Plastic cover on power line burns in wooded area, Greensburg PA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a small fire on a plastic insulating cover burning on a power line near Old Rte 30 in a wooded area. The cover was on fire and leaking fluid, with low hanging wires, but there was no larger fire. The property owner was hesitant due to downed wires. West Penn Power was called to handle the hazard.
Audio|Source: Westmoreland County Fire
04:20
Transcript:
00:00
Received an additional call, they're advising it's closer to the wooded area.
00:04
In 96, do you see anything where you're looking at?
00:06
29, we didn't see anything.
00:08
The only thing we saw was there were some wires hanging a bit on a tree, but nothing on fire.
00:12
Dispatch, why don't you have the caller step out and show us where she's looking at or he's looking at?
00:17
10. Edge 29 in the area.
00:19
Edge 29 received.
00:26
The caller is refusing to step out because of the wire.
00:29
Can they give you some time a landmark, a building, a name of a building, or anything like that?
00:35
Yeah, it's going to be near Old Rte 30.
00:38
Okay.
00:39
Joe, yes, this is 209.
00:40
How about the other mailbox on the other side of that one?
00:42
Hey, 29 from 96.
00:44
We have a lady yelling here, right where we're parked.
00:47
The transformer looks a little bizarre out here.
00:49
I'm going to get out and take a peek.
00:50
Okay. Engine 29 is dispatch.
00:52
Engine 29. We do have something on fire up there.
00:55
We're not going to be able to get an engine up there.
00:56
See if you can get somebody with a little mini-pofer or an attack truck.
01:00
96 is committed to this location.
01:02
Say, well, we're not going to be able to use ours.
01:04
Yeah, there's some sort of orange piece of plastic up on this line that it's on fire and it's almost like it's leaking something, but there's nothing else on fire, but we are going to need West Penn power out here.
01:17
These lines are like four feet off the air or off the ground.
01:20
For dispatch, disregard the last order for a small truck, I'll get you a poll number here.
01:26
Ten, but we already activated 84.
01:28
All right, you can get and have 84 canceled in.
01:36
All right,
01:37
tomorrow and Alan. Station 84, Command 29, now request you cancelling.
01:41
Dispatch, I'll get you a full number here shortly.
01:44
26 to dispatch.
01:45
Portable 96.
01:46
The closest poll number is West Penn Power[1] number (number withheld).
02:01
Swallow that one station 47, respond, 2-3-3-Compson Street, ambulance-ass, a 64-year-old Mount Theater, Operation Fire Attack[2] Time.
02:10
29 to dispatch.
02:11
Command 29.
02:12
Okay, it's one of those warrants insulating covers coming over high-density water that's actually burning.
02:16
We're not going to be able to do anything.
02:17
Pluspan cars are going to have to come out and resolve the problem.
02:20
Time for there being notified.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
West Penn Power: Utility company notification for electrical hazard
[2]
Fire Attack: Active fire incident requiring response
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Location mentioned:
Near Old Rte 30, Greensburg, PA 15601
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