Lightning sparks woods fire and brings down power lines
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Rensselaer NY Fire Dispatch Group Calls
03:14
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00:00
Responding to area (number withheld) Groveside Road, cross street of Simon's Road and Grogan Road.
00:06
Caller reporting that the wood lot across the street from her residence was struck by lightning and is now on fire.
00:11
It is not endangering any structures.
00:16
2113.
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Dispatcher, Pittstown Car 1.
00:23
Go ahead, Pittstown Car 1.
00:26
Car 1's en route, copy the info.
00:29
Received, Car 1, you are en route at 2113.
00:34
Dispatcher, Pittstown Car 2.
00:36
Pittstown Car 2.
00:40
Where are you? Car 2, you're responding 2114.
00:45
Dispatch, Pittstown Car Nine.
00:49
Pittstown Car Nine.
00:54
We have primary wires down at that location we were dispatched to.
00:58
We're going to be requesting Niagara Mohawk to the scene.
01:02
Received, primary wires down.
01:04
Requesting a Niagara Mohawk to the scene at 2117.
01:09
At this time, I can't give you a phone number because it's too dangerous to get out in the area.
01:13
Woods burning.
01:16
Received at 2117.
01:20
Dispatcher 251.
01:23
251.
01:26
251 is en route.
01:28
Received 251, you're en route to (number withheld) Groveside Road, cross streets of Simmons Road and Grogan Road, for an outdoor fire.
01:37
Caller stated that lightning struck the wood lot across the street from her residence and it is on fire.
01:42
Fire and there is report of wires down in that area.
01:48
Two five one receive.
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At 2117 . That's your Pittstown car one.
01:57
Go ahead, Pittstown car one.
02:00
Car one's arriving.
02:03
Received arriving at 2118 .
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Dispatch to Pittstown Car One.
02:10
Dispatch 251.
02:13
Go ahead 251.
02:16
On scene.
02:18
Received 251, you're on scene.
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And dispatch to Pittstown Car One.
02:24
Car One's on.
02:27
National Grid notified and no ETA was given.
02:32
Received.
02:33
Closest pole I can get to safety is going to be National Grid pole seven.
02:39
Received National Grid pole seven.
02:41
Closest one at 2121.
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After that's down, car one.
02:48
Down, car one.
02:52
Also, go ahead and make notification to both Verizon and Spectrum.
02:56
And can you go ahead and advise National Grid they're going to need a tree crew just on the line you got a tree that took out all of it.
03:05
Received, advise Verizon and Spectrum and advise that National Grid will need a tree crew.
03:11
Tree came down, wires at 2123.
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