Car fire reported near Christmas Tree Lane underpass, Fresno CA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a vehicle fire near the Van Ness Boulevard and East Shields Avenue underpass, in the Christmas Tree Lane area of Fresno. The fire involved a black Jeep, and no one was found inside the vehicle. Traffic was temporarily blocked while responders controlled the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Fresno City Police, Fire and EMS
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03:27
Transcript:
00:00
Two X 0330.
00:01
Star fire, code three.
00:02
There's a car on fire on the underpass of Christmas Tree Lane.
00:08
Four 0011, getting up.
00:10
Fire extinguisher in my car.
00:14
Quick.
00:18
Last of blade, 1st phonetically (name withheld).
00:25
Date of birth (number withheld).
00:29
Copy.
00:33
3X321, go ahead.
00:35
McKinley and First with (number withheld) to a BMW.
00:40
Copy that.
00:47
Council on emergency traffic.
00:59
Vehicle fire for engine nine, so (number withheld).
01:03
That has cross of Shields.
01:09
Baker to one, you can send that one at David.
01:13
Hi Baker two one coffee.
01:16
Baker two one, be advised.
01:17
Looks like RP was.
01:19
If I think he got off the bus at (name withheld) and the subjects were on the bus as well, they yelled slurs to RP.
01:25
Was there no game signs? RP hung up without getting further and no answer on callback.
01:29
We'll just be in the area checking.
01:30
Unknown if this occurred on the bus or when RP got on the bus.
01:36
Baker two one.
01:37
Hi David two one.
01:39
You can cancel banker (number withheld).
01:40
Baker two one.
01:41
I copy.
01:46
Didn't mention that he wishes he had a gun so that he could harm himself, but per the RP, he has no access to one.
01:52
Any southeast sergeant copy that call on (name withheld)?
01:56
We do four for him.
01:59
Three X321, can I get a DL status on one?
02:02
Three X321 go ahead.
02:04
Yellow (number withheld) should come back to (name withheld).
02:09
As far as Delta, she's right now.
02:16
Corrective lenses restriction to (name withheld).
02:21
Repeating vehicle five, engine nine.
02:22
So it's (number withheld) Van Ness across from Shields.
02:26
It looks like it's going to be on Van Ness north of Shields at the railroad underpass.
02:30
We have multiple reports of a black Jeep on fire.
02:45
Engine nine, go ahead.
02:48
Yes, those are Fresno PD.
02:50
We should be controlling traffic at Van Ness Shields for Christmas Tree Lane.
02:53
Could you contact law enforcement and see if they could open the traffic northbound for us?
03:00
Copy that, we will.
03:05
Charles 22.
03:17
A vehicle on fire at the Christmas Tree Lane.
03:19
We have Van Ness and Fulton Way.
03:21
Our be advised, no one's inside the vehicle, but traffic is blocking the vehicle in and hard for people to get away from it.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
N Van Ness Blvd & E Shields Ave, Fresno, CA 93704
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