Tree on power line causing fire on Pursley Run Road

Heard on: Mineral County Public Safety and Amateur Repeaters

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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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Public service 444 in the area of (number withheld) Pursley Run Road for the tree down.

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Company 38 respond.

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First alert 622.

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Thirty-seven 70 , six twenty-three.

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Nineteen ten four, six twenty-four.

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Public service 4044 2nd alert 06:27 .

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Okay, ten four.

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Six 38 .

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Yeah, which general is it?

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All right, it's going to be off of.

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Four 06:29

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. Pack rescue 44 , pack one.

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(number withheld) Pursley Run Road off of Whitetail Ridge.

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Caller advising that a tree did come down on a power line.

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The power line was arcing, that was going to touch the tree on fire.

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Potomac Edison has been notified and Rush Thirty Eight is also going to be responding shortly.

2026-10-12 10:22 UTC

Fire

Pursley Run Rd, Burlington, WV 26710

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a report of a tree down on a power line near Pursley Run Road off Whitetail Ridge. The line was reportedly arcing and the tree was possibly catching fire. A utility company and a rescue unit were notified and responding.