Tree falls on power line causing outage in Lake County, Lake County MT


A tree fell onto a power line on near Lelwee Lane in Lake County, causing the power line to go down. The power pole showed arcing and sparking but no fire. Winds are currently blowing. Mission Valley Power has been notified to address the issue.
Audio|Source: Lake County Public Safety
03:56
Transcript:
00:00
Run and fire, 429, please respond to the area of 47010 for a tree on a power line.
00:16
On the entire of 149, please respond to 47010-Lewa Lane for the report of the tree on a power line.
00:24
429 clear as 1630.
00:26
We're an a fire copy.
00:28
Thank you, 1630.
00:30
597 dispatch was 805.
00:31
Dispatch, that's 805.
00:36
Dispatch.
00:37
Yeah, Leslie here in Timberlane Road on near Lelwee Lane.
00:44
I have reclosures B-508, B-507, and B-506, back to normal and I removed my tag.
00:51
Copy on Timberline Road, you have poll number (number withheld) and you have reclosures B-508, B-507, and B-506 back to normal and you have removed your tag.
01:05
That's correct.
01:06
1632 dispatch clear.
01:07
805 clear.
01:08
Hi, 6-6-7-7-0.
01:11
I'll go forth, thank you.
01:19
1633.
01:20
805, Daniel, dispatch.
01:22
Yeah, Joe State 05, go ahead.
01:24
Are you walked on your traffic? This is Daniel Cahoon.
01:27
No, I don't think he's, I don't think he's on rest period yet, is he?
01:32
So he was, yeah, Rodney was still on rest period, so, okay,
01:37
we have, Ricky, we have a,
01:40
I believe it was a,
01:43
We heard that a beaver took down another tree and this is on near Lelwee Lane.
01:49
Are you ready for a meter number?
01:51
Yeah, no, I kind of know where I know where it's at.
01:53
I don't know where to go.
01:55
I think we're good. I'll head back that way.
01:56
Copy that thing to 1635 dispatch clear.
01:59
805 clear.
02:00
It's good copy, Charles, 16.
02:04
14. 49801, I'll be in room.
02:06
I copy 801, you're in route.
02:08
RP is advising that on near Lelwee Lane, the power lines are down.
02:13
Evidently, the line did arc and spark on the poll.
02:18
Poll's going to be black and there's a tree down on the line as well.
02:21
Negative flame.
02:22
They're concerned because the wind is blowing.
02:24
Mission Valley Power has been advised as well.
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