Smoke and electrical issues reported at Cedar Ave and Sierra Ave, Fresno CA
Fire & ArsonFire crew responded to reports of smoke near Cedar Avenue and Sierra Avenue. They found a dead bird on high voltage power lines, which may have caused electrical problems including traffic lights being out. A transformer box near the intersection appears to be damaged and lifted, possibly causing a short circuit affecting the area.
Audio|Source: Fresno City Police, Fire and EMS
04:30
Transcript:
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This smoke, investigation for engine 11, zone 40584, near Sierra Ave and Cedar Ave.
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And she has an ID card matching to this address on the utility, any ID card or Paxall match with email have.
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The plate comes back to a driven vehicle.
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Two Frank, I copy.
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Can we run the mail hop all the way around? I did.
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He's clear. I can find any kind of ID card or ax on image.
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Copy, thank you.
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That's formative.
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Forward Charlesville.
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Forward, Charles 12.
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Can you check if there's any MA units available?
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There's any AMA unit on Channel 4?
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Fort Joneswell, confirm you'll lead him at St. Agnes.
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Yeah, for more in the parking lot on the far east side of the near ambulance entrance.
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Copy.
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Tower 11, engine 13.
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Go ahead for Tower 11.
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We're on a call at Willow and Herndon.
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We might be the source. We've got a dead bird up in the high voltage lines and I can see the next couple of intersections are all blocked out as well.
01:57
I'll be that it might have something to do with this.
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We're going to go ahead and be causing a shore or something.
02:05
Copy that.
02:06
We're waiting for BGNI at our site. I don't know if you'll get a second over there as well.
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Please, you can kill me now.
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Any of mobile MHA 2, North East Coast.
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Is it May 76?
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8-760, respond for a call on Channel 4. It's going to be 4.4 Charles 12.
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And they're at the St.
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Agnes Hospital.
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And they advise you can enter the east side of the hospital near the ambulance bay.
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Copy, are they inside the facility?
02:48
Negative, they're going to be on the east side near the ambulance bay.
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April, I'll be switching the channel.
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Okay.
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Presidential Audubil 6054 Eastigator.
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...engine 11th is here in the residential audible 1654 east of Gator.
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Engine 11, copy.
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Out in the area as well, you can let City Streets note this light is also out at Cedar and Sierra.
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Copy light out at Cedar and Sierra.
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Sorry,
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Levin, just confirm the traffic light or the street light?
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The affirmative traffic light.
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Okay.
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4 George's 12.
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Write me on 0 821, nullified.
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Fort George's 12th heavy.
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Imagine 11, 1011.
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It's 11.
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It looks to me like this transformer box on the northeast corner is lifted and raised. Let's take a look at that.
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Sometimes they'll blow.
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Location mentioned:
N Cedar Ave & E Sierra Ave, Fresno, CA 93710
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