Power pole broken and smoking behind Main Street home

Heard on: Cass County IA Fire Dispatch

00:59

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

Attention Roseville Fire, you're needed behind (number withheld) Main.

00:05

Have a power pole that broke in half and is on fire.

00:08

Again, (number withheld) Main at 1301.

00:13

Radio station for 501.

00:16

Go ahead.

00:18

Are you the 111 there?

00:20

Yes, so far.

00:22

Okay. If you want, you can bring a pickup down here.

00:27

We don't have any active flame, but it is burning.

00:29

It's just smoldering and smoking down inside the pole.

00:32

There's nothing we're going to do with it until MidAmerican gets here.

00:35

But maybe if we got a truck sitting here, at least nobody will maybe drive underneath of it.

00:40

Understood.

00:41

Understood, but I might need help getting out.

00:43

We don't have any power.

00:46

Oh yeah,

00:47

then just hold tight.

00:48

We don't need to worry about it.

00:51

Yeah, not a big deal.

00:52

We'll just help one company back here too so they can keep it kind of blocked off so nobody drives under it.

00:58

So we should be good.

2026-10-29 18:01 UTC

Fire

Main St, Griswold, IA 51535

Power pole broken and smoking behind Main Street home

View on map

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 broken power pole behind a building near Main Street that was initially reported on fire. The pole was later described as smoldering and smoking inside, with no active flames, and a truck was requested to block the area while waiting for the utility company.

Power pole broken and smoking behind Main Street home

Share This Information