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E-Scooters' Lithium-Ion Battery Fire in Grass Area Near Bike Trail

Azevedo Dr & W El Camino Ave

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Resolved· Fire Out, Off-Gassing

Summary

  • Firefighters in Sacramento responded to a fire involving e-scooters with lithium-ion batteries near a bike trail. The fire was extinguished, but the site continued to emit gases, prompting a hazmat response.

Timeline

Hazmat teams are positioning themselves upwind, about 50 yards from the scene, for safety.

S FD Tac B6 · 0:19
Can you look at the green belt on the map? The school is just a east of it. There's an open access road that comes off of Bandon Creek. We're upwind. We're about 50 yards away. Should be a safe spot for the hazmat. Copy. Perfect. I'll be there in just a second.

According to firefighters, the fire is out but still off-gassing.

S FD Tac B6 · 0:31
Battalion 3 is on Bravo 6. Hey, Chief, this is Engine 15. We're on scene of a lithium-ion battery fire we had reported by some vagrants on scene. Fire is out, but it is still off-gassing. Contacted special ops, and they recommended a balance to level 2. Yeah, I copy that. And looks like from the north are best access to stay upwind of this thing. Yeah.

Firefighters are accessing the scene from the north near a local elementary school.

S FD Command B2 · 0:18
Engine 20, confirm status check. Engine 15, go ahead with traffic. The update, the best access for our call is going to be off of Bannan Creek. It's Bannan Creek Elementary. Enter from the north. You'll see Engine 15.

The fire involves lithium-ion batteries, prompting a hazmat response.

S FD Command B2 · 0:14
Fire dispatch, Engine 15. Fire dispatch. This is a confirmed lithium ion battery fire. Will you balance this to a level 2 hazmat, please? Copy, confirmed lithium battery fire, balanced to a level 2 hazmat.

Firefighters are responding to a report of e-scooters on fire in the grass area near the bike trail.

S FD Command B2 · 0:31
Fire dispatch, Engine 15. Fire dispatch. We're en route, but we have no information on our MDC. Can you resend the call, is that possible? It is not possible to resend. It is Azevedo and West El Camino on the bike trail at Bannon Creek. Public e-scooters on fire in the grass area. Copy. Ensure you're responding. Affirmative. Medic 618, Rescue 20, pull into the parking lot of the gas station behind the rescue. Thank you.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Azevedo Dr & W El Camino Ave.

Hazmat teams are positioning themselves upwind, about 50 yards from the scene, for safety.

S FD Tac B6 · 0:19
Can you look at the green belt on the map? The school is just a east of it. There's an open access road that comes off of Bandon Creek. We're upwind. We're about 50 yards away. Should be a safe spot for the hazmat. Copy. Perfect. I'll be there in just a second.

According to firefighters, the fire is out but still off-gassing.

S FD Tac B6 · 0:31
Battalion 3 is on Bravo 6. Hey, Chief, this is Engine 15. We're on scene of a lithium-ion battery fire we had reported by some vagrants on scene. Fire is out, but it is still off-gassing. Contacted special ops, and they recommended a balance to level 2. Yeah, I copy that. And looks like from the north are best access to stay upwind of this thing. Yeah.

Firefighters are accessing the scene from the north near a local elementary school.

S FD Command B2 · 0:18
Engine 20, confirm status check. Engine 15, go ahead with traffic. The update, the best access for our call is going to be off of Bannan Creek. It's Bannan Creek Elementary. Enter from the north. You'll see Engine 15.

The fire involves lithium-ion batteries, prompting a hazmat response.

S FD Command B2 · 0:14
Fire dispatch, Engine 15. Fire dispatch. This is a confirmed lithium ion battery fire. Will you balance this to a level 2 hazmat, please? Copy, confirmed lithium battery fire, balanced to a level 2 hazmat.

Firefighters are responding to a report of e-scooters on fire in the grass area near the bike trail.

S FD Command B2 · 0:31
Fire dispatch, Engine 15. Fire dispatch. We're en route, but we have no information on our MDC. Can you resend the call, is that possible? It is not possible to resend. It is Azevedo and West El Camino on the bike trail at Bannon Creek. Public e-scooters on fire in the grass area. Copy. Ensure you're responding. Affirmative. Medic 618, Rescue 20, pull into the parking lot of the gas station behind the rescue. Thank you.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Azevedo Dr & W El Camino Ave.

Hazmat teams are positioning themselves upwind, about 50 yards from the scene, for safety.

S FD Tac B6 · 0:19
Can you look at the green belt on the map? The school is just a east of it. There's an open access road that comes off of Bandon Creek. We're upwind. We're about 50 yards away. Should be a safe spot for the hazmat. Copy. Perfect. I'll be there in just a second.

According to firefighters, the fire is out but still off-gassing.

S FD Tac B6 · 0:31
Battalion 3 is on Bravo 6. Hey, Chief, this is Engine 15. We're on scene of a lithium-ion battery fire we had reported by some vagrants on scene. Fire is out, but it is still off-gassing. Contacted special ops, and they recommended a balance to level 2. Yeah, I copy that. And looks like from the north are best access to stay upwind of this thing. Yeah.

Firefighters are accessing the scene from the north near a local elementary school.

S FD Command B2 · 0:18
Engine 20, confirm status check. Engine 15, go ahead with traffic. The update, the best access for our call is going to be off of Bannan Creek. It's Bannan Creek Elementary. Enter from the north. You'll see Engine 15.

The fire involves lithium-ion batteries, prompting a hazmat response.

S FD Command B2 · 0:14
Fire dispatch, Engine 15. Fire dispatch. This is a confirmed lithium ion battery fire. Will you balance this to a level 2 hazmat, please? Copy, confirmed lithium battery fire, balanced to a level 2 hazmat.

Firefighters are responding to a report of e-scooters on fire in the grass area near the bike trail.

S FD Command B2 · 0:31
Fire dispatch, Engine 15. Fire dispatch. We're en route, but we have no information on our MDC. Can you resend the call, is that possible? It is not possible to resend. It is Azevedo and West El Camino on the bike trail at Bannon Creek. Public e-scooters on fire in the grass area. Copy. Ensure you're responding. Affirmative. Medic 618, Rescue 20, pull into the parking lot of the gas station behind the rescue. Thank you.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Azevedo Dr & W El Camino Ave.

Hazmat teams are positioning themselves upwind, about 50 yards from the scene, for safety.

S FD Tac B6 · 0:19
Can you look at the green belt on the map? The school is just a east of it. There's an open access road that comes off of Bandon Creek. We're upwind. We're about 50 yards away. Should be a safe spot for the hazmat. Copy. Perfect. I'll be there in just a second.

According to firefighters, the fire is out but still off-gassing.

S FD Tac B6 · 0:31
Battalion 3 is on Bravo 6. Hey, Chief, this is Engine 15. We're on scene of a lithium-ion battery fire we had reported by some vagrants on scene. Fire is out, but it is still off-gassing. Contacted special ops, and they recommended a balance to level 2. Yeah, I copy that. And looks like from the north are best access to stay upwind of this thing. Yeah.

Firefighters are accessing the scene from the north near a local elementary school.

S FD Command B2 · 0:18
Engine 20, confirm status check. Engine 15, go ahead with traffic. The update, the best access for our call is going to be off of Bannan Creek. It's Bannan Creek Elementary. Enter from the north. You'll see Engine 15.

The fire involves lithium-ion batteries, prompting a hazmat response.

S FD Command B2 · 0:14
Fire dispatch, Engine 15. Fire dispatch. This is a confirmed lithium ion battery fire. Will you balance this to a level 2 hazmat, please? Copy, confirmed lithium battery fire, balanced to a level 2 hazmat.

Firefighters are responding to a report of e-scooters on fire in the grass area near the bike trail.

S FD Command B2 · 0:31
Fire dispatch, Engine 15. Fire dispatch. We're en route, but we have no information on our MDC. Can you resend the call, is that possible? It is not possible to resend. It is Azevedo and West El Camino on the bike trail at Bannon Creek. Public e-scooters on fire in the grass area. Copy. Ensure you're responding. Affirmative. Medic 618, Rescue 20, pull into the parking lot of the gas station behind the rescue. Thank you.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Azevedo Dr & W El Camino Ave.

Hazmat teams are positioning themselves upwind, about 50 yards from the scene, for safety.

S FD Tac B6 · 0:19
Can you look at the green belt on the map? The school is just a east of it. There's an open access road that comes off of Bandon Creek. We're upwind. We're about 50 yards away. Should be a safe spot for the hazmat. Copy. Perfect. I'll be there in just a second.

According to firefighters, the fire is out but still off-gassing.

S FD Tac B6 · 0:31
Battalion 3 is on Bravo 6. Hey, Chief, this is Engine 15. We're on scene of a lithium-ion battery fire we had reported by some vagrants on scene. Fire is out, but it is still off-gassing. Contacted special ops, and they recommended a balance to level 2. Yeah, I copy that. And looks like from the north are best access to stay upwind of this thing. Yeah.

Firefighters are accessing the scene from the north near a local elementary school.

S FD Command B2 · 0:18
Engine 20, confirm status check. Engine 15, go ahead with traffic. The update, the best access for our call is going to be off of Bannan Creek. It's Bannan Creek Elementary. Enter from the north. You'll see Engine 15.

The fire involves lithium-ion batteries, prompting a hazmat response.

S FD Command B2 · 0:14
Fire dispatch, Engine 15. Fire dispatch. This is a confirmed lithium ion battery fire. Will you balance this to a level 2 hazmat, please? Copy, confirmed lithium battery fire, balanced to a level 2 hazmat.

Firefighters are responding to a report of e-scooters on fire in the grass area near the bike trail.

S FD Command B2 · 0:31
Fire dispatch, Engine 15. Fire dispatch. We're en route, but we have no information on our MDC. Can you resend the call, is that possible? It is not possible to resend. It is Azevedo and West El Camino on the bike trail at Bannon Creek. Public e-scooters on fire in the grass area. Copy. Ensure you're responding. Affirmative. Medic 618, Rescue 20, pull into the parking lot of the gas station behind the rescue. Thank you.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Azevedo Dr & W El Camino Ave.

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