Tree on power lines causes roadside brush fire

Heard on: York PA Fire-Tac Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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This is a 1st party call advising that there is a tree on the wire and the wires are down, starting a fire in brush.

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The tree is in the roadway.

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Be honest with you, you're probably going to have to shut the road down.

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There's branches hanging out, being on a live line like that.

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Better be safe, shut it down.

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You got back to the road?

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Just hang out there till the service gets on scene.

00:26

We'll see what personnel we got and get from there.

00:28

Copy. York, did you copy if I please captain 55 on scene?

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We did, 1505.

00:34

Service 55 responding.

00:36

Service 55, okay.

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1506.

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Copy. 1055 York.

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Closest address is going to be (number withheld) Woodbine Road.

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York to Lieutenant 55.

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PPL within the hour.

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Copy that. Pico, I heard that this uh, these mylons are down inside of a.

7/30/2026 11:58 AM

Fire

Woodbine Rd, Airville, PA 17302

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers and fire personnel respond to a report of a tree down on utility wires near Woodbine Road, with the wires reportedly causing a small brush fire and blocking the roadway. Crews discuss possibly shutting down the road until the utility company arrives.