Utility pole and transformer damaged on 1st Avenue

Heard on: Anne Arundel County Fire and EMS

01:57

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

Box 3409 , engine 331 , proceed cold to the area of Melrose Avenue and First Avenue East for an electrical hazard on one Bravo.

00:21

113 to fire alarm.

00:23

Verifying BG&E on the electric side is coming out here.

00:44

113 to 1st .

00:47

And 213 , the request has not been made for BG&E.

00:50

Are you remaining on location?

00:54

Negative. The cops have the street shut down.

00:57

He's going to get a car from the other end.

00:59

It's no fire danger.

01:00

Turn it back over to them, but we're definitely going to need BG&E on the electric side.

01:04

Pole snapped and about the transformer snapped off.

01:09

Have you made contact with the officer to see if they have made contact with BG&E before you process the call?

01:18

He said he believed they had an hour ETA.

01:24

Let me check the police notes.

01:37

One three, private police notes.

01:38

They do have a one hour ETA for BG&E.

01:43

Okay.

01:55

Engine 331 , I have you proceeding.

7/8/2026 06:16 AM

Fire

1st Ave, Mayo, MD 21037

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units and police responded to an apparent electrical hazard near Melrose Avenue and First Avenue East after a utility pole and transformer were reported damaged. The street was shut down by police and the utility company was requested to handle the power issue, with no immediate fire danger reported.