Fire crews manage hornet nest hazard and burning power pole


Fire crews respond to a large hornet nest considered a safety hazard and manage a burning power pole and tree limbs near power lines. Power lines are confirmed de-energized for safety.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS
01:57
Transcript:
00:00C401 from Sierra Division.00:04Yeah, go.00:07We've got a bush over here with a very large hornet nest.00:11That's a hazard.00:14Okay, copy.00:21Hotel division, command.00:26Command, go for hotel.00:29Okay, I've got a follow request into ODF.00:31I'll let you know what the response is on that.00:33Until then, let's just flag those as safety hazards, and we'll just keep clear of them.00:39And I've got water tender 13 that's going to stretch line to the front of engine 15 out there on the road and provide you guys some water for that engine.00:51Sophie, thank you.00:57Engine 52.00:59Respond to Medical Alarm.01:01At 7825, Southwest Wilsonville Road.01:05Unit 136.01:07Cross streets are Southwest Schroederway and Southwest Colby Lane.01:16Command from 401.01:21Yeah, go ahead.01:24Yeah, just the heads-up,01:26Prince and the PG-E guy are going to take a peek at that tree.01:29and PG might be able to take some of these limbs out there, burning.01:32That might save us the need to have a follower in here.01:37Okay, real good.01:38Are the power lines still cold or hot or did we get them cold?01:43We are cold as ice from the road does.01:48Okay, real good.01:49Commander all units on the fire scheme and fire calm.01:53We can benchmark the power is off.01:55Power lines are now cold.
00:00
C401 from Sierra Division.
00:04
Yeah, go.
00:07
We've got a bush over here with a very large hornet nest.
00:11
That's a hazard.
00:14
Okay, copy.
00:21
Hotel division, command.
00:26
Command, go for hotel.
00:29
Okay, I've got a follow request into ODF.
00:31
I'll let you know what the response is on that.
00:33
Until then, let's just flag those as safety hazards, and we'll just keep clear of them.
00:39
And I've got water tender 13 that's going to stretch line to the front of engine 15 out there on the road and provide you guys some water for that engine.
00:51
Sophie, thank you.
00:57
Engine 52.
00:59
Respond to Medical Alarm.
01:01
At 7825, Southwest Wilsonville Road.
01:05
Unit 136.
01:07
Cross streets are Southwest Schroederway and Southwest Colby Lane.
01:16
Command from 401.
01:21
Yeah, go ahead.
01:24
Yeah, just the heads-up,
01:26
Prince and the PG-E guy are going to take a peek at that tree.
01:29
and PG might be able to take some of these limbs out there, burning.
01:32
That might save us the need to have a follower in here.
01:37
Okay, real good.
01:38
Are the power lines still cold or hot or did we get them cold?
01:43
We are cold as ice from the road does.
01:48
Okay, real good.
01:49
Commander all units on the fire scheme and fire calm.
01:53
We can benchmark the power is off.
01:55
Power lines are now cold.
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