Tree fire caused by downed power line near Ironwood Road, St Joseph County IN
Fire & ArsonA tree fire started near Ironwood Road due to a downed power line caused by heavy snow pushing trees onto the lines. The fire has started to spread and emergency services are responding to the electrical hazard and fire.
Audio|Source: South Bend Metro Fire
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Transcript:
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Clay Engine 22.
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Ironwood Road and Auten Road.
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Electrical Hazard.
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Priority 3, Charlie.
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Ironwood Road and Otton Road.
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Twenty-three-four hours.
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Stop an engine four fire dispatch.
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Just be advised.
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We're waiting for PD to advise if you guys can leave the feed or not.
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So continue standing by.
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Clear on standing by.
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Engine 22, you're going to be in raw, Ironwood Road and Otton Road.
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Priority 3.
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Caller advised that trees were on fire near the power lines and the line is hanging down.
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An additional caller advised that the fire is starting to spread.
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It's going to be closer to the station.
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Clay Engine 21, Medic 21, Farmington Hills Drive and Ironwood Road.
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Breathing problems.
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Priority 2, Delta.
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Farmington Hills, Drive, and Ironwood Road, 2347 hours.
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Toppen engine one fire in stretch.
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Go ahead, dispatch.
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AEP is clear, they'll call us back with the EPA.
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And they call back advise them that we've taped off the alley and secured the area and we're going back in service.
01:42
I'm clear.
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This man off on engine 3.
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Go ahead to help an engine 3.
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Do we have PD coming on this call?
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They have county units on the way.
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They can go ahead and disregard.
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I'm clear.
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Engine 21, medic 21, urine route, Farmington Hills, driving Ironwood Road priority 2 for a 10-month-old who is having breathing problems.
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They're going to be at this intersection in a black Volkswagen.
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Player dispatch,
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engine 22.
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Go ahead, engine 22.
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Through the heavy snow, it's pushing trees onto the power line, catching the trees on fire.
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It's across near Ironwood Road.
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Nothing we can deal with it.
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Let me just let me see the heat, you know.
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Auten Rd, Indiana
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