Smoking tree causes power line sparks near Berry Rd, New Durham NH
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire and forestry crews responded to a possible electrical hazard involving a smoking tree that came into contact with live power lines near Berry Road in New Durham. The tree was causing visible sparks, and power was still running through some of the lines. A vehicle off the roadway was also mentioned but not confirmed to be connected to the same scene.
Audio|Heard on: Strafford Country North Police & Fire - Milton, Farmington, Middleton, New Durham
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01:35
Transcript:
00:00
Strafford County from Middleton Forestry 1.
00:03
Middleton Forestry 1 here.
00:07
We're off an area with a smoking tree on wires, so I'll get you a pole number in a minute.
00:15
Received.
00:21
Call for a vehicle off the roadway, approximately mile marker 8.8.
00:25
It's a silver (vehicle make and model withheld).
00:27
Can you confirm when you get there if that's the one,
00:31
that you were,
00:32
who got the report on?
00:44
Strafford County,
00:45
problem here on Forestry.
00:46
You prepared for a pole number?
00:51
Go ahead.
00:54
It's going to be Co-op (number withheld).
00:57
We've got a wire down across the driveway, nothing in the road, but there is power to the lines that are still up with a tree smoking and some sparks.
01:13
Received.
01:21
The forestry, do you have a house number?
01:30
Yeah, it's going to be near Berry Rd.
01:33
Near Berry.
01:35
Received.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Berry Rd, New Durham, NH 03855
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