Fire alarm triggered due to downed wires on roadway, Westmoreland County PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/7/2025 09:58 AM

East Huntingdon Township, PA

Fire units responded to an automatic fire alarm near Hillside Drive in East Huntingdon Township. Downed wires were reported across the road, requiring the power company to respond and necessitating a road closure for safety.

Audio|Source: Westmoreland County Public Safety

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Smorland Island Station 74 Respond, near Hillside Drive, East Dunington Township, Upper Route 31,

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automatic fire alarm, operations, firetack 6.

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33 County, 1090.

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Tracy, 1,300.

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On near Hillside Drive and East Huntington Township, Upper Rail 31.

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Cromack Firearm, 1674 on Fire Attack 6.

00:39

Could you get a poll number anywhere down there?

00:51

26 received fire attack 6 they responded at 74 12th 30 and 30

01:09

6th century counted 46-03

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403

01:15

We're also going to need the power company on here.

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It's going to need to be an emergency response.

01:19

We have wires all over the roadway.

01:22

The best I can come up with a poll, it looks like it might be 7512.

01:26

The only numbers on this poll.

01:33

Fire responding to this might be done for road closure until we can get pinned on here.

01:40

Sarge, I told these people to stop walking around the live wires.

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I kind of said he used to work for the power company, and he told me that everything's dead, so.

01:53

I still don't want people out.

01:58

Well, he didn't seem to learn a lesson.

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4603, they were activated, and nobody acknowledged yet.

02:09

What station is it?

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42. All right, if you could just try Tendoff, they're going to be our best bet.

02:18

We are definitely going to need them out here for a road closure, though, please.

02:23

Rusee, I just got off the phone with them.

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Let West Penn know.

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It's going to be one pole south of poll number 14722.

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