Vehicle Smoking Due to Mechanical Issue on US-395, Inyo County CA


A vehicle was reported smoking on US-395 near Owens River Road and 8th Street. No flames were seen. Responders found it was a mechanical problem, not a fire or crash.
Audio|Source: Inyo County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, CHP Gold
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Transcript:
00:00
Troll 101, I believe we got a TC,
00:03
topout 395, south of the gate.
00:11
TAM4, is it going to be one vehicle, two vehicles?
00:18
Control Samone. Stand by. It looks like a vehicle on fire.
00:24
No flames visible,
00:25
lots of smoke.
00:27
Yeah, standby one.
00:34
Oh, Sam Juan negative T.C.[3]
00:37
I don't know, it looks like mechanical issue.
00:42
Mechanical.
00:43
Mechanical.
00:50
Control 10-1[1], Cofor, negative fire,
00:54
negative DG, just straight mechanical,
00:57
and subject works for Miller, so he's going to get a ride.
01:02
Up. Sam, 10-4[2].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-1: Poor reception / weak signal
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment/OK
[3]
T.C.: Traffic Collision (non-injury)
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