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Heard on: Santa Cruz County Fire · 1/16/2026 06:36 PM
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Engine 62, Netcom Fire Alarm (number withheld) Soquel Avenue at BHU at 1838.
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Netcom, Engine 62?
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False fire alarm triggered near Soquel Ave
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible alarm activation at a location near Soquel Avenue in Santa Cruz. The alarm appears to have been set off accidentally by hot shower steam, and there was no actual emergency.