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Wires down and smoldering found near Route 24 and County Route 9, Ghent NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/30/2025 10:39 AM

Near County Rte 9, Ghent, NY 12075

Fire units responded to reports of wires down and smoldering on a tree near Route 24 and County Route 9 in Chatham, Columbia County, NY. There was concern about hazardous wires near the road, but no active fire was found. The wires were off the road and the situation was resolved with units returning to service.

Audio|Source: Columbia County Fire

02:29

Transcript:

00:00

Columbia 911, Red Rock, Automatic Mutual Aid[2] Canaan, respond for a port of wire down on a tree, smoldering, area of Route 24, and County Route 9, Town of Chatham.

00:10

Signed Command[1] 4, Fireground 8, 1340, 1187.

00:20

Call me a 911, 343-3-2, Johnstein of the County Route 24 incident.

00:28

No toll is down.

00:30

Primary wires, now to meet, engine wires,

00:34

and it's above the line around.

00:39

324-5,000-9-2-4-4-4-4-4. Appert 14-49, hand-4 by Maddie.

00:47

Columbia 911.

00:58

Columbia 911, this is 7612 available.

01:01

Where would you like to send it?

01:13

1716.2, repeat your country. One more again.

01:23

7612, we're at Stonewall.

01:26

We put down cones. We're available for another call. Please let us know where to go.

01:33

I believe we have units out on all called in your district at this time.

01:43

7612, confirm.

01:46

1342.

01:48

122. Columbia 9909-0-0-Eachatim command.

01:59

And 343-2-2-7-1-2-on response.

02:10

The moment I'm allowed for you, kind of clear.

02:14

Upon investigation of the down power lines, nothing can be done until night that turns the power off, which will resolve any problems.

02:23

The alarm is terminated.

02:27

Receive the law terminated at 1343.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Command: Incident Command established/command unit speaking

[2]

Mutual Aid: Request for assistance from a neighboring agency

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Near County Rte 9, Ghent, NY 12075

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