Tree brings down power lines onto house

Heard on: Chatham County Fire

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

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Station six, respond.

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Electrical hazard, (number withheld) Barker Road, (number withheld) Parker Road, US 421 South and NC 902 highway.

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Scene is clear.

00:09

Eighteen twenty-eight.

00:20

Six twelve, we're out.

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Six twelve, copy.

00:28

Central to 06:12 , which are electrical hazards, are called in and advised that her mother-in-law notified her that a tree fell and clipped the side of the house, and it took lines down.

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About there are live wires on the house,

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but she did contact Central Electric.

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EM One Central.

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EM One, go ahead.

01:01

Man on justice.

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Hey, Mark.

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Six twelve on scene.

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Six hundred and eight, we have command.

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Be switching to Bonlee Ops.

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Six twelve copy. Six hundred and eight, we have command.

9/5/2026 03:25 PM

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Barker Rd, Bear Creek, NC 27207

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a reported electrical hazard near Barker Road and Parker Road by US 421 South and NC 902, where a tree reportedly fell, clipped a house, and brought power lines down, possibly leaving live wires on the home. The caller had already contacted the local electric company, and fire units established command on scene.

Tree brings down power lines onto house

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