you. I'll go ahead and take the IC at this point. Can you give me a total patient account? And then we have two different ambulances coming to this location. Medical 3614, Emmanuel court near Alvranove Drive, Station 24 in the area. See you three copies. Truck there's on scene. We'll check that car ahead of a head of you guys. Engine 29, sent a fire. Engine 29, you can stand down as a verbal response. Rescumatic 20, send a fire. Engine 3, 705. Engine 3, I see on command. Rescmatic 20. Rescumatic 20. Copy acknowledgment. This is EMS, 2, gate 19. Engine 3 ICA in command. Can you guys, do you need assistance with patient care there because we've got Engine 8 on team as well? Right now we'll have one patient in this vehicle and possible a second patient in that vehicle that's ahead of you. Engine 3 IC copies. Do you need the assistance of Engine 8? They can pump up and check that vehicle ahead of you unless truck 30 has that patient. 30's got that. They're taking care of at this point. So just take care of the one patient there. We'll wait for CHP and then we'll hold aid at this point. I see from truck 30. Truck 30. Truck 30, go ahead. There's no one in the car ahead of you. 30 IG copies are no patients in that car. Just so it looked like the vehicle was still on. Oh, we're working on that. It looks like we've got a second ambulance up there truck 30s location. You have one unit where you're at. Do you have a unit number for them? Can we have medic 30 with our patient and patients on the gurney? How many total people are involved in the accident? We have one patient, four vehicles. Is the count I have so far? And then how many other... Engine 24, son as far. Engine 24. Engine 24 calls above response. Reports of an 85-year-old male. As of now, it looks like we should have our patient. That's only great. Bleeding from a toothache. What about the drivers of the other vehicles or occupants of the other vehicles? Negative. They weren't involved. They just passed through. So two vehicles total, and then two vehicles are bystanders. Affirmative. For truck 30. We have the ambulance crew here, but they're going to be moving over to 11th Street, unless you need them for other reasons. We've only got one patient at this time involved in this accident. And there's nobody at that vehicle, whoever was driving it took off.

Pedestrian suspected of suicide attempt on freeway

Medical Emergency

08/22/2025 09:27 AM (PDT)

I-280, San Jose, CA

We'll be responding with RescueMedic[2] 3. CHP[1] is on scene, advising it is secure. They have a pedestrian here, suspected suicide attempt. John 2037 engineer ready for water. Break, RescueMedic 3, did you copy the detail? Copy, ready for water.

Traffic accident on southbound 280 near Meridian Avenue

Traffic

08/21/2025 06:44 PM (PDT)

I-280, San Jose, CA

Engine 14, Delta response for APAO accident, southbound 280 north of Meridian Avenue, Station Penn's area. Other inch time? Engine hot. Engine set.

Multi-vehicle accident on southbound Highway 280

Traffic

08/19/2025 06:56 AM (PDT)

I-280, San Jose, CA

Engine 4, Delta response for a vehicle accident, southbound 280 and 87, station for (name withheld). 222 from ICA. Engine 4, sentile-sa-fire. Engine 4, calls a delta response for a... Multiple vehicle accident, potentially five vehicles involved. So far, one patient, 62-year-old with arm pain. CHPs en route per their website. Let us know if you'd like us have started a second ambulance. Yeah, let's better to start one extra ambulance for now to put three. Engine 4104 was a second code three. It's 19 from ICA.

Investigating smoke near highway in San Jose

Fire & Arson

08/18/2025 08:08 AM (PDT)

I-280, San Jose, CA

Engine 8, Medical, 757, Millany Court, near Melbourne Boulevard, Station 8's area. Engine 30, light outside smoke investigation, 7th Street at 280, Station 3's area. Sounds fire engine 14, can I get a confirmation on the unit?

Multiple fires reported near highways 87 and 280, San Jose CA

Multiple fires were reported near the highways 87 and 280 in San Jose. Firefighters are on scene extinguishing one fire and are sending additional units to handle another fire nearby. There is also mention of an elderly man with neck pain unrelated to the fires.

Explore More on San Jose, CA Crime Map

Recent Fire & Arson Incidents in San Jose, CA

Multi-vehicle accident disrupts traffic on I-280

Pedestrian suspected of suicide attempt on freeway

Traffic accident on southbound 280 near Meridian Avenue

Multi-vehicle accident on southbound Highway 280

Investigating smoke near highway in San Jose

Multi-vehicle accident disrupts traffic on I-280

Pedestrian suspected of suicide attempt on freeway

Traffic accident on southbound 280 near Meridian Avenue

Multi-vehicle accident on southbound Highway 280

Investigating smoke near highway in San Jose