Downed power line causes sparks near Fancy Hill Road, Berks County PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a downed power line near Fancy Hill Road and Sandy Hill Road caused sparks and arcing. The area was taped off and the utility company was notified. There was no fire reported.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
Listen to dispatch call
02:19
Transcript:
00:00
Is there anything we can do or just tape the area off?
00:08
No, I take the A1-1-1.
00:14
Six-ended-nine.
00:19
Engine headquarters.
00:22
Is there anything we need to do other than tape the area off?
00:26
It's still intact, right?
00:29
Yeah, the line's still intact.
00:31
It's throwing a couple of liners, barks that are hitting the shingles, but no fire and nothing other than that.
00:40
Secretary Radio.
00:46
Fancy Hill Road and Sandy Hill Road at tree down.
00:49
Station 19-1, Earl Township, Fancy Hill Road and Sandy Hill Road for a tree down zero three.
00:58
Call it here, Pete.
01:03
Berks, Middix 6521 available.
01:07
3651 is clear, 0603.
01:14
Berks, REST 72 Utility 72 is available, which is clear from the roadway.
01:21
72 is available here, a mode 0603.
01:28
That is in route.
01:35
Intermediate arcing with the wind,
01:38
power outage.
01:39
We're taping off the area, 0604.
01:44
You did say that it was in route, 30 minutes.
01:49
After a minute, 30 to 45 minutes.
01:53
Okay, fix that, and I just advise the residents down there.
01:57
The minute should be here within there, hopefully.
02:05
Okay, he was already on the fill with it as well.
02:07
So we reported that we told him the full number and everything, so.
02:15
Just take the area off and if we have nothing else, then you can go variable.
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Location mentioned:
Fancy Hill Rd & Sandy Hill Rd, Earl Township, PA 19512
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