Downed power line and tree branch arcing on wires

Heard on: Pecatonica Fire / Win-Bur-Sew Fire

01:53

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

County fire, Charlie 81 on scene.

00:02

Do have a tree branch down on the wires, actively arcing.

00:06

They're not down, but the tree branch is smoldering across it with active arcing.

00:16

Charlie 81 on scene, tree branch down, actively arcing.

00:19

It's not completely down.

00:21

We're calling combat currently.

00:28

County fire correction, we do have a broke line down.

00:38

Broke line down.

00:42

Six.

01:00

Ten four, 09:22 .

01:09

Eighty one from county fire.

01:14

Hey, what is?

01:19

That has been advised.

01:21

We had to use a different address because the (number withheld) did not go into their system.

01:28

We had to give them the (number withheld) Fish Hatchery, just west of the forest preserve.

01:37

10-4, yeah, kitty corner to the Four Lakes Forest Preserve.

01:42

I can try and get you a phone number if need be.

01:49

Negative. The other address pulled up, so we're good over here.

01:52

Thank you, (name withheld).

2026-11-03 19:47 UTC

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Fish Hatchery Rd, Pecatonica, IL 61063

Downed power line and tree branch arcing on wires

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible electrical hazard near Fish Hatchery Road by the forest preserve, where a tree branch was on power lines with active arcing and smoldering, and a broken line was later reported down.

Downed power line and tree branch arcing on wires

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