Downed utility line and fire in driveway

Heard on: Houston County AL Regional 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.

00:03

300 to Madridge Fire, outdoor fire, (number withheld) Hardin Road, (number withheld) Hardin Road, cross streets May and Lonnie, power line.

00:17

Call in driveway on fire.

00:22

Maddridge Fire, outdoor fire, (number withheld) Hardin Road.

00:26

One hundred, 300 .

00:29

One hundred.

00:32

100 in route.

00:33

Copy 100 in route.

00:37

23 en route.

00:40

Okay.

00:42

I have a brush one in route.

00:46

I have a brush one in route.

00:49

You are advised.

00:52

Correction, you are advised that the line was previously sparking.

00:58

They shut off power to their residence.

01:00

No sparking at this time.

01:01

No smoke.

01:04

Heard a loud pop.

01:06

And a line dropped into the driveway, still attached to both poles.

01:12

3800. Yeah, it's all on power, wire rest in five.

01:17

That's negative at this time.

01:19

Reference unknown if cable line, phone line, or power line.

2026-11-12 03:18 UTC

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Harden Rd, Slocomb, AL 36375

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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 reported outdoor fire in a driveway on Hardin Road near May and Lonnie. A line had previously sparked, a loud pop was heard, and a line was found dropped into the driveway while still attached to both poles. Power to the residence was shut off, and later radio traffic indicated no active sparking or smoke, with the line type still unknown.

Downed utility line and fire in driveway

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