Storm causes fire and downed poles blocking eastbound lanes, Fayetteville AR


The audio reports a storm causing a tree to fall on a power pole and a fire on a utility pole. This blocks the eastbound lanes near 950 North Lindell Avenue. Emergency crews and utility workers are being notified to manage the situation.
Audio|Source: Northwest Arkansas State and Local Police
03:44
Transcript:
West Fork fire, Gator 1, spare command. Go ahead. Gator 1. It looks like we've got, this is building back a little bit with just some more rain, but we've got a pretty good store coming from Elm Springs and then out of Rogers. It looks like it might just center punches. It doesn't look bad yet, but I'll let you know as soon as I get it. Thank you. Okay, (name withheld). We've circled back and can you take down this poll number? Swipco (number withheld). There's a treetop that's sitting high up on this pole. I'm sure that's whatever their flames they were seeing. I'm pretty sure that's going to have to be dealt with by the power company. Precinct, I'll call it in. In that tree that's blocking eastbound lanes, they're right by the intersection you're at. Yeah, it's just around the curve from this incident right here. It's passable on the west lane, but it's the eastbound lanes blocked. This one on team. The engine is putting in purpose. In service 1817. Okay. West Fork Engine and Gator One is for command. This is a Gator One. Let's go ahead. Looks like this storm at Elm Springs, Springdale area, and one of the Rogers is probably going to come over the top of us. Right now it's showing yellow and red, so I'm probably just kind of get ready to weather that out. I'll just be prepared for it right now if it dissipates, I'll let you know, but let's go ahead and get ready for it. Get her one received. I think one fishing contact. How do you want to do you want to do something? Ginger three Sprindale. Ginger three. Sprindell, could you let Swipko know that the wind has actually caught this pulled back on fire and then six to burn through some of the support posts for the dead of wires? for the utilities call to be a down light pole in the parking lot of 950 North Lindell Avenue apartment 13 cross-roots Hughes and Barry rescue line response[1] for utilities call is to be a down light pole in the parking lot of 950 North Lindell Avenue cross-ruth of Hughes and Barry timeout in 1821 please are calling mrs. 1222. See if you're responding at 1022. C.C. from battalion to use your battalion two line, service.
West Fork fire, Gator 1, spare command. Go ahead. Gator 1. It looks like we've got, this is building back a little bit with just some more rain, but we've got a pretty good store coming from Elm Springs and then out of Rogers. It looks like it might just center punches. It doesn't look bad yet, but I'll let you know as soon as I get it. Thank you. Okay, (name withheld). We've circled back and can you take down this poll number? Swipco (number withheld). There's a treetop that's sitting high up on this pole. I'm sure that's whatever their flames they were seeing. I'm pretty sure that's going to have to be dealt with by the power company. Precinct, I'll call it in. In that tree that's blocking eastbound lanes, they're right by the intersection you're at. Yeah, it's just around the curve from this incident right here. It's passable on the west lane, but it's the eastbound lanes blocked. This one on team. The engine is putting in purpose. In service 1817. Okay. West Fork Engine and Gator One is for command. This is a Gator One. Let's go ahead. Looks like this storm at Elm Springs, Springdale area, and one of the Rogers is probably going to come over the top of us. Right now it's showing yellow and red, so I'm probably just kind of get ready to weather that out. I'll just be prepared for it right now if it dissipates, I'll let you know, but let's go ahead and get ready for it. Get her one received. I think one fishing contact. How do you want to do you want to do something? Ginger three Sprindale. Ginger three. Sprindell, could you let Swipko know that the wind has actually caught this pulled back on fire and then six to burn through some of the support posts for the dead of wires? for the utilities call to be a down light pole in the parking lot of 950 North Lindell Avenue apartment 13 cross-roots Hughes and Barry rescue line response[1] for utilities call is to be a down light pole in the parking lot of 950 North Lindell Avenue cross-ruth of Hughes and Barry timeout in 1821 please are calling mrs. 1222. See if you're responding at 1022. C.C. from battalion to use your battalion two line, service.
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[1]
rescue line response: Rescue/utility response to downed lines
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Location mentioned:
Near N Lindell Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701
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