Cable wire blocking Elm Street after lightning strike

Heard on: St. Clair AL Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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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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Engine 4 is on Elm Street.

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Transfer to command.

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Copy.

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This is radio command central.

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Okay, go ahead.

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This will be a cable wire stretched across the road, still connected to the house and the pole.

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Unable to be removed from the roadway at this time.

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You're forced to be back on service.

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All length, man, central.

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Go ahead.

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Command's going to be terminated.

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Engine one, back to service.

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It's going to be a malfunctioning system due to a lightning strike.

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The system has been reset.

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Manager on scene is speaking with her managers and advised if anything else is up, call us back.

7/19/2026 11:41 AM

Road Closure

Elm St, Steele, AL 35987

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a road hazard on Elm Street where a cable wire was stretched across the roadway while still attached to a house and a pole. The situation was later linked to a malfunctioning system caused by a lightning strike, and the system was reset. A manager on scene said they would call back if more assistance was needed.