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Tree limb sparks near pickup truck on Kratz Rd, Montgomery County PA

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Kratz Rd & Salford Station Rd, Lower Frederick Township, PA 18074

As discussed during the dispatch call, a tree limb has come down and is sparking near a pickup truck at the intersection of Kratz Rd and Salford Station Rd. Fire units are monitoring the situation to prevent any potential hazards.

Audio|Heard on: Montgomery PA Fire-Talk Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:18
Transcript:
00:00
He's got a room with a large piece portion of the tree right way and I'll do it over that way.
00:06
Copy. I just want to confirm we're going to duplicate the effort.
00:10
I'll head back over the other side with unit.
00:13
Am I waiting on you?
00:17
Do you want to close it at Kratz?
00:19
No sound position or you just want to close it at 29?
00:24
We're going to shut it down at Kratz and Salford Station.
00:30
Okay.
00:33
I'll be switching back over on a region if anything.
00:37
Okay, telephone first.
00:38
7-810.
00:41
7-8-10 to 7-8-1.
00:45
7-8-1.
00:46
I don't have the repeater's in the charger.
00:51
Okay,
00:52
tell.
00:53
You can show 51 fire available from Redid Sunset.
00:58
Okay, I see 7-1 from 42-1.
01:04
Correct 3701, guys.
01:07
We got an isolated.
01:09
Right where that pickup truck is, right now, it's sparking like crazy.
01:13
It looks just got to burn itself off.
01:16
Yeah, we're watching it.

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Location mentioned:
Kratz Rd & Salford Station Rd, Lower Frederick Township, PA 18074
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Incident Timeline

  1. Observation of fire hazard
  2. Confirmation of full shutdown
  3. Additional closures and barricades
  4. Coordination of road closures
  5. Initial traffic control setup

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