Wires down on North Center Avenue in Fountain Hill, Fountain Hill PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/16/2025 03:51 PM (PDT)

Fountain Hill, PA 18015

Fire crews responded to report of wires down in the roadway near North Center Avenue and Broadway in Fountain Hill Borough. No sparking or arcing was observed. Police requested fire assistance. Fire crews were instructed to hold at the station while further investigation continued.

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Transcript:

00:00

Mountain Hill Borough, North Center Avenue at Broadway, for wires.

00:04

Station 34, engine 20.

00:06

Mountain Hill Borough, North Center Avenue at Broadway, for wires.

00:17

Chief 34.

00:21

Chief 34.

00:27

You can be called for the guy.

00:30

I'll have some trucks up the door shortly.

00:33

10 for Chief 34.

00:42

Flia County is Station 20, dispatch to Benner Avenue and Broadway in Fountain Hill, Perth, Chief 34.

00:48

You can recall. You're available.

01:03

Leah Kennedy Radio Engine 34.

01:07

Engine 34.

01:11

Enroll with five of the wires.

01:15

There's a wire down in the roadway.

01:17

There is no arcing or sparking.

01:19

Police requested fire.

01:21

The officer 34, okay.

01:29

County Utility 34

01:32

Utility 34

01:35

Responding with five And for utility 34

01:42

All 34 units hold your position at this time County from Chief 34 Chief 34 County is Vernal PD once seen I just passed Broadway and Benner and I see nothing

01:57

PD requested fire to be dispatched, I'm not sure if it's not, they're not on scene yet.

02:03

They're around the corner.

02:05

Received. Hold everything at station, I'm going to continue to investigate.

02:10

Stand for it.

02:14

State County to Engine 34 and Utility 34.

02:18

Stand by at Station for now.

02:21

Action 34, copy for both.

02:26

Copy that.

02:34

I'm going to continue to investigate and I'll get back with you.

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