Tree contacts power lines causing sparks and outage, Olympia WA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a report that a tree was touching power lines on Cooper Point Road in Olympia, Washington. This caused sparks and embers, leading to a power outage in the surrounding area. No flames or active electrical arcing were found.
Audio|Source: Thurston County Fire, EMS and Law Enforcement
05:56
Transcript:
00:00
A tree in the power lines was sparking, the wires are not down, another caller advising they see embers.
00:06
No smoker flames now, but it was sparking.
00:14
Question, sounds.
00:19
Yeah,
00:23
if you can locate the water, see if we can get the water shut off to the sprinkler system.
00:30
Take your receipt, we just did, for a four-two.
00:35
No copy, thank you.
00:37
And a medic five from command.
00:41
Good.
00:44
You can return, thanks.
00:49
Medicare.
01:08
Engine T1, Station T2, BLS Response, (number withheld) for Land Street Southwest.
01:16
Cross Street is between Silver Lane Southwest and 27th Avenue Southwest.
01:34
Engine 31, BLS response, (number withheld), Sheridan Drive Southeast.
01:40
Cross Street is between End and 21st Avenue South East.
01:49
171.
01:53
Okay.
01:59
I see. First.
02:06
Tension 31, this is a report of a 66-year-old female conscious, breathing difficulty, complaining back pain as well, symptoms started yesterday.
02:19
31, cut toll, please.
02:22
Tension 31, (number withheld).
02:37
Olympic BLS response (number withheld) Sheridan Drive southeast cross street is between 8 and 21st Avenue southeast
02:51
anyone copies these are connected we're going to be a just making silent
02:57
excuse the subject to be silent
03:06
Engine 11, go ahead.
03:09
So we're in the area, checking FYI's powers off in the air, it's next to the floor first.
03:21
Mention 1-1, copy in the area, checking power is out in the area at (number withheld).
03:29
And from starting, no one, did that silence that alarm down there?
03:35
The trial in will come in, yes, it did, thank you.
03:39
Received,
03:40
I'm going to return.
03:46
Cover me.
03:53
Agent T2, come in.
03:57
Judge T2. Yeah,
04:00
can I copy.
04:01
You have to come in close, please.
04:04
Thank you.
04:10
44.
04:13
I'm sorry, I've already been to the Dispro, and you can send me that loitering at the Jefferson Building.
04:22
Command from Battalion 1, the alarm is silenced, and it's in the main building when you first pull in the entrance on the right.
04:31
As soon as that water is shut off and drained, we might be able to reset it.
04:40
Yeah, I copy the location of the panel.
04:42
It sounds like we got the riser to that floor shut off, so I don't know if we'll be able to get a good reset with that, but we'll give a shot.
04:53
Received, and do you still need truck O1?
04:59
Yeah, I believe they're already up on floor two, assisting engine O3 with salvage.
05:08
Capitol from engine O1.
05:09
The engine Ongo.
05:15
This alarm was due to the other incident at the similar address.
05:20
We had a face-to-face with the Tattalion O1.
05:22
Engine O1 is going to be in service returning.
05:29
The link to the other incident had a face-to-face of Titan O1 and returning 22-11.
05:38
Power is out in the area.
05:40
There's no arcing or sparking at this time.
05:42
I don't let PSE, no though.
05:44
That's where the problem is going to be at.
05:49
I mean, there's a large limit on the power line east of Cooper Point on a certain first.
05:53
The power is out in the area, no arcing or sparking no contact.
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Location mentioned:
Cooper Point Rd, Olympia, WA 98502
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