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Flickering light reported near Commerce Street in WellsburgWellsburg WV

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Commerce St, Wellsburg, WV 26070

A call was made about a possible fire or issue with a porch light near Commerce Street and Monty in Wellsburg. Upon investigation, it was determined that the light was flickering and there was no fire.

Audio|Heard on: Brooke County Sheriff, Wellsburg and Follansbee Police Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
04:13
Transcript:
00:00
I just received a call.
00:02
Caller is not sure what might be on on this porch.
00:06
She's not sure if the light on the porch might be catching on fire or if it's one of the flicker lights.
00:12
It's going to be on Commerce Street, northbound, across from Monty just before you would get to like faunces.
00:19
Again, she wasn't sure what it was.
00:21
If you start by and see, you want to just stop and take it again, I'd appreciate it.
00:30
seven and three seven and three go ahead and see ten four seven to three on scene seven o'clock
00:43
P5 for Broca.
00:45
Go ahead.
00:49
Can you confirm it's here and not the water treatment plans down at the end of town? Nothing's going off here.
00:56
She said 33, 12th Street.
00:59
She did say the water treatment plan.
01:02
Clear here.
01:05
10.4.
01:07
It is a medical alarm.
01:08
She said it is the water treatment plant, 33 to Wall Street.
01:13
Correct. Everybody's fine here.
01:15
There's no alarm going off.
01:17
They're just checking to make sure the batteries aren't bad or something.
01:21
Tom.
01:26
Tom. Time zero.
01:28
Drapra.
01:31
John.
01:34
We're cleared.
01:36
104, 703. I'll be clear returning.
01:39
7 at 4.
01:45
103 to brook.
01:49
103.
01:50
103 is clear and returning.
01:54
104-103. You're clear returning, 704.
01:59
604. Okay.
02:04
Yes.
02:06
The medical call at the audit treatment plant is nothing.
02:10
You get 1022 that call, EMS and fiber unseen.
02:14
They advise that they're going to check all the batteries and stuff.
02:16
Make sure it's not flat going on.
02:18
But then you can 1022, the 3312, the medical area at the treatment plant.
02:27
Same work.
02:30
Yeah.
02:32
Okay, great.
02:36
10-4[1]30, 1041.
02:38
The only name pending is the light that needs to check down Commerce Street before Mondi Northbound on the right side.
02:44
My advice wasn't sure if it was a regular light bulb or if they had a flicker light.
02:49
I didn't want to send fire department for it was an actual fire.
02:53
13.0.38 is text on that call.
03:02
3 to brook one of three one of three smack on station ten for one and three on station seven and six seven to three brooks seven to brook seven at three brooks seven at three
03:26
We aren't you tell a piggy about that light or flame.
03:31
It's a light that's at a 22.04 Commerce Street.
03:39
Is it just a flicker light? Is everything okay with it?
03:44
Yeah,
03:45
that's what it is.
03:47
Time for, thank you.
03:53
You can also turn 20 to the light of Commerce Street.
04:04
EMS did. It's here that traffic.
04:06
They drove by.
04:07
They said it is just going to be one of the flicker lights.
04:10
Again, seven and three advice.
04:11
It's a flicker light.
04:12
You have been 1022.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received

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Commerce St, Wellsburg, WV 26070

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