Flames seen as wires arc near Dairy Rd, Tamaqua PA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a utility incident near Dairy Road in West Penn Township, where a utility pole appeared broken and power lines were sparking and causing flames in a nearby tree. Fire personnel were dispatched and utility services were contacted to manage the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Schuylkill County Fire
Listen to dispatch call
01:43
Transcript:
00:00
Unseen I do see sparks and everything and the pole is broken
00:10
3795 able to obtain a pole number at least a span away
00:21
I'd have to pull up here, it would be down at the road, I'd have to get it.
00:26
But there are flames in the tree.
00:29
Can you please dispatch 47?
00:36
One hundred hours.
00:46
Bio, District 37,
00:48
37-47 now due.
00:50
near Dairy Road for wires down arcing.
00:54
District 37,
00:56
37 47,
00:57
now due to the scene.
00:59
near Dairy Road, West Penn Township for wires down arcing, 0100 hours.
01:09
Is that going to be the feed for the residents by chance?
01:15
Affirmative.
01:18
Okay, I should be able to use that location to call PPL.
01:27
It is the last pole in the line.
01:33
Before the house.
01:37
Correct.
01:39
The 1-01.
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Location mentioned:
Dairy Rd, Tamaqua, PA 18252
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