Transformer electrical equipment spark without fire at Shamokin, Shamokin PA
Fire & ArsonEmergency crews responded to a transformer at the intersection of North Cherry and East Packer Streets in Shamokin where electrical wires were sparking but no active fire was found. The power company was notified to inspect the equipment.
Audio|Source: Northumberland Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Shmokin. North Cherry at East Packer Street, transformer fire.
00:09
North Cherry and East Packer Street for a transformer fire on the 32 box utilizing Ops 2[1].
00:18
Engine 33, Engine 11, Station 80, 22, 30.
00:28
The engine 11 is responding.
00:33
Engine 11 responding, North Cherry at East Packer, have an electrical wire on the pole sparking.
00:40
Color said it was sizzling and then turned bright red by the time of the course.
00:47
Copy, we got an off channel.
00:51
Opt to...
00:55
County G30 on Monroe.
00:58
G's 30, (number withheld).
01:05
Do you challenge an 11 arrival on stage.
01:11
2240.
01:13
10.
01:19
Can I have a chief on the street yet?
01:23
Chief 30's en route.
01:26
Copy. I'll have command until 2.30 arrives.
01:29
Can you copy a poll number?
01:38
Nancy, 231,
01:40
24 over (number withheld).
01:45
Nothing arcing at this time.
01:52
Captain 10, T30.
02:00
The fuse and everything here is still attack.
02:03
Breaker looks pretty good.
02:04
We have nothing arcing.
02:06
There is a faint smell of this.
02:09
I don't think there's really much that we can do.
02:11
Maybe just notify PPNL and that's about it.
02:14
Have them come look at it when they can.
02:20
Good to me.
02:26
Captain County, did you copy? Correct.
02:29
I copied. I'm only with the PPL now.
02:33
Time 4. Just notify them, let them know that there is power still to the grid up here.
02:38
Everything looks good.
02:39
There's nothing where we can do.
02:41
I'd say we place box service.
02:45
Copy that box of service, units back to one, 2244.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Ops 2: Operations Channel 2 (assigned tactical radio channel for the incident)
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Location mentioned:
N Cherry St & E Packer St, Shamokin, PA 17872
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