Trees on power line with smoke and charring reported

Heard on: Elbert Fire

01:09

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00:00

Dispatch to central station and station eight.

00:04

(number withheld) Indian Hill Road, (number withheld) Indian Hill Road for electrical fire, power line fire.

00:11

Caller saw three trees down on the power lines, smell smoke, doesn't see flames currently.

00:31

10-4, Engine 2.

00:32

Showing you a route to the area of (number withheld) Indian Hill Road.

00:36

There'll be a tree on the power line across the street from this address.

00:40

Caller advises they do not see sparks or flames, but can smell the burnt wood and does see a little bit of charring at the top of the tree.

00:55

Caller also advised Hart EMC has already been notified.

00:59

They had contacted them because they had power outages.

01:02

This is a fire unit.

01:04

Another team saw some trees on the line, but no fire.

01:07

Trees just burnt.

01:08

Crew broke on the line.

2026-09-18 20:43 UTC

Fire

Indian Hill Rd, Elberton, GA 30635

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers reported a possible electrical fire hazard near Indian Hill Road, where several trees were down on power lines. Smoke was smelled and slight charring was seen on a tree across the street, but no flames or sparks were confirmed. The local power company had already been notified about outages in the area.