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Sparking power line reported near spring streetCatasauqua PA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Spring St, Catasauqua, PA 18032

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to sparking power lines near Spring Street in Catasauqua. A downed tree and large branch were reported affecting service lines close to service poles.

Audio|Heard on: Northampton County West and Northern Lehigh County
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02:40
Transcript:
00:00
Johnny, fire 50, give the 50 for a wire fire.
00:03
Portage sparking power line.
00:05
9.7-figure.
00:06
Near Spring street.
00:07
7-6-4. I'll be out.
00:10
Count 4. I'll be out of caught.
00:11
Nass referral.
00:12
Communication on 101909.
00:13
7-7-1909.
00:24
A fire 10 10 engine 9 for a wire problem for 21 east wall street across from edge street up on city communication site at Patrick Tuna 9.
00:57
I'll be going on scene.
00:59
Up for 2223.
01:01
50 MS3.
01:04
Hello, can you please log 50 MS3 as BLF and show us monitoring the wire fire calls? And can you also show 50 ENS5 available as ALS?
01:19
Okay, from Colorado Street, CLEA.
01:24
Okay.
01:28
All-out street, command.
01:33
We need to move a poll number.
01:35
Are you ready to copy?
01:37
You can go with that poll number.
01:40
6-6-410 over C.R.
01:44
48-329. Rick,
01:48
if you said it was C.R.
01:50
48329?
01:52
Correct.
01:57
Thank you. And you can let people you know that they have a library line down at this pole.
02:07
It is behind the 1,600 block of Carlisle,
02:12
and there's a large branch on the service lines.
02:16
So that's up there.
02:18
Okay.
02:29
Receive responding at 1812,
02:31
Near Spring street, power lines in the rear of the property that are sparking.
02:36
Zoslav reports at a tree down in 581 South Broad Street near the Nazareth Diner.

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Spring St, Catasauqua, PA 18032

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