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Food burning triggers fire alarm at Santa Cruz building, Santa Cruz CA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/6/2025 10:08 PM

Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

A fire alarm was activated at a building near Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz. Fire units responded and found that the alarm was triggered by burned food on the fourth floor. There was no active fire.

Audio|Heard on: Santa Cruz County Fire

Listen to dispatch call

02:17

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 31110, engine 312, truck 317, Battalion 3103.

00:04

This is going to be a fire alarm activation at near Pacific Avenue.

00:08

We'll utilize red and blue, turnout at 2208.

00:18

Thank you. Measure, figuring intends, obscene, private,

00:21

residential, over commercial.

00:22

We have alarm sounding, evacuations, taking progress.

00:25

Those folks showing will be out investigating establishing Pacific Avenue command.

00:29

A truck coming to stage 12, you can stage assistance.

00:36

At 2212.

00:44

NetCom, 3103 is on scene on Hillhead, a new,

00:48

uh,

00:50

Pacific Avenue Command.

00:52

I copy, uh, 2212.

00:55

Command 70 is on scene.

01:02

317, we'll just have you state to this point.

01:04

312, you can stand by the system, and 3110, you are investigation.

01:09

7-8 copies.

01:16

University Command 312 stage at the systems.

01:23

Command copies 12th.

01:24

Command copies 12.

01:26

Command copies 1, 2 and 3 3, clear.

01:39

Command.

01:41

Go ahead for command.

01:50

Copy that, break.

01:51

Truck 317, copy.

02:06

Netcom University Command.

02:10

Go ahead.

02:13

Negative fire, burn food on the fourth floor, units on seam will be attempting to reset.

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Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

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