Tree smoking on electrical wires near Horseshoe Drive, Westbrook CT
Fire & ArsonA tree was smoking while caught on electrical wires near Horseshoe Drive in Westbrook. Fire units responded and the road was closed for safety. The nearest utility pole was identified, and the area was blocked off to prevent danger.
Audio|Source: Middlesex County Fire and EMS - Lower
02:38
Transcript:
00:00
Watch for fire, standby for dispatch.
00:06
Near Horseshoe Drive, tree on wires.
00:11
Smoking.
00:23
Westbrook Fire, respond.
00:26
Near Horseshoe Drive, tree on wires reported smoking.
00:31
It's Westbrook Fire,
00:33
near Horseshoe Drive.
00:36
Electrical problem, tree on wires, smoking.
00:40
(number withheld).
00:46
(number withheld).
00:53
I want us to grab the engine.
00:56
Now I'll do the engine in a 431 go also.
01:01
Roger that.
01:11
431-409, responding.
01:13
Responding.
01:17
4.53 responding.
01:21
(number withheld).
01:23
3.1. 3-1 on scene.
01:30
I have a tree on the primaries, actively smoking.
01:35
409 to engine 3.
01:36
Come up from the north side of Horseshoe and block off that side, please.
01:42
Receive.
01:44
Actively smoking.
01:46
(number withheld).
01:51
409 Valley Shore.
01:53
Nearest pole number is going to be (number withheld).
01:59
Nearest pole number is going to be (number withheld).
02:00
Nearest pole (number withheld).
02:02
That an S-A people?
02:09
Hold on one minute, let me get a closer look.
02:17
Confirming, it is an S-N-E-T pole.
02:25
4-0-4-2, we're going to close it off at Roberts if you want to close it off at the other end of Horseshoe.
02:36
453402 on scene in the blocking position.
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Location mentioned:
Near Horse Shoe Dr, Westbrook, CT 06498
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