Wire down causes small fire at Amherst street corner


Dispatch audio describes firefighters responding to a downed wire in a tree causing a small fire at a street corner in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Audio|Source: Amherst Fire
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Transcript:
00:06Attention, 5-1, engine 1 and engine 2.00:08Attention 5-1, engine 1 and engine 2.00:11Still alarm.00:12Respond to the corner, 870 East Pleasant Street, the corner of rolling ridge in East Pleasant Street, for a wire down in a tree causing a small fire.00:23Again, 870 East Pleasant Street, corner of Rolling Ridge Road and East Pleasant at 1642.00:34Seventy-9, engine 2.00:38Go ahead, engine 2.00:402 is on the air for rolling-rate at E.00:42Pleasant Crookhip.00:47Engine 2 is on the air responding for Rolling Ridge v.00:49Pleasant at 1644.00:541794.00:557991.00:57Still ahead, an engine 1.2.01:06Engine 1 is on the air responding to Rolling Ridge, East Pleasant, Group 2 at 1644.01:17So on the air, engine 2.01:21Go ahead, engine 2.01:24Engine 2 is on beam.01:25We have a primary touching branch just faltering at this time.01:32Engine 2 can handle.01:33Engine 1, go back in service.01:34It will be Rolling Ridge Command.01:35being a primary.01:46Engine 2 is on scene, just following at the time, going on rolling with command, staying on primary.01:56Engine 1, you can go back in service at 1647.
00:06
Attention, 5-1, engine 1 and engine 2.
00:08
Attention 5-1, engine 1 and engine 2.
00:11
Still alarm.
00:12
Respond to the corner, 870 East Pleasant Street, the corner of rolling ridge in East Pleasant Street, for a wire down in a tree causing a small fire.
00:23
Again, 870 East Pleasant Street, corner of Rolling Ridge Road and East Pleasant at 1642.
00:34
Seventy-9, engine 2.
00:38
Go ahead, engine 2.
00:40
2 is on the air for rolling-rate at E.
00:42
Pleasant Crookhip.
00:47
Engine 2 is on the air responding for Rolling Ridge v.
00:49
Pleasant at 1644.
00:54
1794.
00:55
7991.
00:57
Still ahead, an engine 1.2.
01:06
Engine 1 is on the air responding to Rolling Ridge, East Pleasant, Group 2 at 1644.
01:17
So on the air, engine 2.
01:21
Go ahead, engine 2.
01:24
Engine 2 is on beam.
01:25
We have a primary touching branch just faltering at this time.
01:32
Engine 2 can handle.
01:33
Engine 1, go back in service.
01:34
It will be Rolling Ridge Command.
01:35
being a primary.
01:46
Engine 2 is on scene, just following at the time, going on rolling with command, staying on primary.
01:56
Engine 1, you can go back in service at 1647.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01002
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