Live wires down cause small brush fire in South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to live electrical wires down on Schuylkill Mountain Road near Burma Road in South Manheim Township. The wires caused a small brush fire near the area, which was contained quickly. A man fell from a truck nearby and was initially unresponsive but began to regain consciousness. Roads were cleared after the incident.
Audio|Source: Schuylkill County Fire
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Transcript:
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6374. Be respond, momentarily, the tree down.
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Kit buys when you're around.
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It's going to be actually wires, live wires down on the ground, arcing in a brush bar.
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Okay.
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District 63.
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Your second dispatch, Schuylkill Mountain Road and Burma Road, South Manheim Township for wires down arcing.
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(number withheld).
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6896.
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On scene, small tree.
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It's actually going to be closer to Stoning Top.
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16421.
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5840 to county.
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5840 responding 15840 rock 1222 let's stand this channel.
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6382 to county Schuylkill 582 to county Schuylkill 5865 5865.
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On location, we do have a small amount of burning right around where the wire is down.
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It hasn't spread further than that yet.
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65 on scene.
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8.63, 82. Copy that 1223.
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283.
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2865, you call on.
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Cross Streets of Pine Creek Drive and Zainer Lane.
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Westpresent Township.
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Medical assists, fall back from 1223.
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3294 is Google.
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County from 63774.
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6374.
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Change of plans, we're going to run out and grab our tanker for this wires down with a brush fire.
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Okay.
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Schuylkill fire, G-42.
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Chief 42.
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You can put me in-route and on location.
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Okay, honey fifty eight, ninety six.
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Okay, G-42, 12-24.
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Environmental stone.
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They're saying to the rear,
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it's going to be a male in 50, fell off of a truck about 6 feet.
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He was initially unresponsive, starting to wake up now, but he's laying outside.
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The MS is coming from Potsdam.
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He said come through the entrance to the rear of the business.
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County, I'll be a rocket.
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1225, 5896.
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Trees removed, roads open, clear it out.
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Location mentioned:
Schuylkill Mountain Rd & Burma Rd, South Manheim Township, PA 17972
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