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Brush fire near route 225 involves downed power linesNorthumberland County PA

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PA-225, Zerbe Township, PA

A brush fire near Route 225 in Zerbe Township involved downed power lines. Fire crews were dispatched, and the local power company was notified to address the electrical hazards.

Audio|Heard on: Northumberland Public Safety
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05:43
Transcript:
00:00
2301 county good you have an EMT on the scene advising it's 50 by 50 and moving up the hill.
00:17
Okay.
00:52
Zerbe Township in the area 7650.
00:54
Stay round 225.
00:57
Brush fire involving possible power lines on a 300 box.
01:02
Brush 632, engine 312, brush 163, tanker 352, 353, utility 32,
01:11
utilize the opt-2 for your operations.
01:12
Brush 314, I got your responding.
01:14
1628.
01:20
Mike County, Agent 312 responding.
01:24
Edit 312 in the area 7650, stare out 225.
01:27
Ops 2, 1629.
01:32
County, utility 32 responding.
01:35
Utility 32, ops 2, 1629.
01:42
County 351, I'm going to be heading at a station to get a tanker out.
01:51
Gopjeet Chief 1630.
01:58
United County.
02:01
We're going no further.
02:03
1631.
02:06
Fresh 163 and Drummond County.
02:10
Go ahead.
02:13
Showbrush 163 responded.
02:19
73650, stay route 225.
02:21
Offs 2.362.
02:22
Section 31.
02:39
Shemogan, 22 south Market Street.
02:41
ALF trouble breathing.
02:45
Shumogan, 22 south Market Street, apartment number (number withheld).
02:48
AILF trouble ridden, station 60-993, 1632.
02:55
Not yet, do we make sure that test? Engine 312 County.
03:03
Fire!
03:07
Engine 312, Northumberland County.
03:14
Engine 312, Portable 5, Northumberland County.
03:20
County from 314, we're good.
03:24
Copy.
03:35
Engine 312, portable 5, reset it.
03:42
Stand by, let me see you.
03:45
Thank you.
03:51
212, 351. Portable 312.
03:52
312.
04:01
Good.
04:04
Okay, County, we have down power lines here.
04:07
I don't know if you want to get a hold of PPL.
04:10
What do we have on the box?
04:16
So far, your box has been fulfilled with the exception of Brush 632 and both tankers from East Cameron, but the chiefs are on their way to grab them.
04:24
We did contact PPL already.
04:27
If you can, grab them a poll number.
04:35
I just thought (name withheld) was dying.
04:41
Everyone, will you have four men?
04:49
Yes, yes, I will.
04:53
Can you see if you can have a unit grab a poll number from one up the road or close by if you can't get to the one that's involved?
05:04
Yeah, we'll give it a shot.
05:10
1635. The county, Chief 632 on scene.
05:19
1635. Poll number,
05:22
when you're ready.
05:27
Send it.
05:29
(number withheld).
05:32
6 over November 2557, the numbers are faded away.
05:39
We're going to give them a call, see if that works.

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PA-225, Zerbe Township, PA

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Incident Timeline

  1. Utility Company Coordination and Final Actions
  2. Fire Contained and Units Released
  3. Power Company Notified and Operations Continue
  4. Fire Spread and Size Reported
  5. Incident Escalation and Power Line Hazard Identified
  6. Initial Dispatch for Brush Fire

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