Electrical arcing reported from power pole near D&W and Taco Bell, Petoskey MI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/3/2025 06:45 AM

U.S. 31 N, Petoskey, MI 49770

Fire department responded to reports of electrical arcing from a power pole near D&W and Taco Bell. No power lines were down. The energy company was contacted to investigate the issue.

Audio|Source: Straits Area Public Safety

01:53

Transcript:

00:00

Cover. By the stoplight in front of D&W.

00:04

Call is reporting arcing coming from the power pole itself.

00:09

There are no lines down reported.

00:11

First page at 947.

00:14

Central 45-0-2 be en route to power.

00:18

4502 is en route.

00:20

Central 4699.

00:22

469 to then go ahead.

00:24

Contact Consumers Energy on that and have them respond to that location.

00:34

4405 bling.

00:35

Go ahead.

00:38

Okay, Timfer.

00:39

I sure will.

00:40

Are you going to be responding as well? When do I need a second page?

00:43

You don't need a second page and you indicated there's no sparking and arcing or no lines down, I forget what you said.

00:53

Good morning, this is Greg.

00:55

Down and myself are working together today.

00:58

First location, EL2-92B as in boy, 23A.

01:02

Turn four, that's good day.

01:06

Right, there's arcing coming from something on the pole, but there are no lines down.

01:11

Thanks, you too.

01:13

Thanks, point clear.

01:15

Central 5'2, yo.

01:19

Yeah, we'll go check it out, but yeah, get a hold of consumers, have them head that way.

01:25

104.

01:27

That's pretty much where it starts right here.

01:31

542 have you out.

01:32

Yeah.

01:34

The caller said it's going to be on the side of the entrance closer to Taco Bell.

01:40

Copy that.

01:41

This is not expanding too bad, so you can probably skip that one.

01:45

The other parties outside putting stuff in his pickup truck.

01:50

Okay.

01:52

I thought it's bad.

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Electrical arcing reported from power pole near D&W and Taco Bell, Petoskey MI

Fire department responded to reports of electrical arcing from a power pole near D&W and Taco Bell. No power lines were down. The energy company was contacted to investigate the issue.

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