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Power line fire near Southside Baptist ChurchPoteau OK

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Holson Ave, Poteau, OK 74953

A power line caught fire near Southside Baptist Church on Holson Avenue in Poteau. The fire began to spread towards a neighbor's backyard. Emergency responders and the utility company were notified to address the situation.

Audio|Heard on: Poteau Fire
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04:4
Transcript:
00:00
Attention photo fire,
00:05
Attention photo fire, I'm leading route to near Holson Avenue for a power line on fire.
00:25
Attention photo fire, attention photo fire.
00:29
A median route to near Holson Avenue for a power line that's on fire.
00:40
105 dispatch, okay, in traffic.
00:55
Go ahead.
00:58
Will you contact OG&E, please?
01:02
I'm going to affirmation as I believe the RP is already contacting them.
01:12
114,
01:14
105.
01:16
Go ahead, 114.
01:18
I'm over here right by, you got me pull in there.
01:23
Yes, please do, please do.
01:26
Hey, Joe, they did say near Holston, right?
01:36
Engine 121 dispatch, show us out of the station with three men.
01:41
I believe that should be right across from Southside Baptist Church.
01:45
Yeah, that's where I'm at.
01:50
121 was okay on your traffic and fire department is just advising my RP called back and said that fire is starting to spread into a neighbor's backyard they advise it should be the alleyway behind the house there close to the church.
02:07
Dispatch what's the house number again on Holson it's going to be near Holson.
02:19
114 dispatch, you can show me on location.
02:32
132 dispatch out of the station with 3 minutes.
02:39
112 dispatch will be out of station with 3 minutes.
02:48
Righto, what do we have exactly?
02:51
I just now walked up here, there's a little bitty fire that's in the backyard, it's not going anywhere, but we do have a wire that's down right in front of it.
03:03
Okay, let's get away from that wire.
03:08
One-on-one, two.
03:19
Incoming units, you come off cold.
03:28
112 dispatch, so it's on scene here.
03:33
Cool.
03:39
1-1-1 dispatch, I'll be on location.
03:50
101, station 3.
03:58
Engine 121, dispatchal us on location, please.
04:04
Oh, okay.

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Holson Ave, Poteau, OK 74953

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