Smoking utility pole caused by grass blowtorch use, Rehoboth Beach DE
Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a smoking utility pole near D&C Auto. They found charring at the pole base but no active fire. A resident was using a blowtorch on their grass nearby, which likely caused the smoke. No hazard was present when checked.
Audio|Source: Sussex County Fire/EMS P25
05:40
Transcript:
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825 from a fall 155 West Shore Drive Cross Street Sportingway, Lagman's Boulevard.
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First call, 1551[3].
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Probably 814[1], call 422[2], 1551[3].
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Goal 422[2], 1551[3]. Can you be to proceed on in?
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Yeah, proceed on in.
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I'm not saying yet. I'm at D&C, we're not reporting you have, I'm not seeing anything.
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Soxx, Ms. 272 and round crew of five.
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Rescue 72 is 5, 1552[4].
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1552[4]. Soffey 272 is all thing.
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Copy 22. Copy 22.
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This wire and pole smoking, the pole was located across the shriek from DNC.
00:31
There's a maroon truck located in the driveway next to the ball.
00:35
Okay, one. Okay, fine. You want to respond in 16 and two.
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All right, one, two, 16, and two, 1550, sorry.
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Okay,
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10. 10, you missed one.
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I canceled you on fire, four.
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Copy it in here.
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Thank you. We available.
00:47
814[1] is right, or 22 be assuming command? Nothing evident right now.
00:52
Investigating. 2814[1], command 1554[5].
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Hey, Coastal Highway, McDonald's.
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First row, 5254.
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Hey, so I'm saying 19-5 command.
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Copy 72-8, 1554[5].
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We have no lane, no maroon truck and no wires arcing across from D&C Auto.
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We'll call the RP back command.
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Anyone who's on scene?
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I'd see anyone else.
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Eighty one time. Eighty one too. I've been down.
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I've been down to the ballpark.
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I've got nothing on this side either. I've got nothing on this side either.
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Oh, 82, that's it so on.
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Charlie, you can go available for the ERP.
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Two properties.
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I suppose to have some charing on the bottom of the pole and was smoldering earlier.
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Charlie Atee, Sussex.
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Charlie 82, did you copy? You can go available authority to the RFP?
01:30
Copy that, thank you.
01:32
Do you? Do you to command?
01:33
What pole was it again?
01:34
I was trying to send you down Popple, you went down in Woodland Perry.
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1721 is responding with 6.
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721 was 6.1558.
01:41
2nd, 2nd Emergency District Medical 102, Possible, POSSIVA.
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3.549, Sussex Highway, Plytiles Media Care.
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First call, second emergency 1559.
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Hey, you want to command the Sussex.
01:49
We've been relocated to Popster and investigating the pole.
01:53
We're going to return all anyone units.
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Okay,
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command. Anyone you have to be able to connect me on.
01:57
7212 command, which way do you want us to come in?
01:59
801 command of Sussex 881 coming
02:05
The rest of the story was the person was outside torching his grass with a blow torch and a master by called it in
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Copy command Determin he didn't return it
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In 1601
02:18
72 ones at Pricing.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
814: Unit/vehicle call sign
[2]
422: Unit/vehicle call sign
[3]
1551: Time or unit identifier
[4]
1552: Time or unit identifier
[5]
1554: Time or unit identifier
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Rehoboth Beach, DE
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