Telephone pole fuses arcing and dropping embers on road, Wernersville PA
Fire & ArsonA telephone pole fuse near West Penn Avenue and the State Farm building was arcing and sparking, dropping embers onto the roadway. There were no flames or downed wires, and power was on in the area. The situation was observed and confirmed by emergency responders.
Audio|Source: Berks County Emergency Services
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Transcript:
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Where's Hill Barrow near West Penn Avenue between Mountain Bulbar and Pen Avenue at the Randy Elshman State Farm.
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Check for telephone pole arcing and sparking.
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Station 18, engine 181, engine 182.
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Waltersville-Barreau near Westtown Avenue, putting up road to Lark V.
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Van Avenue at the Randy Eshleman State Farm.
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Check for telephone pole arcing and sparking, 1744.
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Forks, 965-2-2-2 at Running.
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9-6-5-22 at running, 1745.
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Or 118 reported.
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118, you're reporting 1746.
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It's going to be in the area near West Penn Avenue in the State Farm Building.
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Check for a telephone pole that was arcing and sparking; no flames, no wires down.
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The caller stated she saw it flash a green color and can hear it sizzling.
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Power is on in the area.
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For Flatter 18 reporting, Implacements 18-2.
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Plotter 18, you're reporting in please engine 18-217-47-42.
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Brits F-C-18.
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F-C-18.
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Reporting to bed-a-pennedy additional, please.
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The TV reporting 1747 near West 10 Avenue.
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The report of a telephone pole has been arcing and sparking; no smoke or flames seen, no wires down in the area.
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The caller stated she saw the pole flash a green color.
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You can hear it sizzling.
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Power is on in the area.
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She saw flames dropping originally but they extinguished before they fell to the ground.
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I see 18 copies.
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First, engine 181 on scene.
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Engine 181 on location, 1749.
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Marks from 1918.
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Engine 18.
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I'll give you a poll number for the adjacent pole.
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It's 46246 over S36-833.
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Received 46246 over that S-Cierra or F.
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Foxtrot.
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46246 over S and S Sierra 36833.
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Received.
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Ladder 18 from SC 18.
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Guy.
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You go available.
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Bury team. Flatter 18.
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Latter 18.
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You can show Latter 18 available.
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Available 1752.
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Perks from SC18.
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I see a team.
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I want to pull number called in by AJC1.
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If you just also want to update PPL, it's actually going to be a fuse that is actively arcing,
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and dropping its forward embers down onto the roadway.
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But it's already pretty good.
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We have visual on it.
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This update is to fuse that's actively arcing and dropping embers down under the roadway.
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1753.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Penn Ave, Wernersville, PA 19565
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