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Power lines down and small tree fire near Dish Mill Road, Haddam CT

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/11/2025 12:45 PM

N Dish Mill Rd, Higganum, CT 06441

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire and utility crews responded to power lines down with a small tree fire near 129 Dish Mill Road in Higganum, Connecticut. The affected road was closed for safety during the incident.

Audio|Heard on: Middlesex County Fire and EMS - Lower

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02:2

Transcript:

00:00

Utility-11 Respondent.

00:02

Near 129 Dish Mill Road for the primary wires arcing.

00:10

Rickie, thank you.

00:15

Adam, Engine 1 responding, Driver and 2.

00:21

Engine 1, you're responding.

00:24

Utility 11 to 1 in 613.

00:32

I'm both of you hang out on the main road.

00:35

6'1. 6 and 1.

00:43

Why don't you hang out on the main road? I'm trying to look for that wire now.

00:52

113 copies.

00:55

This is going to be the dishmill behind the brook here, right?

01:05

Yeah, hold on the moment.

01:11

Engine Sex will be standing by at the ambulance headquarters.

01:19

Tility 11 to Valley 4.

01:24

City 11.

01:29

Confirming three-out power lines.

01:32

Tree limits currently on fire, minimal smoke.

01:36

We'll be shutting down the road appropriately and I'll get you a poll number.

01:43

Roger.

01:44

Utility 11 confirming Trion wires, limps mooking, going to be shutting down the road.

01:52

Okay.

01:59

Close this whole number is going to be Frontier, (number withheld).

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Location mentioned:

N Dish Mill Rd, Higganum, CT 06441

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