Tree limb causing electrical arcing near power line, Port Matilda PA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a report of a tree limb touching a power line and causing electrical arcing. The scene was checked and no fire was found. Responders planned to notify the power company to trim the limb to prevent fire risk.
Audio|Source: Centre and Clearfield Counties Fire
02:46
Transcript:
00:00
Just go ahead and stage on the hardtop with, uh...
00:03
15 responding.
00:08
Okay, traffic 15.
00:10
She's 15 to advise to hold response to units currently responding.
00:16
Do you stay available?
00:22
5-2.
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Locked.
00:29
Engine 521 on scene, 2340.
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215, 2.212.
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2.
00:42
Good.
00:43
Good.
00:47
Are you finding anything down there, or do I need to talk with a homeowner?
00:54
If you want to talk to the homeowner, I'm not finding anything.
00:58
I'm checking these poles down here to see if there's anything blown.
01:05
Copy.
01:07
Center County, 2-5-2.
01:10
Chief 15-2.
01:13
I'll assume command as well as, can you give me the address of where the caller was calling from?
01:21
Okay, Chief 152 you have command.
01:23
The complaint was calling from near Halfmoon Valley Rd.
01:30
Copy 1923.
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Thayer County, engine tanker 15.
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Entertaker 15.
01:40
Long seen.
01:42
Entertanker 15 and you're on scene 23-42.
01:51
Center County, Pafferman Valley Road, command.
01:54
Go ahead, command.
01:57
You go ahead and hold it until what's on stream.
02:01
Copy.
02:04
Passman, Valley, Valley, Rowan, holding, holding on.
02:07
Holding North Carolina, all you all get on Sunday.
02:10
All you want get is another night, the last time, excuse me.
02:12
Go, oh, over, over, I'm 23, 23, 23.
02:20
Command Chief 15.
02:24
Go ahead.
02:29
This back pole we had issues with here in the past.
02:34
There's a limb that, when the wind blows the right way, touches power line and arcs.
02:40
So you want to notify,
02:42
have them notify West Penn and they can come out and trim it.
02:45
It's not to be right now, though.
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Location mentioned:
Near Halfmoon Valley Rd, Port Matilda, PA 16870
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