Wildfire threatens power pole with downed power line, Alameda County CA
WildfireFirefighters responded to a wildfire in Alameda County, California, where a downed power line was reported. The fire threatened a power pole, which was burned through about three-quarters and at risk of collapse. Fire units were instructed to stay clear of the power lines and collapse zone for safety and to wait for the utility company to secure the area.
Audio|Source: Alameda County Fire
07:56
Transcript:
00:00
Can you start me two additional wildland units? No need for a water tender.
00:04
Here, I'm going to try to hook this side, this flank of the fire, cut off the northward spread.
00:10
Copy north of the side of the fire.
00:11
3 from IC. It's that power line that's towards the heel of the fire on the left flank that reports that wires down so just be careful when you get around that area.
00:26
Copy that we're going to enter right here.
00:28
Go, Inj 32.
00:29
Angel 32, also.
00:30
Enflore transport, no medical needs.
00:36
Anchoring in at the opposite direction.
00:39
Traffic from Hood OICs.
00:41
PURT OIC is HVL copper H-30.
00:43
We're about a minute out in the area.
00:45
I copy that we're still UTL and still searching if you can check the ridge from north to south Good copy told you I just for information I will ran this exact call probably about two or three months ago down in San Mateo County border UTL on anything
01:01
IPTV 91 is cleared oak tree trail bridge line leaders trail down the thermalito we're going to head back down let me go and stand by a dispatch just updated the notes with an actual lot along with the potential patient location within about 40 meters stand by one
01:19
When you get a chance to you, uh,
01:21
uh, broadcast those GPS coordinates?
01:23
Say, firm, same by one.
01:24
Okay,
01:25
sir, sir, we're gonna work this, uh,
01:28
from here. Copy.
01:29
And did you ever get a visual on the power line down or we just think there's one? I didn't get a visualized on it.
01:38
We had a witness that said he saw something dripping and possibly a line down.
01:42
It would be in the area that the eastmost power line.
01:46
I copy.
01:47
west. It looks like it puts it down off of Killcare Road, almost at a residence.
01:53
So all units on the Pleasant Ridge is go ahead and come down and they will continue south of Kill Care.
01:58
Go with those cord muscles again.
02:00
373624.8 North,
02:02
1215336.36.2 West.
02:07
Go engine 696 en route.
02:09
95, I don't see any power lines on the same, so we're clear on our end.
02:15
Copy.
02:16
Alco, 6O6 responding.
02:17
2.220 on this rescue.
02:20
In just 320, I'll go.
02:21
Got canceled on that vetrisome.
02:24
Engine 3-5, 2 using cancel.
02:25
Yeah, 6 or 6 response.
02:27
Engine 6. Oh, a copy, break.
02:30
Engine 320, that they were meeting canceled.
02:31
Ray Schwartz has high voltage.
02:33
Copy, we'll just stay clear of it and once you got that plane secured doing certain off-up operations.
02:39
Copy that.
02:40
UTL so far.
02:41
I copy, I'm making my way off the ridge.
02:43
I should be there in about three minutes.
02:45
Okay, we can now cancel.
02:46
Toppa, 696, you can show it's available AOR.
02:49
696 available.
02:50
Seeing water tender 16 are responding.
02:52
Excuse me canceled for Battalion 10, we are okay with engine and engine 617.
02:57
Cut that, yeah, Q.
02:59
Engine 6.093, if we could expedite PG&E, it's about three-quarter burn through the power pole, and it's possible that it may collapse.
03:15
Copy that. All units, all units from IC.
03:19
Let's go ahead and stay away from any power lines or the collapse zone.
03:22
We can mop up from an area of safety and let's not get too deep into the power lines.
03:28
Okay, 9-5, you copy?
03:29
95, copy.
03:30
617, you copy?
03:32
617 copies.
03:33
Battalion 10, IC.
03:34
No,
03:35
IC for Battalion 10, I'm sending engine 95, engine 693, and engine 617 can handle.
03:42
All other resources were canceled.
03:43
Is that safe from?
03:44
I'll go copy.
03:45
Battalion 10, I see.
03:47
I see protected.
03:48
Yeah, I'm going to make you safety.
03:49
Just keep an eye on that power pole and make sure everybody stays out of it.
03:52
I think we can handle these three rigs from off up and we'll wait for PGUD here.
03:56
I'm removing 693 from this area.
03:59
All suppression efforts will be outside the fall direction of the power poles.
04:04
All companies from safety, we're going to stay on the outside of the power poles.
04:08
Three-quarters of the pole have been burned through on the top app, a lot of weight above.
04:12
So we'll get ourselves in safe positions in love of what you can.
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Alameda County, CA
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