Tree on power lines causes road closure

Heard on: Winchester/Winsted Fire Response

01:51

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

And we got another call coming in on Hannaford Road, a wire and tree sparking and arcing, smoking.

00:05

Call in my Coleridge fire, that it's in your town.

00:08

Getting dispatch now.

00:18

Car 3, radio 19.

00:23

Hey 19, go check out that Hannaford Road call.

00:25

I'm gonna head up around the lake.

00:34

Roger, 19, 18, 19.

00:39

Utility 19, if you have anything.

00:42

Utility 19, nothing here for 1929.

00:52

Company, utility 19.

00:59

19, sir.

01:02

Utility 19, if you could advise, over 12, he has an open mic on response.

01:10

Car 3,

01:19

L City.

01:26

Car 3, good.

01:28

If you could put another ticket into Eversource, Neco Pole One Five One One with the tree hanging on the power lines.

01:39

I've blocked the road off again.

01:41

You can terminate this incident for Winsted Fire.

01:43

Show me route to Hannaford Road.

01:46

Roger, Winsted Field has been terminated.

01:48

Winsted Fire, road has been blocked and I'll show you route to Hannaford Road at 1833.

2026-09-27 22:21 UTC

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Hannifin Rd, Winchester, CT 06098

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers reported a possible sparking and smoking incident involving a wire and a tree on Hannaford Road, with a tree hanging on power lines and the road blocked. A utility ticket was requested for a specific pole, and the incident was later terminated for the responding fire department.

Tree on power lines causes road closure

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