Outside fire with electrical hazard on Alabama Highway 251, Limestone County AL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews from Oak Grove and East Limestone responded to an outside fire with an electrical hazard near Alabama Highway 251. The fire, possibly caused by a blown transformer, occurred between Jennings Chapel and Bain. Power lines were reported down, but later it was confirmed there were no lines on the ground. The fire was reported extinguished and utility crews were notified.
Audio|Heard on: Limestone County Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Oak Grove electrical hazard and outside fire, Alabama Highway 251.
00:06
Oak Grove outside fire and electrical hazard.
00:10
Alabama Highway 251.
00:27
Oak Grove bats outside fire with electrical hazard, Alabama Highway 251.
00:33
Oak Grove bats outside fire with electrical hazard.
00:38
Alabama Highway 251.
00:54
East Limestone.
00:56
Back up Oak Grove.
00:57
Outside fire with electrical hazard, Alabama Highway 251.
01:01
East Limestone, back of Oak Grove.
01:03
Outside fire with electrical hazard, Alabama Highway 251.
01:21
East Limestone, outside fire with electrical hazard backing up Oak Grove.
01:26
East Limestone, outside fire with electrical hazards backing up Oak Grove, Alabama Highway 251.
01:40
Yeah, right.
01:41
1702, give me the detail.
01:44
Copy 1702.
01:45
It's going to be an outside fire across from the (number withheld) Alabama Highway 251, north of Jennings Chapel and south of Bain on the west side of the roadway.
01:59
Got a report of a transformer that possibly blew.
02:04
Lines possibly down and a structure on fire.
02:11
Terrible.
02:19
1702, you're the only one en route at this time. Do you want me to keep your tones again?
02:28
Yeah, you can try my tones again.
02:32
Ten four. I'll do Oak Grove and you again.
02:51
Oak Grove, East Limestone, 1702 needs some assistance on an outside fire with electrical hazard.
02:57
Alabama Highway 251.
02:59
Oak Grove, East Limestone, 1702 needs some assistance.
03:03
Outside fire with electrical hazard, Alabama Highway 251.
03:11
1505 will be en route.
03:15
I copy 1705.
03:16
It's going to be north of Jennings and south of Bain on the west side of the roadway.
03:33
Johnny Fire, 1768, we're out momentarily.
03:40
1715, I copy.
03:42
Seven o'clock.
03:51
County fire 1714 being routed.
03:56
1714, copy seven o'clock.
04:06
Brush 217, this is code.
04:09
Brush 217, copy and service 701.
04:20
1714 to brush 217, do you want any other apparatus?
04:27
Yeah, go ahead and grab brush 117.
04:30
I'm out by it grabbing it.
04:39
Copy brush 117, I'll grab it.
05:07
Last unit, I didn't copy.
05:08
Can you try again for me, please?
05:15
Is this north of V5 down on 251?
05:19
It is, sir.
05:20
It's going to be north of V5 Stone and south of Bain.
05:25
Should be on the west side of the roadway.
05:27
They said the house is vacant.
05:43
911 to all units, be advised the caller has called back again.
05:47
He advised that the fire is out.
05:50
They still want you to continue to check it and make sure everything's okay.
05:54
Utilities also have been notified.
06:03
This person advised there's a transformer that exploded and that there are no lines down.
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AL-251, Alabama
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