Downed power lines with flames near cliff drive homes, Rapid City SD
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, report of downed power lines with visible flames near Cliff Drive in Rapid City. Flames are threatening nearby homes but no injuries reported. Fire crews are on scene awaiting Black Hills Energy to address the electrical hazards and assess the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Pennington County Public Safety
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03:2
Transcript:
00:00
You'll be in Route Hot, near Cliff Drive, cross with Wonderland Drive and Canyon Drive.
00:07
For a power line down, there are flames visible outside.
00:12
They say it's threatening the residential area, no injury, no water near the hazards.
00:18
There was arcing and spark scene.
00:20
For near Cliff Drive and we will notify Black Hills Power.
00:34
Yeah,
00:37
6-8 said he's good here.
00:39
I can just sit here and wait and catch the other one.
00:45
I'm near, though, 44-0.
00:47
See if I can't get it to stop.
00:57
That's fuel one.
00:58
I just got back in the truck.
01:00
What's going on on near Cliff Drive?
01:04
They're saying it's going to be two houses north, near Cliff Drive.
01:08
They have two lines down, active grass fire,
01:13
possibly threatening the residents.
01:15
We're on the phone with Black Hills Electric at this time.
01:19
Okay, yep, I copy.
01:21
I'm in the area. I don't see anything, but I'll track that address down and all advice.
01:25
I guess just keep everybody coming as you have a dispatch so we have to figure this out.
01:30
Temper.
01:33
Engine 5 is in the area, we'll try to figure out where the fire's at.
01:38
We're going to dispatch battalion 1.
01:45
A lot of our calls are still coming out of 5 in 3s area.
01:52
I'm going to forward stage squad 1 at Station 5.
01:55
Break.
02:00
Flash, Medic 2 is clear.
02:08
Near 4823.
02:10
Dispatch, we're at near Cliff Drive, we're making access, we'll see what's going on.
02:23
Working and sparking and where it's hitting the ground there's nothing we're going to be able to do with this until Black Hills Energy gets up here and assesses this we should be able to handle this um everybody else can disregard.
02:47
Just want to make sure you copy.
02:48
We're going to afford to stage squad one at the station 5.
02:53
Yeah, I copy.
02:55
I think they're turning power back on.
02:57
This one's just on the ground, just welding the ground.
03:00
We'll have to wait for Black Hills Energy to get this figured out.
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Location mentioned:
Cliff Dr, Rapid City, SD 57702
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