Semi truck on fire on highway


Radio traffic about a semi truck fully on fire on a highway in the Victorville area between Wheel Yule Drive and Willie Hill Drive. Fire and medical units are coordinating response, confirming location and lane direction, and arranging water tenders. Responders report no vegetation involvement and discuss estimated arrival and scene size.
Audio|Source: San Bernardino County Fire - High Desert
04:53
Transcript:
Medic units 366[1], I copy. Tell 149[2] U.S. Route 2, near Reynolds-Virksfield Highway. Units on scene; semi truck fully involved. Vehicle is just west of me. Units on tactical from 149. Command center advising SO is on scene, semi fully involved, just west of Eakley. Water tender 56[3], 149. 56, go ahead. Command is requesting an ATA. I'm just getting to the station now, en route in about two minutes. The vehicle is fully involved and I can't tell if it's on the west side or eastbound. Location between Wheel Yule Drive and Willie Hill Drive. I copy, I'll find out. Battalion 149 estimates 30 to 10 minutes. Also can you confirm if it's eastbound or westbound please. Thank you. Medic 32, Medic unit 30-A. Calls, Medic unit 21A. Erie-1-1-A. Cancel Medic 32. 32 copy. Got one for an eye, (name withheld). Go ahead. (name withheld) is... Stand west. There's gonna be the west side and the dirt shoulder. It's starting to grow and getting into the bench. (name withheld). Okay, got it. Water tender 56, 149. Westbound lane. 401 should be in there just before. What's your location right now? We're still about five out. I copy. 56, medic engine 366, about two minutes out. I'll go in behind you and supply water. 149, medical 26 is on scene. Semi fully involved, we'll be on fire attack. 366 from 149, copy your size up. One semi fully involved. Do we have vegetation involvement? No. Okay, I copy. You guys take fire attack. Water tender 56.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
366: Medic Engine/Unit identifier
[2]
149: Battalion/Unit identifier
[3]
56: Water Tender/Unit identifier
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Victorville, CA
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