Two vehicle accident with smoke from car hood in Berkeley, Berkeley CA
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TrafficA two vehicle accident occurred at Shattuck Avenue and Virginia Street in Berkeley. One vehicle hit a pole and smoke was seen coming from its hood. Emergency responders arrived and requested extrication and a second ambulance.
Audio|Heard on: Berkeley Police and Fire
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03:35
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 2 and Medic 2 respond to vehicle accident at Shattuck Avenue and Virginia Street.
00:13
Engine 6 and truck 2 respond to commercial fire alarm.
00:19
At 1015, Camelia Street.
00:21
Cross streets are 9th Street and 10th Street.
00:28
For the illegal accident, Shattuck and Virginia, possible two total patients involved in the Santa Fe, the driver, the customer.
00:40
Engine two copies we're processing right now, thank you.
00:43
Jeffrey.
00:45
Berkeley 1, medic 2 is on scene, 2 vehicle accident, moderate damage to both.
00:51
First vehicle in the northbound lanes at Shattuck, New, and Virginia just north of Virginia.
00:56
Second vehicle is into a pole on the west side of the street.
01:01
Smoke coming from the hood.
01:02
We'll be investigating.
01:05
I copy.
01:11
Truck 2 is responding to the fire alarm in 6 Engines District.
01:16
Can you send that to our MBC again?
01:20
Actually, truck 2, you can go ahead and cancel.
01:21
It looks like it was a burglar alarm, not a fire alarm.
01:24
I'll show you guys available.
01:25
Thank you.
01:29
Copy that. Show us in quarters, please.
01:33
Copy. Engine 6, copies cancel.
01:36
Also in quarters.
01:38
Engine 6, copy, in quarters.
01:40
Truck 2 from Engine 2.
01:43
from Engine 2 3-1 from Engine 2.
01:50
Yeah,
01:53
could you start Truck 2 to our location for possible extrication needs?
01:58
Copy.
02:06
Engine 6. Respond to Vehicle Accident at Shattuck Avenue and Virginia Street.
02:15
Just regret.
02:22
Truck 2. Respond to vehicle accident at Shattuck Avenue and Virginia Street.
02:32
Okay, 1 engine 6.
02:33
Are we attached to the ZHack?
02:36
No, disregard that.
02:37
That was accidental.
02:43
Captain 2, firefighter, 2.
02:48
Go ahead.
02:54
And Berkeley 1 from Engine 2, can we also get a second ambulance dispatch to this location?
03:01
Hey firm, did you want me go ahead and assign Command 11 and talk to anyone?
03:07
Yeah, that'd be great, thank you.
03:09
Copy, Units on this incident, Chattuckin Virginia.
03:13
Go ahead and switch over Command 11.
03:17
You can show me out, I'll switch to Command 11.
03:20
Yeah,
03:23
Mr. Copy.
03:31
Medic 5. Respond to Vehicle Accident.
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Shattuck Ave. & Virginia St, Berkeley, CA 94709
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