Tree and power pole on fire near Garden and Sylvania, Toledo OH
Fire & ArsonA tree and electrical pole caught fire near Garden and Sylvania area. Wires were arcing, causing the fire to spread. The power company was called to shut off power and ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Lucas County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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We have a citizen drive-out to the station, reporting a tree and electrical pole on fire, a garden,
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and... ...and Sylvania, we're going to head that way, we'll advise.
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Channel 6.
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16 dispatch.
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Which unit is beyond that call?
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Fred, engine 16.
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Engine 5-3.
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This stage caucus will make a call for it.
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We've got some wires that are making contact with the tree.
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The tree itself is smoldering.
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We're going to have Edison respond.
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All right, dispatch, medic 6, respond code 2.
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All right, do we know if power is out in the area?
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He's in route on Channel 6.
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That's affirmative power is out.
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This is the same area that we were in earlier.
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Okay, into 16.
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The 241 is on scene.
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Mediq 41 on scene, 754.
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The 41 dispatch, just regard to that, we got the wrong gas station.
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Stay by.
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754.
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16 dispatch.
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Go ahead.
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That's one of the polls in the alley of the dispatch's address.
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I'm not going to be able to get you a poll number.
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I can't get close enough.
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We do have active fire in this tree if you could have Edison respond code 3.
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All right, 941 is now on location.
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All right, is 16.
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Medi 41, 755.
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18, fire gets fresh.
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They don't need Edison at near Lewis.
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There is a lying down in the alley.
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It's cordoned off now and everyone's aware of it, but there's nothing we can do.
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Okay, we'll get them started.
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And there's no full number.
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7.56.
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We do have a wire dispatch.
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We do have a wire smoking.
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It's in the Toledo side.
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I got a poll number for you when you're ready.
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Engine 21, check for wires on fire at near South Westwood by Burwell and Kemper, East Channel 6.
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Engine 21, Jeff for wires on fire at 719 South...
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53, go ahead with your traffic.
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On location, it's a wire that's involved arcing and smoking in a tree.
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We are on the Toledo side of garden.
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The poll number is 756-3-1.
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Contact Edison, please.
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Okay,
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do you want Toledo to respond?
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No, we'll be okay, here.
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We just need Edison to get out.
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Okay,
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okay. Give me that poll number again, 63.
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756-3-1.
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Okay, 756-3-1, 7-58.
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Prec dispatch engine 16 ETA 1 to 2 hours.
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Copy that dispatch if you could relay to them that we have active fire that is growing.
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We're not going to be able to spray it because of the wire involvement.
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W Sylvania Ave, Toledo, OH
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