Tree on power lines causes sparks and smoke

Heard on: Lake County IL Fire Dispatch

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District 2423T, Engine 243, service call at (number withheld) North Corona Boulevard, Lake Villa, near North Prairie View Drive, West Geneva Avenue and North Corona Drive.

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Time of 1713.

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Lake County Battalion 24 is en route to that service call on Granada.

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Battalion 24, message received.

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Lake County Engine 243 is en route.

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Engine 243, you're en route.

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Lake County, possibly Engine 222 is released returning.

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Engine 222 released returning.

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Lake County, Engine 242 is on scene.

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Engine 242 on scene.

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Lake County from Engine Two Hundred and Forty Two.

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Engine Two Hundred and Forty Two.

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We have a tree that cracked onto electrical wires, causing it to spark, which is smoke.

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Could you have ComEd out here?

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Ten Four. Are the wires pulled the house or pulled the pole?

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They're freestanding. They're not against any structure.

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They're just against the. The tree.

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10-4, thank you.

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Lake County, 24 is on scene.

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This is 924 on scene.

2026-10-01 22:12 UTC

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N Corona Dr, Lake Villa, IL 60046

Tree on power lines causes sparks and smoke

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a service call near North Corona Boulevard in Lake Villa for a tree that had cracked onto electrical wires, causing sparking and smoke. The wires were reported to be freestanding and not touching any structure, and the utility company was requested to respond.

Tree on power lines causes sparks and smoke

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