Possible electrical short in garage, no fire seen

Heard on: Grant County Fire/EMS and Washington State Patrol

01:33

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Fire District 13, routine electrical lines down.

00:04

(number withheld) State Route 28 West, apartment (number withheld).

00:18

Fire

00:20

District 13, received.

00:24

Fire District 13,

00:26

629.

00:32

Fire 13, this is going to be a female stated that she could hear popping sounds in her garage and thinks there may be a short.

00:42

She does not see smoke or flames.

00:45

She did see some arcing a little bit but not anymore.

00:48

She thinks it may be due to the rain.

00:56

Command 1371, you're out.

01:03

Command 1371, 630.

01:10

1371, this is going to be.

01:12

The RP stated she could hear popping sounds in her garage and thinks it may be a short.

01:17

Stated there was no smoke, no flames.

01:20

She did see a little bit of arcing, but no longer sees it.

01:24

Thinks it may be due to the rain.

01:27

Received, they'll be responding.

01:29

Code one.

01:31

1371, 631.

2026-09-13 06:26 UTC

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WA-28, Ephrata, WA 98823

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a possible electrical short near State Route 28 West in Ephrata after a caller reported popping sounds and brief arcing in a garage, with no smoke or flames seen. The situation was described as a routine electrical lines-down call and units responded code one.

Possible electrical short in garage, no fire seen

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