Tree branch ignites fire on power line in Dingman Township, Pike County PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an electrical fire along Route 2001 in Dingman Township caused by a tree branch on a power line. The fire affected nearby trees and a utility pole, causing a power outage in the area. No injuries or poles down were initially reported.
Audio|Heard on: Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties Fire / EMS
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03:33
Transcript:
00:00
Traffic, one fifty-four.
00:06
Now center, thirty-three.
00:10
Thirty-three three.
00:14
Responding.
00:16
Responding, ten fifty-four through Route 2001 between Montgomery Avenue and Raymondskill Road.
00:24
Driver reports a branch on a wire with active fire.
00:34
Center 3033.
00:37
3033?
00:41
They're not copying the update.
00:46
Route 2001 between Log Tavern Road and Ravens Hill Road, a branch on wire with active fire.
01:04
Small tree partially blocking one lane.
01:10
55.
01:16
Do we have any poles down?
01:23
Franklin L1 on scene, no poles down, 10-62.
01:31
Turn from building.
01:34
I copy whiskey 2622.
01:58
Dingman Township, Route 2001 between Montauk Avenue and Ravensfield Road for a tree on wire with fire.
02:08
Thirty-three brush, one tanker, thirty-nine brush.
02:12
Are we alert?
02:29
Dingman Township, Route 2001 between Mott Tavern Road and Raymondskill Road for a tree on wire with brush fire.
02:38
Thirty-three brush engine one and tanker thirty-nine brush.
02:42
A radio alert.
02:44
Use fire ground channel two.
02:46
Ten fifty-nine.
02:48
Center 28 command.
02:54
28 command.
02:56
You ready for a pole number?
03:03
Pole number (number withheld).
03:12
The top quarter of the pole is broken off and laying in pine trees along with the transformer on the pole.
03:19
The primaries are down.
03:21
Appears that power is out in the area.
03:31
Received 1100 hours.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Raymondskill Rd, Dingman Township, PA
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