Downed power line and pole fire on High Street

Heard on: South Kingstown Fire Dispatch (UFD & KFD)

01:57

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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Station one,

00:01

okay, station one, signal 100.

00:05

Number (number withheld) High Street.

00:08

For a downed power line, arcing.

00:13

Station K to station one.

00:16

Signal 100 to number (number withheld) High Street.

00:20

For a downed power line, arcing.

00:29

Okay, Chief Five, responding from Woodruff Ave.

00:34

F135.

00:41

Okay, 13, responding.

00:43

F133.

00:52

Okay, from Chief Five.

00:57

Chief Five.

00:59

I'm gonna have to have High Street shut down.

01:02

This is also a transformer involved.

01:04

Active pole fire.

01:06

Engine 14 from Chief Five, come from the flats and shut it off at Allen Avenue.

01:14

10-4.

01:22

Okay, I'll try to get you a pole number in a 2nd .

01:30

Double.

01:38

Okay, the closest I can get is pole (number withheld), and they are at (number withheld) High Street.

01:47

Double.

01:56

Engine 14, Chief 5.

8/15/2026 10:07 AM

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High St, South Kingstown, RI 02879

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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 near the 200 block of High Street for a reported downed power line that was arcing, with an apparent transformer and utility pole fire. The street was shut down in the area while units worked to control the electrical hazard.

Downed power line and pole fire on High Street

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