Firefighters Respond to Smoking Electrical Boxes, Pinckney MI


Firefighters responded to a report of smoking electrical and communication boxes at a residence. Upon arrival, they found smoke coming from a phone communication box with hanging wires, but no active fire at the house. They requested the utility company to disconnect the power due to electrical hazards.
Audio|Source: Livingston County Police, Fire and EMS
07:50
Transcript:
00:00
Chief 102 Central. Central is on 11 in route. Clear. Chief 102. She says there's two boxes on fire. One is not attached to the house is on fire. The one attached to the house is only smoking. All right, may you get a structure fire. Clear. Inberg fire, I'll call. All call[1] for a structure fire, 489.
00:29
4089 Stafford Cross of Pettysville. First tone, 943. Hamburg fire, all call, I'll call for a structure fire. 489 Stafford Drive. 49 Stafford Drive, Cross of Pettysville, holding the air for tones for Puntum as your automatic mutual aid at 944. Putnam Fire, Tinker, 51.
00:57
respond for automatic mutual aid to a structure fire. 4089 Stafford Drive. 489 Stafford Cross the Pettysville on a possible structure fire. First tone, 944. At 4089, Stafford Drive for a structure fire, Cross of Pettysville. Turn. We've got a training on the radio right now. We're trying to get your phone.
01:27
945. Central Chief 102. Go ahead. Just start, Edison[2], please. I'll get you more information when I get there. Absolutely. Central Engine 50 and G5 and Ralph. 945. We have an EMER. One.
01:52
have it in my dispatch break Chief 102 do you want a green oak to cover your station? Yes. Clear. Chief 302, I'll greet you a call if you want tones. Keeper. Clear. Central advisors running units. I'm 36 at Crest down to one lane in construction. 36 and Crest down to one lane for construction. All units be advised.
02:18
I've got electrical wire smoking at the pole. Nothing else noticed at the moment I'll be out investigating. Engine 11 arrival to an electrical wire smoking at the pool, nothing else out investigating 946. Green Oak Fire, Station 8 duty crew. I need your son for station coverage 947.
02:48
Section 12 for coverage on a structure fire at 947. That's Chief E.O.2. Go ahead. Trial for coverage. Clear.
03:06
Sergeant 82 is on 8. Control, engine 11. All right, there's no fire at this time. We do have some smoke coming from. Looks like a phone communication box. Wire is hanging low.
03:32
We can continue Hamburg units and cancel our AMA[3]. Engine 11 will be staff for command. Engine 11 has no fire at the time. Smoke from the phone communication box, wires hanging low. Continue hamburger units, cancel AMA. Engine 11 is going to establish command 949. Tanker 51, you clear on the cancel.
04:02
T5, myself and engine 50 are back in service. You go ahead and close out our call. Clear back in service. Close the call. Time. We're secure here. No further. Right, no further.
04:22
communication box. I need Edison[2]. Clear. Priority. Clear priority. Do you want them to disconnect anything or just send a crew? The meters are dead, but I've got the drop service that's laying on the roof that has the communication service energized. I'm clear. Continue station 5 to station 11, please.
04:48
202 on Emer 1. I'm clear on Chief 102. Just create us another call for station standby, station 11. Central 101. Are we still needed at the fire? I'm sorry, 101. I was on a phone call. I'll say that again.
05:13
All needed at the fire. Let me ask. No, we're still covering 12. That's a 6.
05:33
Chief 5 are you on 5? Engine 50 from Chief 5, can you go to 05? ...transmission for us to go to 11. Same for our winter out for Whitewood. Chief Hall 2.
06:01
Chief Mount 2. Okay. For Edison[2], I'm going to need a disconnect at the pole. Every portion in the house is energized right now.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
All call: All available units respond
[2]
Edison: Utility company request for electrical hazard
[3]
AMA: Automatic Mutual Aid
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Location mentioned:
Near Stafford Dr, Pinckney, MI 48169
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