Fire & Arson
Tree fire from lightning on Poe Ridge Road
Poe Ridge Rd, Philippi, WV 26416 - 6/11/2026 06:19 PM
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units and law enforcement responded to a possible tree fire near Poe Ridge Road, where a caller reported a tree struck by lightning that was still smoldering but not spreading to nearby brush.
Barbour WV Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript
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46 is responding. 2119 responding (number withheld) Poe Ridge Road for a tree fire.
00:04
Caller advised he believes a tree was struck with lightning during the storm.
00:08
Says it's been burning and smoldering ever since.
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