Small fire started on tracks near West Main in Mesa, Mesa AZ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/31/2025 08:16 AM

Near W Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201

A homeless person started a small fire on the railroad tracks near West Main Street in Mesa. The fire appears to have been doused but smoke remains visible. Firefighters were dispatched as a precaution to monitor the situation.

Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Central Patrol District

03:14

Transcript:

00:00

Two bigger 26, two bigger 23, copy a 905, near West Main.

00:05

The old time you're on two?

00:11

Three bigger twice.

00:17

Near West Main north on the track, the homeless subject started fire on them.

00:22

It looks like he's packing his things away. The ERB said he might have doused it, but still sees the smoke.

00:32

Speaker 26th.

00:35

Real-time are you? Real-time, are you on Channel 2?

00:41

Real-Tang? Hey,

00:43

do you have any cameras near West Main? There may have been a homeless subject who started a fire on the railroad tracks just north.

00:54

Yeah, real-time I'll start looking.

00:56

We have one at longmoor remain.

01:00

Copy.

01:05

Baker 25, code form, Rio Salado.

01:09

22, 727, thank you.

01:11

727, thank you.

01:12

720.

01:17

Just verify, are we talking about railroad tracks or are we talking about the light rail tracks?

01:25

Well, they just changed it to the FRIES at near West Main,

01:30

so it might be the light rail tracks.

01:32

Actually, no, they're saying it's the train tracks behind FRIES, not light rail tracks.

01:40

There are possibly 152 cells on the school.

01:47

For that 905, they gave a description of a possible white male or Hispanic male, not wearing a shirt and blue pants.

01:59

Okay, Baker's Mike says, copy.

02:01

Yeah, there's some smoke coming from the south side of the tracks. Looks like in the middle between Dobs and Alma School.

02:19

Grubaker 26 is easier access from your side or do you think almost will be better?

02:27

I don't have a good answer for that.

02:34

They're saying it's going to be just west of Alma school near a wall between a brick wall and a metal fence and fires and route as precaution.

02:46

Baker 23, Baker 21, Code 4[1] on 2nd Street.

02:51

23462, thank you. 724. 724.

02:58

Baker 26, it does look like it'll be closer to the Alma School side now, so we'll probably be easier to get there from Alba School.

03:11

If I will you please update to a 238?

03:14

104.

Police codes explained

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[1]

Code 4: No further assistance needed; situation under control.

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