Telephone pole fire closes road near High Road, Kutztown PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a telephone pole caught fire near High Road close to Hinterlighter Road and Long Lane. Fire officials arrived on scene and closed High Road at Hinterlighter and Long Lane to manage the situation. The fire was burning near a transformer and is nearly extinguished.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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02:43
Transcript:
00:00
Chief 21, 2158 in the area of near High Road.
00:04
Telephone pole on fire, no wires are down, no working, or sparking otherwise.
00:08
Pole on the southbound side of High Road, slightly south of the address.
00:18
Chief Coyle and copy additional.
00:19
Thank you.
00:27
Medical 3, number (number withheld), Orange Street, Territory to Franklin.
00:31
This Medical 2151-15.
00:41
Second dispatch, Maxatawny Township in the area of near High Road, Croucher Doe of Hinterleiter Road and Long Lane,
00:48
telephone pole on fire.
00:49
Risk Engine 21, your second dispatch.
00:52
Maxatawny Township in the area of near High Road, Croucher Doe of Hinterleiter Road and Long Lane.
00:57
Telephone pole on fire.
01:04
Risk Engine 21.
01:08
Responding.
01:11
2202, south of the address on the southbound side of High Road.
01:15
Telephone pole on fire.
01:19
Copy.
01:23
Boys arrive.
01:30
Park must be around.
01:36
Medite, 2821.
01:42
Mission 6800 unit calling, go ahead.
01:46
2121. 212. 2.1 on location 2204.
01:59
Brascoage, you're 21.
02:02
Come out at Hinterlighter and stand by at Hinterlighter at High with me, please.
02:09
Brascoon, you 21 copies.
02:12
Chief 21.
02:18
Chief 21.
02:21
On location,
02:23
we're going to be closing High Road at Hinterlighter and Long Lane.
02:28
Yachtley met with them to have a whole fire just above the transformer.
02:35
It's almost through.
02:40
As it's received your own location, worldwide met at 22-0.
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Location mentioned:
High Rd, Kutztown, PA 19530
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