Tree falls on house with live power lines on Plank Road

Heard on: Albemarle VA Fire-Tac Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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ACC from rush 43 .

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We're on scene.

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We got a very large tree that fell onto a single story house.

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Rush, sorry.

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Two seven,

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give me a non-emergency police.

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Two seven, copy.

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Two 71 , switch over.

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Let me give them this number real quick.

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Break me because they got the power lines, poles down, and they are arcing at this time.

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One on medic 16 .

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Copy that, sir.

00:32

Chief from Captain.

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Go ahead. I don't know.

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Hold number.

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Where on Plank Road is this?

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Chief from Captain 37, we have very poor radio reception here.

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Are you ready to copy a pole number?

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What is your location on Plank Road?

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We're going to be at (number withheld).

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Okay, create a call for a tree down on Plank Road.

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Okay.

8/10/2026 02:14 PM

Fire

Plank Rd, Afton, VA 22920

Tree falls on house with live power lines on Plank Road

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a report of a large tree that apparently fell onto a single-story house along Plank Road, bringing down power lines and poles that were arcing. Police were requested on a non-emergency basis, and utility crews were asked to be notified about the power line hazard.

Tree falls on house with live power lines on Plank Road

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