Utility pole fire with smoking transformer on Woodin Rd, Geauga County OH
Fire & ArsonA utility pole on Woodin Rd is on fire with a transformer emitting smoke. There are no downed wires currently. Emergency responders are coordinating with the township road department to bring topsoil to build an underflow dam near the maintenance access drive to control runoff from the fire.
Audio|Source: Geauga County Public Safety
04:49
Transcript:
00:00
Just based on the time that this event's probably going to go, this little maintenance access drive is probably a good spot for an underflow dam.
00:11
Okay.
00:23
Twenty-three.
00:25
I think FD passed it.
00:28
If you let them know, it's directly in front of near Woodin Rd.
00:32
In front of near Woodin Rd, Chappie.
00:36
You need to 51, 20-hundred.
00:42
Go ahead.
00:45
Keep his best of squad, gurney, school,
00:48
second grader trouble breathing.
00:50
Second.
00:55
Go ahead.
00:59
Your police department's advising is in front of near Woodin Rd.
01:07
Copy that.
01:10
221.
01:15
28221.
01:19
21821.
01:21
212117.
01:27
3121, 200.
01:34
Go ahead.
01:37
In contact, the transformer is still smoking.
01:42
Plants are still coming out. I got out of here before. We didn't see it.
01:50
I, Gaffee, there's no wires down or anything, correct.
01:57
Can you repeat that 200?
02:00
Just confirming there's no wires down, correct?
02:07
Correct. We're not seeing wires down as right now.
02:22
I'll meet you right there.
02:24
0-1-221 -800.
02:32
Go ahead.
02:34
This would be caused by a squirrel.
02:36
The pole is now on fire.
02:42
Copy. 3121-2, 2,800.
02:55
3702, 7,700.
02:59
Good.
03:01
Do you check what command, because the Township Road Departments need to get us a load of, a small load of, like, topsoil or some type of earth to build this dam with?
03:24
Attention Hamden and Sharden fire department, you're needed to respond mutually to Madison for Mavisbach, 2118 for a garage fire at 3680 Wood Road, 3680 Wood Road, Sharden and Hamden respond with tenders. 20-inter clear first page, 915.
03:43
In the command, 200.
03:46
Go ahead.
03:49
Notified Madison by unable to respond.
03:53
Copy.
03:58
303.
04:00
Go ahead, Chief.
04:03
Do you want topsoil in how much?
04:12
Topsoil would be great, it'd be the easiest to work with, and...
04:21
Maybe like five yards or so,
04:24
a mini dump truck worth would probably do just fine.
04:29
Okay, where are you at?
04:32
There's that maintenance access road off of wooden on the west side of the park here, right by the wastewater treatment.
04:38
If they can just back down that access driveway,
04:41
that's right where we need it.
04:44
Okay, has it still reached wooden and across or no?
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Woodin Rd, Ohio 44024
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