Downed primary power line causes outage near Charnwood, Troy MI
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Fire & ArsonFire crews found a downed primary power line behind a residence near Charnwood Drive in Troy causing a power outage in nearby homes. The area was taped off and the utility company was notified.
Audio|Heard on: Oakland County Fire/EMS MABAS 3201 (North) - Dispatch/Tac/Talk (P25)
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05:11
Transcript:
00:00
I just check all those senses before you touch them.
00:03
And there's another power line that runs east-west through that backyard.
00:10
Right now I just see the one that is on the east side.
00:14
It looks like it just runs across the street here, north-south.
00:19
Copy. So far, really into the north-south lines behind the shed.
00:24
We're taking a careful close look.
00:27
Okay.
00:31
Pretty dark in this area, so we say that the power is out.
00:36
It appears, though.
00:41
Both homes we found so far had flashlights.
00:46
Okay.
00:49
I'm going to be on dispatch now for a second.
00:55
We did find the east left line, the back left line, probably left.
01:00
Okay.
01:08
We're currently checking the backyards between Brent B and Charnwood.
01:14
No obvious down wires at this time, but the area is out of power.
01:18
Code 1 for station 6.
01:21
Tap, patient contact, how is it?
01:23
Copy.
01:25
I'm back up on 6.
01:34
Station 6Cog1-16-6-cogne.
01:42
We found the down power line right at the fence line, but on the Charnwood side, it'll actually be one east of the house we're at on Charnwood.
01:55
The down power line looks like it runs to the house is down and then charred up a little tree.
02:05
What is out now?
02:06
We'll pick this side and then we should probably let the exit.
02:13
We don't know that we haven't seen it.
02:17
Copy. So you're telling me this is a line that feeds power to a house, or is it a primary line?
02:26
Engine one-quarters.
02:28
Engine one-quarters.
02:32
You know what this is at the top? This could be a primary.
02:36
I haven't found the other end.
02:37
It's severed through.
02:40
I only see it.
02:41
I only see the, it's laying in the yard.
02:43
I thought it was going straight to a house, but it could be going pole to pole here.
02:47
But I only see the one end so far.
02:50
Do you think it's from the top portion of the pole or the bottom portion, meaning a primary or a secondary wire after the transformers?
02:59
I followed it back to the pole and it's coming from the top.
03:03
Okay.
03:05
Great information one.
03:06
All right, I need one.
03:08
Would I give DTE address then? Am I better to give them the Charnwood one?
03:14
Yeah, these are not too.
03:16
Right.
03:20
So it's going to be second from the corner on Charnwood.
03:23
Not the 299 we stopped at.
03:26
The one to her east is, it's going to be barely in her backyard.
03:31
It could be, you know, it's got a pole along the fenceline.
03:33
It's going to be reached from this backyard from a DTE crew, but it's laying in the yard of Charnwood.
03:40
Okay.
03:42
Are you getting some caution tape on it?
04:04
Fire crews did locate a down power line behind 2960 Charnwood.
04:11
It appears to be a primary line.
04:15
If you can notify the utility, taping off the area and leaving it with all motors.
04:21
Okay.
04:23
Okay.
04:27
Command for 116-4.
04:29
Good. Good.
04:34
This backyard is taped, but I suggest we go to turn wood in this thing.
04:41
Gavin, come around here, we'll, uh,
04:45
we'll move around.
04:50
Staging from command.
04:53
Okay.
04:59
Say Gene, I'm going to have you pick up these POVs and ladder.
05:03
You can return to service.
05:05
We'll have the engine go around to take off the other side.
05:10
Copy that.
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Location mentioned:
Charnwood Dr, Troy, MI 48098
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