Wire sparking near utility pole with no active fire, Allegany County MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/7/2025 08:40 AM

Allegany County, MD

Fire crews responded to a report of a wire down sparking in Allegany County, Maryland. They confirmed there was no active fire. The utility pole was marked with caution tape while the power company was notified and awaited for service.

Audio|Source: Allegany County Fire

02:30

Transcript:

00:00

There's no fire.

00:02

(name withheld) said there's one wire down, sparking.

00:05

There's no fire.

00:10

Last is new fire.

00:16

First 22, engineer 22,

00:18

you can go in service.

00:19

We'll be returning.

00:21

Again, 5-(number withheld)-19, request in a patch to UPNC.

00:24

519-19-19-1.

00:27

Okay,

00:28

copy. Alleguans, Pegger 22 in service.

00:32

3-4-2 is around the hospital, okay? Okay, in a mid-page.

00:36

Okay, 24-LLLU35, service.

00:39

342, 6-7, Med1.

00:41

34-2.

00:47

First, 24, Alleghenian, service, turning.

00:49

Switching back, Merrill.

00:51

The rest 24, okay, that's over 41.

00:57

Are you 5 or not, he can be a different channel from baseball and med1.

01:01

That's Kirk, my apologies, I'm at 3.

01:08

Forrest Wicke, my question.

01:09

Are you any?

01:10

Brust 22.

01:17

Unified the power company, the poll number is going to be G15931.

01:26

Okay, sir.

01:32

Press 22, Power Company, one out.

01:34

First 22, Power Company, one out.

01:40

First 22, is correct.

01:46

Report 2, Allegany on UMS 3.

01:49

Gotcha.

01:52

Do you have a copy this unit now?

01:54

Okay,

01:57

we're going to be out of UPMC.

01:58

Okay, we're going to be out of UPMC.

01:59

That's your C, 1143.

02:01

345, on the scene, seat and drive.

02:04

4.5, okay, 11.45.

02:12

Rush 22, L2 again.

02:17

Rush 22.

02:23

Fire is off the roadway.

02:24

We've marked the correct pull with caution tape, police and service attorney.

02:28

First 22, okay, 1147.

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