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False report of downed wires near Cottage Street and East Street, Salem OR

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Reported: 12/18/2025 08:41 PM

Cottage St NE & E St NE, Salem, OR 97301

According to the dispatch call, emergency responders investigated a report of downed wires near Cottage Street Northeast and East Street Northeast. Upon inspection, the issue was identified as light reflection on rain and posed no hazard.

Audio|Heard on: Salem Fire, Keizer Fire, and Marion County Fire District 1

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02:10

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 2. Respond to wire.

00:02

At Beach Avenue NE and Portland Road Northeast.

00:06

Working Channel Dispatch 1.

00:17

Engine 315.

00:18

Response to fire alarm.

00:20

At near 56th Avenue Northeast.

00:24

Cross street from Lakeside Drive Northeast, 54th Avenue Northeast and Hazel Green Road Northeast, Corden Road Northeast.

00:31

Working Channel Dispatch 1.

00:33

Ladder 2. Respond to wire at near Cottage Street Northeast and East Street Northeast.

00:41

Working Channel Dispatch 1.

00:47

Special 05.

00:48

Zero 5?

00:51

Zero 5?

00:54

We're going to be closer to the call for that to be 50.

00:57

Can you put us on that, please?

01:02

Okay.

01:20

Engine 305, respond to fire alarm.

01:23

At near 55th Avenue Northeast.

01:25

Cuff Street from a skyline, Northeast, 54th Avenue Northeast and Hazel Green Road Northeast, Corden Road Northeast.

01:27

Working Channel Dispatch One.

01:34

Working Channel Dispatch One.

01:40

I will make contact with (name withheld).

01:43

Thank you.

01:50

24A.

01:52

In fact engine 2.

01:55

Engine 2. Engine 2.

01:58

We went through the area.

01:59

There's no downlines.

02:01

I think they were seeing a light that is reflecting the rain.

02:06

It looks like just kind of sparking.

02:08

No hazards.

02:09

We're clearing.

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Cottage St NE & E St NE, Salem, OR 97301

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