House hit by lightning with smoke smell inside

Heard on: Fayette PA 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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Respond (number withheld) Cemetery Road, Perry Township for a possible structure fire.

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Caller reported a house struck with lightning.

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Can smell smoke in the residence.

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Half the house is without power.

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FDO5 operations.

00:13

Fayette County, all station 32, station 17, station 36, station 42, Westmoreland units responding.

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(number withheld) Cemetery Road, Perry Township.

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32 engine on scene reporting nothing showing from the outside.

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Can slow your response.

00:30

Fayette County, all units responding.

00:31

(number withheld) Cemetery Road, Perry Township.

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32 deputy advises all units not on scene can cancel.

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Again, all units not on scene can cancel.

8/7/2026 04:38 AM

Fire

Cemetery Rd, Vanderbilt, PA 15486

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were sent to a home on Cemetery Road in Perry Township for a possible structure fire after a caller reported the house was struck by lightning, smoke odor inside, and partial power loss. Responding units later reported nothing showing from the outside and canceled units that were not yet on scene.