Fire crews respond to burning power pole near Moto Mart, Collinsville IL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a call near Moto Mart on North Bluff Road in Collinsville about a burning power pole and small brush fire. Crews confirmed a minor fire below the pole but found no issues with power lines. The situation was quickly brought under control with no further hazards reported.
Audio|Heard on: Madison IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Attention Station Two Fire, Station Two Fire respond in the area of Moto Mart on Bluff, near North Bluff.
00:05
Moto Mart, near North Bluff in reference to a power pole on fire.
00:11
Callers indicating there was some sort of power surge and now the pole is on fire.
00:16
Station Two Fire respond near Moto Mart on Bluff.
00:20
Came out 1123.
00:21
Collinsville 12-5 copies this line.
00:23
1295 Engine 12, Medic 42.
00:28
Collinsville Engine 21.
00:30
Last calling unit, repeat.
00:32
Collinsville Engine 21 and Medic 42 are en route.
00:36
Copy at 1124, 1125.
00:39
Council, Engine 21.
00:41
21, go ahead.
00:43
Engine 21 and Medic 42 are on scene.
00:47
There is a bit of a brush fire underneath it right in front of Dairy Queen.
00:53
Council, Engine 21.
00:55
Go ahead.
00:57
Do you have the caller's phone still? I got about 12 calls, but the original caller was an employee at the gas station.
01:05
After they confirmed it was a transformer on a pole that was burning.
01:09
She just advised that there was a power surge and then there was a fire near the pole.
01:14
That's clear, thank you.
01:16
Collinsville, you can show 1295 on scene.
01:19
1128.
01:20
Collinsville from 1295.
01:22
Go ahead. We do have a small brush fire here, but we're seeing no indication that was created by power lines.
01:29
You might want to call Airmen and just advise them of the situation, but like I said, we're seeing no issues with power lines at all.
01:36
Copy.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
N Bluff Rd, Collinsville, IL 62234
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