Utility pole fire with live wires on Beach Street
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Westerly & Chariho Area Fire Departments
04:54
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00:00
Okay, hold over 24, 24.
00:04
And it is actively burning.
00:08
And the pole that we need to be utilized.
00:15
Roger, pull (number withheld) .
00:21
Yeah, engine four, utility three.
00:23
You want to block that road and have go down cold?
00:30
That's a roger.
00:37
Four twelve's on the way to High Street, coming from Connecticut.
00:47
33 to Engine 4.
00:52
Go ahead, 33.
00:57
Supposedly it's right behind the pantry, not actually on Beach Street.
01:05
33, thank you.
01:11
Six with two at the station.
01:18
Received. We got it open to one lane here.
01:20
You guys can clear.
01:22
DOT can ask them out.
01:29
Ten four.
01:39
402 to actually, High Street at the state line's open one lane.
01:43
You're gonna have to notify DOT.
01:44
They're gonna have to come out and take care of the rest.
02:01
Roger.
02:06
But the engine four is on the scene.
02:08
We'll be investigating.
02:11
Roger.
02:19
How five to Wesley.
02:23
You
02:26
go with PD, have them notify their officer to move out from underneath that wire in case the pole decides to go.
02:42
Four (number withheld) , can you come down here please?
02:48
Roger .
02:57
Three nine six to 33 .
03:03
Go ahead.
03:09
Just confirming that tree is down.
03:12
It's behind a manager's pantry.
03:14
It's across the driveway number (number withheld) Beach Street.
03:18
Got a transformer involved.
03:20
It's down in the woods.
03:27
Copy that.
03:33
Three nine six to Wesley.
03:40
Three nine six to Snowball.
03:48
Three nine six to Wesley.
03:50
You want to contact Rhode Island Energy.
03:52
It's going to be pole number (number withheld) , NECO pole number.
03:57
Live wires are arcing out across the driveway number (number withheld) Beach Street.
04:07
Roger.
04:14
33 to dispatch, if you can make that a priority one, we have an active fire here.
04:23
Roger, sir.
04:30
411, 402, let me send my guy up.
04:39
33, do you want us to roll with Engine 1, Chief?
04:45
That's affirmative.
04:53
Engine 1 responding.
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