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Smoke detector alarm at six-story apartment building, Santa Cruz CA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/8/2025 08:52 PM

Villa Nueva, 180 Dakota Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Fire crews responded to a smoke detector activation in the elevator lobby of a six-story residential apartment building near Dakota Avenue in Santa Cruz. No smoke, flames, or alarms were found during the investigation.

Audio|Heard on: Santa Cruz County Fire

Listen to dispatch call

02:3

Transcript:

00:00

. . . Engine 312, engine 310, truck 3572, fire alarm, near Dakota Avenue.

00:08

Near Dakota,

00:12

utilized red command, blue tactics.

00:35

Engine 44-12, patient with difficulty breathing.

00:43

Termout at 2524.

00:49

That call can catch, about 3566 to the Dakota Avenue Fireland.

00:54

Even.

01:01

Telling 3103 units responding.

01:03

This is a smoke detector for the elevator lobby with a negative reset.

01:12

In June 44, 12 and medic 12, this is not predate the Delta medical.

01:22

That common all income units, engine 3110s on 15.

01:25

We got a six-story residential apartment complex with nothing shown on exterior.

01:29

No audible alarms sounding.

01:31

We're going to be out investigating.

01:32

This will be Dakota Command.

01:34

Engine 3112.

01:36

Once you guys go to the other side, that's where the elevator is going to be on,

01:41

you guys can assist with the investigations.

01:50

Agent 3110, I copy.

01:51

You're on scene six or residential apartment complex, nothing shown from the exterior negative audible.

01:55

It's establishing the code of command 31 tells to go to the other side.

01:58

That's where the elevator is to assist with investigation at 25th.

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Location mentioned:

Villa Nueva, 180 Dakota Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

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