Power lines down start brush fire near South 70th St, Tacoma WA
Live power lines were down near South 70th Street in Tacoma. The downed wires started a small brush fire outside. Fire crews arrived and confirmed the fire was outside near some brush. Utility company crews were notified to address the power lines and isolate them before firefighters used water to put out the fire.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 15, channel A2, wires down, near South 70th Street. Engine 15, channel A2, wires down, near South 70th street. Time 924. Engines.
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7, 2, 10, and 1, ladder 4, medic 2, medic 5, Battalion 3, Battalion 1, Safety 3, EMS 1, and Investigator 1, Channel A3, Residential Structure Fire, South High Street and South 64th Street, Engines,
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7, 2, 10, and 8, ladder 4, medic 2, medic 5, Battalion 3, Battalion 1, Safety 3, EMS 1, And Investigator 1, Channel A3, Residential Structure Fire, South High Street and South 64th Street. Time 926.
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20-6 is available 72nd and J.
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We're going to add you to the call, switch to channel 83, 83.
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We've got a call of wires down in the area. Use caution.
01:25
Tacoma Ladder 1 is available at the training center for closer to that fire for a second truck.
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Come you call me, call me 6.
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8.6, we also got reports of wires down in the area to use caution.
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86. Chrome 86 is on-scene investigating.
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70th and I.
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It doesn't look like a building fire. This might be an outside fire.
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325.
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Engine 15.
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2nd.
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This is a power line down that has sparked an outside fire confined to a brush pile right now. Address will be near South 70th.
02:38
South 70th, age 6 and the first do handle all of the eos can cancel.
02:46
Received 86, power line down with an exterior tire. So it'll be age 6 and we'll keep in 15.
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I received engine 1586, access from the east on 70th, 70th from the east.
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Also,
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Tacoma from 86, or TPU out here.
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Receive 186, get to TPU.
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0931.
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Tacoma, engine 10, just has a second, Hosmer. We can take that if we're closer for 15th.
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To negative engine 10 inch 15 is closer.
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0930. It's common firm for one's available.
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Receive 3931.
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The 8-931. It's the extension 15 which has placed on. What in your needs?
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Stop, free to stop,
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and come around and access from the east.
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We're going to withhold water at this time so we can get the power lines isolated.
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Injur 50.
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86.
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86. T.P. has been notified. They're going to have a crew head in that direction.
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I receive. I got a poll number four if you want it.
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T.P.
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13966.
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Receive. T.P.
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13966. 0933.
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Near S 70th St, Tacoma, WA 98408
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