Tree smoking due to squirrel causing electrical arc, Hales Corners WI
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders were called for a smoking tree near Arrowhead Trail and Hoiko Lane. Investigation showed the smoke was caused by a squirrel grounding on a power line and creating an electrical arc. No fire or injuries were found.
Audio|Source: Milwaukee County Public Safety - South Suburbs
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Transcript:
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Service call, Engine 71, and Ambulance 72, Arrowhead TRL in Hoiko Lane.
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Goet transport.
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Messer Steve. Reporting a tree that was smoking was on fire, no active flames now.
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Seventy-one copy.
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You can join off that service from home.
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10 4
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182 desk open business check check fully 10 for
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80 for us today 80 for us today
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10 for 170
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Spencer
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Adam Edward Boy 3703 A.E.B.
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3703. The Black Saturn, 27 in Oakwood.
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Timber. 35. Just for info, for the other PDO that's not Lincoln now, I did speak with them, and they're going to self-report, so you could probably clear that out.
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Copy. Message received.
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He will be heading over to the GRE and then he will be parking in spot 8.
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Please stand by for a tail number.
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That's a receipt. 43.
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Good.
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Driver added, oh yeah. Fort is dispatch car 166.
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Okay. Since then wait.
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Cepatch 2 is on PDM scene.
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Let's proceed into two.
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Roll three side, 23.
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Number. Still rolling.
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We'll be westbound 94 at the 84th off-bram.
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Wisconsin truck plate Robert Adam 5065 on a black Chevy.
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Please don't match. No, I copy.
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And we're stop right, Dolphrine.
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Okay, cap. Sorry, correction control.
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37979. 3-7-9.
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3,7-9.
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Readback is correct, thank you.
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Are they currently at the GRE or are they in Spot 8 now?
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Aircraft is taxing.
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Standby. Message, receive.
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Nothing got to be so bad.
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I'm trying to stop, but I'm not there.
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You can clearly anything from that.
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Copy. And just headed over to our ramp.
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As for the receipt.
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The tree is no longer smoking.
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Currently, this was caused by a squirrel who was running along the power line and somehow grounded himself to the tree, which caused a large arc.
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Do you have any further information?
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Being advised trees no longer smoking, apparently caused by a swirl on the power line.
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Truck 2, messenger, say thank you.
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Control from 100, aircraft is on our ramp.
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1623. This bench truck two-after investigation, no patient found.
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Location mentioned:
Arrowhead Trail, Hales Corners, WI 53130
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