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Power Pole Arcing With Small Flame Near Montgomery Hwy, Dothan AL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/8/2025 04:45 AM

Near Montgomery Hwy, Dothan, AL 36303

Fire crews responded to a small fire on a power pole insulator behind Checkers near Montgomery Highway. The pole was arcing and showing visible flames. Utilities were notified and the electrical department was called to the scene to address the issue.

Audio|Source: Houston County - Dothan Public Safety

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Transcript:

00:00

This fire department today, 4-7-1-1-Outdoor, near Montgomery Highway.

00:05

Section 6,

00:10

Outdoor Fire,

00:13

Near Montgomery Highway, cross street, Detective Park Drive, Mall Drive, planes visible from transformer.

00:22

Between cheerleys and checkers,

00:24

utilities has been notified.

00:27

In six, knee, Judge.

00:30

Hey, just six.

00:32

And around out both high, near Montgomery Highway, I'm gonna have left.

00:35

Copy and run.

00:36

Okay,

00:38

ma'am.

00:41

Okay,

00:44

223 at the 101 outdoor.

00:46

Finders in no longer regular.

00:48

10%.

00:53

10%. Okay, 50-12.

00:55

What's the time?

00:58

One of the carways building for a day.

01:03

7%.

01:08

You take? Do you take it?

01:11

Humanitation, agent six.

01:16

I won't get that.

01:18

Okay.

01:22

These stations are driving.

01:24

How do you want to watch when I got my highway.

01:27

I've never been able to the town but be at the gate.

01:30

Six feet and all drive command.

01:32

Okay, the power pole behind checkers is arcing in time? Yeah.

01:39

Copy.

01:41

Nothing visible.

01:44

Small drop command.

01:46

The PD unit advised the power pole behind checkers is arcing.

01:55

Automation, that's primitive.

01:57

We is located in it.

01:59

We do have a small flame on the insulator of a power pole.

02:06

We'll be standing by.

02:07

Is the electric department here now?

02:10

That department of the electric department has been notified.

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Near Montgomery Hwy, Dothan, AL 36303

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