Power pole fire near Wilson Park in Red Oak

Heard on: Montgomery County IA Fire Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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twenty-one on route with two.

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It's going to be to Wilson Park, 1600 block of Birchwood Avenue.

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It's going to be for the top of a power pole that is on fire.

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Caller advises there is visible smoke and flames.

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No one has lost power in that area.

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Fourteen oh five.

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I am on the phone with MidAmerican Energy.

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Ten four, thank you.

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Montgomery County, 100 and twenty-one will be on scene.

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This will be behind (number withheld) Sherwood Lane.

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We do have the very top of a.

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A power pole on fire.

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We will need Mid American to respond to this.

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104 Chief Lasswell, command.

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Chief Lasswell has command for a power pole on fire behind (number withheld) Sherwood Lane.

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MidAmerican Energy should be en route shortly.

2026-10-21 19:05 UTC

Fire

Wilson Park, Red Oak, IA 51566

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 reported power pole on fire with visible smoke and flames near Wilson Park in the 1600 block of Birchwood Avenue, behind a residence on Sherwood Lane. The utility company was contacted and a fire chief established command at the scene.