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Utility pole fire investigated near Madison Run RdOrange County VA

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Madison Run Rd & James Madison Hwy, Virginia 22960

According to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a utility pole fire near Madison Run Road and James Madison Highway in Orange County, Virginia. The fire was observed at the top of the pole at the intersection and was sparking. The pole is owned by Dominion.

Audio|Heard on: Orange County Fire and EMS
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02:49
Transcript:
00:00
Brush 24, Orange.
00:06
Brous... That's 24.
00:08
Go ahead.
00:10
Orange,
00:12
we got somebody who asked for Brust 24.
00:14
We were just responding.
00:17
That's permanent.
00:18
Was the line still sparking when you guys had cleared the scene?
00:24
Negative. There was no sparking or no fire.
00:30
Correct, 453.
00:31
Forrest 24, just be advised.
00:33
We're currently receiving another call and they say there is a fire there now.
00:43
If Ross 24 is direct,
00:46
we'll respond back to the scene.
00:49
Rush 24 to Orange.
00:51
We're on scene.
00:53
We don't see anything at this time.
00:54
Do you have any more details on the pole and if it's still on fire if we're at the right location?
01:04
The caller was advising in the same area.
01:08
They stated that the cross street would be at Liberty Road.
01:17
We're direct on that.
01:19
We're here at the pole we were at earlier at Liberty Road and James Madison Highway.
01:24
As of now, there is no fire, no sparking.
01:38
Rush 24 to Orange.
01:39
We just had somebody come up to the brush truck.
01:42
They said that the pole is actually not here at Liberty Road.
01:45
It's on the other side of Cores.
01:46
We'll let you know when we get there with the pole number.
01:54
Rush 24 to Orange.
01:56
We've located a pole.
01:58
It's more of James Madison Highway and Madison Run at the intersection.
02:03
Right now the fire appears to be at the top of the pole.
02:07
We'll be out investigating.
02:21
We can do the pole number that's directly next to the pole that has the fire at the top of the cross arm.
02:27
The pole belongs to Dominion.
02:29
Pole number R-D-5-8, B-D-F-8.
02:35
And like I said, it's right there at the...
02:38
Almost at the intersection of Madison Run and James Madison Highway and the fire is still sparking up at the top of the cross arm at this time.
02:49
All right.

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Location mentioned:
Madison Run Rd & James Madison Hwy, Virginia 22960
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Incident Timeline

  1. Fire activity observed
  2. Updated location and utility ownership
  3. Initial on-scene assessment
  4. Brush 24 arrived on scene
  5. Brush 24 dispatched and acknowledged
  6. Initial report of small flame on power pole

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