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Fire on utility pole near Alpine Street causes power outage, Dedham MA

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Alpine St, Dedham, MA 02026

According to the dispatch call, a fire is burning about eight feet up a utility pole near Alpine Street in Dedham, causing a power outage in the area. Utility companies Eversource, Xfinity, and Verizon have been notified due to the fire's proximity to overhead wires.

Audio|Heard on: Norfolk County Fire Control
Listen to dispatch call
01:46
Transcript:
00:00
If you want to give Eversource a call back, they can let them know that at this time the fire is about eight feet off the ground, up the pole,
00:08
and there is no power near Alpine Drive, because this is the underground feed that is on fire.
00:17
Received, I will give Eversource a call back, let them know that the fire is about eight feet up the pole.
00:22
Alpine Drive no longer has power.
00:27
1806.
00:28
Stone 191 back.
00:32
Everyone back in AT&AW.
00:40
Transport 1 VMC Cell, (number withheld).
00:55
R1.
01:00
Number one.
01:03
Chief, if this was an update, it's still no ETA.
01:09
At this point, we're going to also need to notify Xfinity and Verizon as the flame and intends to approaching their overhead wires.
01:20
Received, I have notified Xfinity and Verizon.
01:24
Very unreadable at the end of that message.
01:32
Correct.
01:34
Notify Xfinity and Verizon as the flame and impingement is very close to their overhead wires.
01:43
I received, I will notify Xfinity and Verizon.

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Location mentioned:
Alpine St, Dedham, MA 02026

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Incident Timeline

  1. Follow-up on utility response
  2. Status update and coordination with utilities
  3. Initial report of pole fire and power outage

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