brush fire caused by downed power line near cummings road, Chester VT

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/10/2025 11:34 AM

Near Cummings Rd, Chester, VT 05143

Fire crews responded to a small brush fire caused by a downed power line near Cummings Road and Route 11 in eastern Windsor County, Vermont.

Audio|Source: Windsor County Fire - South

03:27

Transcript:

00:00

Mr. Fire is sent an air Cummings Road, Route 11, East, Easton, Chastrofo, power line down and side road, catching the grass on fire.

00:07

Dan, Mr. Fire, and Alston, Cummings Road, we have Vermont from 11th Easton, Chastrofo, powerline down in the side of the road, catching the grass on fire.

00:14

Time here is 2.35.

00:21

Sprankfield, dispatch from Sprungfield A-2.

00:25

A-2. A-2.

00:28

A2 is off the quarters.

00:31

Okay, see your batten quarters, 1436.

00:38

Tadension 1.

00:43

Hey, Tension 1.

00:44

You're responding.

00:45

1435.

00:53

38 engine 1, K-2.5, 308-101.

01:00

38-101, perc-c-t C5 is like to just stage at the end of the shot mark at 4-room 5.

01:12

301. 301, yeah, but 14-0-5.

01:14

308.

01:23

30121. All that's age, 14-38.

01:27

14-rescu-1.

01:33

A-3.

01:36

A-3.

01:39

There is a hospital return.

01:41

A-3, you're returning, 1439.

01:46

We were trying, 1430s.

01:49

I don't know.

01:54

I don't know for this guy to go through.

01:57

That's 13, too.

01:59

He could go on to the route would have to go too.

02:03

I didn't stay around what's your favorite?

02:11

Am1-47, check your private about.

02:16

Good.

02:17

We do have flame showing it is on the bank.

02:20

Right side, it is going to be a little hard to get so you might have to access the driveway.

02:27

Thank you. Thank you.

02:31

...pick back, Jester, Entente.

02:52

Thank you. Thank you.

02:57

Thank you.

03:03

176.

03:06

Go ahead. 706. Six.

03:17

Yeah, there is a small brush fire.

03:19

The power line is down on the ground.

03:23

T-6 is going to have real weatherstands.

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