Commercial vehicle reported on fire on westbound I-80 near Alta, Alta CA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/28/2025 06:11 PM

I-80, Alta, CA

A commercial vehicle on westbound I-80 near Alta was initially reported to have a fire with heavy smoke near the cab. Fire units responded but later confirmed that the issue was hot brakes, not an actual fire, and the response was canceled.

Audio|Source: Higgins Area Fire Protection District Dispatch

03:12

Transcript:

00:00

Station 33, commercial vehicle fire, westbound I-80 and Alta.

00:34

2313 Mountain Group engine 23773 inch and 23873 inch and 23803 inch and 23363 water tender 98 port of a commercial vehicle fire with heavy smoke coming from the semi near the cab of westbound I-80 in Alta

00:48

units standby for a checkback 1813

01:01

Back for units, responding, commercial vehicle, fire, westbound I-80, and ALTA, first unit C, and ALTA, C, NXPEL, TAC-9, confirm response, the battalion 23-13-1-230.

01:14

Engine 23-73.

01:17

Engine 23-783.

01:20

2nd-23-83.

01:23

20383.

01:25

Agent 23-63, VMGT, Watertender, 98.

01:34

2313.

01:36

This is 92313.

01:39

This is responding signal report from CHP 1850.

01:47

Crossville, Angel 1.

01:50

Okay.

01:52

I'm not selling.

01:55

Medics O30-0 with a rider.

01:58

We're on route to possible.

01:59

Take the more service.

02:02

Engine on 18-minute.

02:05

GrassVell engine 2372.

02:12

23702.

02:14

Available. Medi-tube, Transporting 1st, Jared Vada, Co2.

02:20

Engine, 2370, at 1888.

02:37

In 2383 grassley.

02:39

Bad scene westbound I-80 east of the Alta exit.

02:45

Nothing's showing.

02:46

I believe this is going to be confirmed hot brakes only.

02:49

Again, cancel the response, that's 2373 and 2383.

02:52

It will be at soon.

03:03

Cancelation for units responding commercial vehicle fire westbound I-80 in Alta engine 2373, correction engine 2383 ALTA IAC,

03:10

confirming hot brakes only.

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