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Electrical hazard causes brush fire near Route 111Hauppauge NY

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NY-111 & Smithtown Bypass, Hauppauge, NY 11788

According to the dispatch call, an electrical hazard caused a brush fire near Route 111 in Hauppauge. The fire may have been started by downed power lines. PSE&G is on scene turning off power to address the hazard.

Audio|Heard on: Smithtown Fire Department
Listen to dispatch call
02:58
Transcript:
00:00
Roger Cheats, they were a Route 111, electrical hazard.
00:10
423-4-0.
00:11
33.
00:14
She's switching up for a second along, or not a tire along.
00:19
With regard to the 23, I just got a phone call from the front scene.
00:23
Something is an active brushfire, so let's make sure we get one or two out of me now.
00:27
Okay,
00:28
now. Roger.
00:29
Roger.
00:46
Smith Town Fire Departmentation on 13 Automatic Fire Alarmes, Midtown Beach Jerome Pub, 65 East Main Street, off of Lawrence Avenue.
00:54
Repeating for, Smith Town, a signal 13 automatic fire alarm at Smith Town Beach Road Pub, 65 East Main Street off of Lawrence Avenue.
01:06
Headquarters, 952.
01:10
The town, a second alarm, so you know, I'm going to fire alarm, it's the town beachroom pump, 65B, so make sure if Lawrence is, you have quarters at that time.
01:18
033 is 21 you also show PSE and G on scene seems whatever fire we have might be from the power line that's down if you want to power right now
01:32
33 sorry can you repeat
01:37
yeah I'm 21 along with PSE&G it seems whatever fire we had in the woods here was caused by a down wire he shut the power down there
01:47
All right,
01:49
that's probably.
01:55
And Chief just to be clear, you wanted the apparatus to respond?
02:03
Joe, you call 33.
02:09
Chief just want to confirm that you wanted an apparatus, sir.
02:13
Yeah, let's take one out of the main and I'll have the guys from five-hand lead automatic.
02:19
Number.
02:22
5 copies.
02:28
0-421 is on a 2 to 111.
02:33
421 at State Road to Route 111.
02:35
You have 33 on 2.
02:39
133.
02:45
Good.
02:49
When you guys get here, make our right on to a state, fall on the left curve.
02:52
We have the woods over here.
02:53
Once I get word from PSE&G that the power shut off, we're just going to put a booster line in there to put the rest of the test.

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NY-111 & Smithtown Bypass, Hauppauge, NY 11788
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