Power line sparking and on fire in Pitcairn

Heard on: Allegheny County Fire - East

01:42

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

For a report of a line sparking in the area of (number withheld) 10th Street in Pitcairn.

00:06

Station 229 alerted.

00:07

Fire Ops 3 at 2119.

00:18

Rescue incident with five.

00:21

Copy two, try and rescue.

00:23

Incident with five at 21.

00:25

It did advise there's some tree limbs into the lines because it's sparking, possible fire.

00:36

Copy that.

00:40

County 229 rescue engines on the scene.

00:43

I do have some working.

00:45

Gonna notify to take care of power.

00:49

Copy.

00:56

This is Century Command.

01:01

Go ahead, Command.

01:03

All right, just a better update.

01:05

I do have one service line down and another one actually on fire.

01:11

Copy that.

01:28

Good job.

01:30

Hi, the reference from your power company's been out of commission.

01:39

You can expedite if that'd be great.

6/26/2026 06:17 PM

Fire & Arson

10th St, Pitcairn, PA 15140

Power line sparking and on fire in Pitcairn

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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 10th Street in Pitcairn, where tree limbs were reported on power lines causing sparking and an apparent line fire. One service line was reported down and another line was described as on fire, and the power company was requested to respond quickly.

Power line sparking and on fire in Pitcairn

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