Downed power line sparks fires behind church lot

Heard on: Lincoln County Fire/EMS

01:29

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

You know, continue back in the church parking lot.

00:02

We have a 2nd fire behind the church parking lot,

00:04

possibly from power lines.

00:07

That's clear.

00:08

We'll be responding from US 61 and MO 47.

00:16

Seven quarters.

00:25

Negative. This one will be part of the control box.

00:27

I'm checking it out.

00:28

Central 6401.

00:35

6401.

00:39

60, 60, we got a handle.

00:41

We can't contact the ambulance.

00:43

We do have a line down.

00:45

Starting fires, please.

00:49

Copy, 6401, 60, handling.

00:50

There's a line down, starting fires.

00:55

Central 645, please.

01:00

4080 here.

01:06

This is 401.

01:11

Go ahead, Central.

01:15

6401, can you advise if it's a pole to pole or is it going to be a pole to house line?

01:23

Pole to pole, the guy wires hitting the main wires.

01:26

We're sitting in the parking lot of the Sheriff's White Farm, maybe down the field.

2026-11-12 17:06 UTC

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Church St, Whiteside, MO

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As discussed during the dispatch call, responders report a second fire behind a church parking lot near Church Street in Whiteside, Missouri, possibly caused by downed power lines. A line is reportedly down and starting fires, with wires and guy wires involved near a sheriff’s farm and field.

Downed power line sparks fires behind church lot

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