Large coil hanging from power line identified safely, Seaside Heights NJ


A resident reported a large coil hanging from a power line near Bayside Terrace. There was no arcing, sparking, or contact with the ground. Police responded and identified the object as a back-to-back center fuse.
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I got an available unit head over near Bayside Terrace.
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Call persons reporting that there is a large coil hanging from a wire, no arcing or sparking.
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It's not touching the ground.
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It's just hanging. I'll go over there, a large what though?
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Can you describe it as a coil? I'm thinking it's just the, what, a piece of fire.
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Yeah, no problem.
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I'm on my way.
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Copy that, just let me know if you want me to hit fire for it.
00:23
Got it. Hey, Schlinger, you said you're herring central?
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That's firm.
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All sounds like, hello, it's open.
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No.
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It was in fact a back-to-back center fuse.
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Do you ride or is it the operating?
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I'm out near Bayside Terrace.
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I don't, I'm not seeing nothing.
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Do you want me to have the caller come out to you, see if they can try you?
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Yeah, if you can.
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Thank you. Hi, Dio, what's your 20?
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Same part of the centerfuge.
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She says she's outside and she did not see you.
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And that's near Bayside Terrace, right?
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And negative 443.
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Yeah,
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I don't know. I'm gonna keep looking.
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Near Bayside Terrace, Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
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