Powerline fire blocks road as lines down, transformer arcing


Firefighters respond to a powerline fire with downed lines across a road and a transformer arcing, causing the area to be blocked near 1405 Lowell Spencer Mountain Road, Gastonia, NC.
Audio|Source: Gaston County Public Safety
04:18
Transcript:
at the office to serve a walk-in 29. Rescue 18. Some response. Sample. Rescue 18. Rescue 18. Are they advising the lines or cross the roadway? 104 we had RPs saying the pylines fell across the road 104 do you guys start to that location 104 Probably 10,000 teams in the last campus. One. Ten-four. Sixty-one. Sixty one. Ten-four. Sixty one. Two-four. There's going to be I 77 north at the 5.8. to block the road on the other side of Lowell Spencer. 10-4[1]. Can you confirm my closest address to location for (name withheld)? The closest address for (name withheld) is going to be 14.05, the Lowell of Spencer Mountain Road, cross streets of Sutton Carpenter. 10-4. (name withheld), 23, City. I'm clear. 1042[2]. 6.5-3-2-4. District 18. Station 17. Powerline fire. At 1405, Lowell Spencer Mountain Road. Cross streets are Sutton-Parpenture Road and George Post and Parkway. On dispatch. Fire dispatch, engine 17's en route. Engine 17104. 1,800 to engine 17. 10 command to engine 17. 10, command to engine 17. 17 do you copy. My name is 1042. Where that's Oregon, and we have lines down all across the yard over here. Ten forward, correct. 18 command[3] fire center. 18 command. If you got up, 1807, strap. Had a line down on flowers with a transformer arcing. 10-4. Do you need additional manpower? Negative. Be notified. 1040.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Received
[2]
1042: End of shift or out of service
[3]
18 command: Unit identifier for fire command
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Location mentioned:
Near Lowell Spencer Mountain Rd, Gastonia, NC 28056
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