Downed utility pole with damaged transformer near Scott Drive, Delaware County PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a downed utility pole with a blown transformer located in the backyards near Scott Drive and Hoy in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Crews checked nearby houses and secured the area.
Audio|Heard on: Delaware PA Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:4
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 65, the latter 65 on Central Ops 1.
00:06
Yeah, the ladder 65.
00:10
Can you guys go around the Scott Drive opposite of this near Hoy place?
00:15
The pole that's down and the transformer is in the backyard between the houses.
00:21
I can't get to it from Hoy.
00:23
Just check to make sure it's okay over there.
00:25
Uh,
00:26
give us an ad.
00:29
Yeah, no rush.
00:30
I can't call an address, but it's a green house.
00:35
565. I'll stay on this central ops one.
00:38
Engine 65, what did you need us back here for?
00:42
Just check the houses there, make sure there's nothing, no problem.
00:46
And if you can see the wires in the backyard, if you need to tape anything off.
00:49
I tape all this side, and I'm going to clear what I'm done here.
00:56
The pole that came down is along the fence line between the backyards of these houses and the transformer blew as well.
01:03
It's back there.
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Location mentioned:
Drive, Marple Township, PA 19008
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