Low-hanging wire reported near Belmont and Orange streets, Reading MA
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Public HazardAs discussed during the dispatch call, a low-hanging communication wire was reported between a house and a pole near Belmont Street and Orange Street in Reading, Massachusetts. Fire crews responded and requested RMLD to verify the line was not electrified.
Audio|Heard on: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
02:22
Transcript:
00:00
She is reporting the wire is now going from the house to the pole across the street near Belmont Street and Orange Street.
00:09
Stated it's still low hanging.
00:13
Ladder one has it, you can show us responding.
00:17
Roger, thank you.
00:23
From the air investigating.
00:26
Off in the area.
00:44
Wayland Fire Alarm, engine operated by the Wayland Massachusetts Fire Department and operating at an assigned carrier frequency of 483.4125 MHz as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission.
00:58
Final air testing was car 3 portable.
01:03
Thank you, partner.
01:05
Fire alarm testing with ladder 101.
01:10
What do we have?
01:12
Thank you, 101.
01:13
Fire alarm testing is ladder 102.
01:18
102, okay.
01:20
Thank you, 102.
01:22
Fire alarm testing engine 201.
01:25
Engine 101.
01:29
Thank you, 201.
01:30
Fire alarm testing with engine 202.
01:35
Engine 102.
01:38
Thank you, 102.
01:39
Fire alarm is standing by on Tuesday, December 30th, 2025 at 0903.
01:47
Running fire from ladder one.
01:51
Is that ladder one?
01:53
This is a communication wire coming from a pole on Orange Street that stretches across to a house near Belmont Street.
02:03
It is low hanging.
02:05
Can you have RMLD respond to this location just to verify it's not electrified?
02:20
RMLD notified, no ETA.
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Location mentioned:
Belmont St, Reading, MA 01867
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