Power line sparks cause tree fire near Duncaster Rd, Bloomfield CT

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/6/2025 06:28 PM

263R Duncaster Rd, Bloomfield, CT 06002

Fire units responded to a power line sparking near Duncaster Rd causing an active tree fire and damage to a cross arm. The fire is located west of pole number (number withheld). Crews are working on access to contain the fire.

Audio|Source: Bloomfield Center Fire

02:58

Transcript:

00:00

We can see the branch on the power line sparking up over off of Scotland looking out towards the church area.

00:15

Message received, I'm just making my way to (number withheld).

00:19

So let's head down the bike pass that way.

00:22

Uh,

00:24

closest address would be near Duncaster Rd,

00:27

Duncaster.

00:28

Car (number withheld) is special.

00:35

Cut.

00:38

Okay, I'll assume command of this incident, and if you didn't copy, close this address to me.

00:45

near Duncaster Rd will be investigating further.

00:51

Roger, near Duncaster Rd.

00:54

Classigating, (number withheld).

01:03

Dispatch for loop train.

01:05

Utility one's up.

01:08

Utility one on scene, (number withheld).

01:14

Utility (number withheld) on scene as well.

01:17

Tadie (number withheld) on scene (number withheld).

01:26

Squad (number withheld) driver to dispatch.

01:31

Go ahead.

01:35

Notification of EverSource, closest to pole number (number withheld), but tell them that's west of that pole on the other circuit.

01:49

That's actually, yep, west of it.

01:53

Priority two.

01:56

Hi.

02:04

Good active tree burning and some damage to a cross arm.

02:11

Okay.

02:13

Okay, active fire and a damage to a whatnot?

02:18

Okay.

02:19

Okay, Mike,

02:20

damage to the crossarm.

02:23

Cross arm, Roger. Cross arm, Roger.

02:32

Squad (number withheld) driver at (number withheld).

02:35

Got it.

02:40

You should be able to go up that driveway to near Duncaster Rd and get close to it, but it's going to be a while before they can take care of this and we can put water on it.

02:55

Rishi, if we got a section of fence out of the way that I could get by.

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263R Duncaster Rd, Bloomfield, CT 06002

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