Brush fire near power pole causes transformer explosion, Chattanooga TN
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Fire & ArsonA brush fire started in the backyard near an electric pole and caused a transformer to explode near Sharondale Road in Chattanooga. The nearby home was evacuated, and the power company was notified.
Audio|Heard on: East Ridge Public Safety
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04:13
Transcript:
00:00
East Street Station 1, stand by for a possible brushfire.
00:12
East Street Station 1.
00:18
For possible grass fire, brushfire,
00:21
near Sharondale Road.
00:26
Caller advising small fire in the backyard.
00:29
Use Fireground 6 for response, (number withheld).
00:34
Station 1, clear.
00:36
Station 1, clear.
00:37
Station 1, go ahead and stay on your main channel for this.
00:41
Very safe, sir.
00:43
551, copy of ACMS, correction and backfire.
00:46
51.
00:50
How many, near Sharondale Road, shown across South Terrace and Madonna.
00:55
It's going to be a brush fire.
01:00
Fire and round by seeing small fire growing in the backyard at this location near an electric pole.
01:05
Call taker getting further.
01:10
See 18, you can't cancel 51 and put us on.
01:14
No, 51, y'all can.
01:19
The battalion one responding.
01:23
The battalion one responding.
01:28
The battalion one, Battalion 1, near Sharondale Road between South Terrace and Madonna Avenues.
01:37
38, they are evacuating the home at this home.
01:41
Caller advising a small fire in the backyard growing near a power pole.
01:46
They have evacuated the structure, not clear distance from the fire.
01:52
B1 scene.
01:54
Got me.
01:59
B8.
02:01
Go ahead.
02:06
We have flames and it's in the bottom of the telephone pole.
02:09
Not fair.
02:15
The battalion 1 PD is arriving on scene, reporting flames at the bottom of the telephone pole approximately 10 feet from the house.
02:22
50.
02:23
121, clear.
02:25
55.
02:26
Advise fire en route that I've got sparks from on the bottom of the transformer.
02:31
That's not fair.
02:33
So, squad one on the 8.14 will have sharing down the command.
02:38
Here's the small brush fire in the backyard.
02:42
Squad one on the scene, (number withheld) will have command small brush fire in the backyard.
02:47
Detain one on the air force fire.
02:49
The town one in reporting.
02:56
Okay, one in about 38.
02:58
Okay.
03:03
Sharondale Command Street.
03:07
Sharondale Command.
03:12
Can you go ahead and notify the Power Board?
03:15
We do have a,
03:16
appears to be a transformer that has exploded.
03:21
We do have a small fire on the ground.
03:23
It buys a pole in just a second.
03:25
I'm clear.
03:26
Standing by for a pole number.
03:32
Andy Shrews, you already copy a pole number.
03:39
Go ahead with it.
03:44
S is in Sam 9202, T as in Tom.
03:50
I copy S as in Sam 9202, T as in Tom.
03:55
Parenthold command.
04:02
Go ahead.
04:07
APB is clear.
04:08
They did not give an ETA.
04:12
Very safe.
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Location mentioned:
Sharondale Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37412
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