Downed wires cause fire at utility pole in Stamford, Stamford CT
Fire & ArsonDowned power lines blocked roads near Mohawk Trail in Stamford, causing a fire atop a utility pole. Emergency responders faced access issues but found no fire in nearby houses. Power company was notified and en route to handle the situation.
Audio|Source: Stamford Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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You see any smoke or anything?
00:02
Attention turn of river.
00:03
Fire units.
00:04
Engine 7[3]. Respond to near Netmeg Lane.
00:07
For wires down. Cross streets are Simsbury Road and Pepper Ridge Road.
00:10
Time 941[1].
00:12
8.5 copies.
00:13
Gov at the house, three story.
00:14
Class 5, nothing showing at this time.
00:19
6.9 at Stanford responding Laurel Ridge Court.
00:22
29, Peter's 1.36.
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Medic four, Stanford.
00:24
Medic four?
00:25
We're trapped on this road, three down on lines, can't get through.
00:28
Where?
00:29
On Mohawk? Yes, sir.
00:30
All right, standby.
00:31
Okay, very good.
00:34
Where's the coming up on scene now? Let's just see what's going on with the wires.
00:37
My dispatch, Medi4?
00:39
Okay, four. Do the wires involved?
00:40
That's affirmative. Stanford Unified will be out Laureledge B, Laurelitz, Command.
00:43
See, Unified Longsteen, 52 Laureledge Court, in command 945.
00:49
Medic 4[2], do you want me to send a medic? Can we get the patient through that if we send another annals?
00:55
We can try.
00:56
Can we just get fire here too to make sure it safe to get under these wires? I just don't want anything more to happen.
01:01
Receive.
01:02
For Stanford.
01:03
Right four. The exact location is going to be in front of near Mohawk Trail.
01:07
The wires are involved.
01:08
Roller Ledge Command, this is Stanford.
01:10
Royal Ledge Command. Royal Ledge Command.
01:11
All right, 7-1 is checking the house out.
01:13
Everything appears all clear at the moment.
01:15
We do have a top of a pole on fire.
01:17
Closest poll is CLMP 17307[5].
01:21
Did you notify every source power here?
01:23
They're already in route.
01:24
Okay, receive, thank you. All you to stand by for fire traffic, please.
01:26
Gained access, everything will call clear with the residents.
01:29
The resident? The resident?
01:30
What's all good? Check here.
01:32
Go down in the basement, second floor, everything technical care.
01:35
Okay. Engine 1. Respond to near Mohawk Trail.
01:38
For Charlie response, cross streets are Mill Road and Dead End.
01:42
Time 947.
01:43
All right, everyone.
01:44
Good holding you? Yeah, we can release.
01:45
Stay received.
01:46
Next to engine one.
01:47
Engine seven one, engine nine.
01:48
One else can we turn, sir.
01:49
Colonel from turn, sir.
01:50
A. Stanford, put a recall for 5-2 Laurel Ridge Court, holding engine 9, engine 71.
01:59
Receive, recall, 52 Laurel, Letch, Court, holding engine 9 and engine 71, 948.
02:07
Fire dispatch to engine 8.
02:08
Engine 8[4], when you clear, I need you to respond to near Mohawk Trail, Medic 4[2] is trapped behind a tree down with wires.
02:15
We're clear.
02:16
You can send the ticket over.
02:17
Fire dispatch, engine 1.
02:18
You can disregard engine 8's right around the corner.
02:21
They cleared up.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
941: Time marker for incident
[2]
Medic 4: EMS unit reporting entrapment due to downed wires
[3]
Engine 7: Fire unit dispatched for wires down
[4]
Engine 8: Fire unit sent to assist trapped EMS
[5]
CLMP 17307: Utility pole id referenced as closest to reported fire
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Location mentioned:
Near Mohawk Trail, Stamford, CT 06903
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