Power lines struck by truck on highway with no hazards, Bloomingdale GA
TrafficA semi-truck struck power lines near Highway 80 causing electrical arcing but no lines were down or fire hazard identified. Emergency responders investigated and found no active danger at the scene.
Audio|Source: Chatham County Fire
03:59
Transcript:
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Engine 603, respond to East Coast Highway 80,
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and (number withheld),
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north ramp for a report of a down power line.
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Engine 603 responds to East U.S.
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(number withheld) ramp for one of the down power line.
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Spot of Fire Round 3, Fire Round 3.
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Engine 1,
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Engine 8, Truck 1, Rescue 2, Battalion 2, start off (number withheld) orders avenue, commercial fire alarm at Stillwell Towers.
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Engine 1, Engine 8, Truck 1, Rescue 2,
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Response to (number withheld), Waters Avenue.
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Stillwell towers for commercial fire alarm, respond on (number withheld).
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Thank you very often station.
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Nothing to it.
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I know you're going to see for here and you've got to be able to.
01:22
Truck Wander Swatter.
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Talk in.
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Dispatch, Engine 603.
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Engine 603.
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All of scene, Tomnett's getting,
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Stafford, ma'am.
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Coffee, engine 603, all of scene, dispatch, ma'am.
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It's a large,
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high-rise, major structure.
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I do have visual alarms activated, looks like, on Division II.
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The establishing still welcome it.
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We'll be in the best hit mode.
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Still on command dispatch.
02:29
Command.
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Being advised by housing authority staff.
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They were cooking in the kitchen area and they got it all smoked up.
02:44
We're investigating now.
02:47
Copy, Investors.
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Truck One, off state.
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Copy, Chuck.
02:56
Still out of command dispatch.
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I'm going to turn all units.
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At this time, with exception of engine one, I'm going to hold on the truck one.
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We've investigated, there is a little bit of smoke in the room.
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Still okay, ma and dispatch.
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I'm going to return truck warrant as well.
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Copy truck loan return.
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Okay, truck loan return.
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Okay.
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Okay. Anything we have this. Verified false alarm.
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Alarm has been reset.
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Lisa CMEX and Optimus.
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We have to be terminated and you have to be terminated and you have to leave the fire rounds.
03:43
Copy release the fire.
03:51
Power lines bumped by a semi-truck,
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caused arcing, there is no power line down at the location.
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Release TAC General, Terminate Command.
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Location mentioned:
US-80, Bloomingdale, GA 31302
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