Tree fire caused by squirrel on power line arc, Hales Corners WI
Fire & ArsonA tree near Arrowhead Trail was smoking and on fire but is no longer burning. The fire started when a squirrel grounded itself on a power line, causing an electrical arc that ignited the tree. There is no active fire or danger now.
Audio|Source: Milwaukee County Public Safety - South Suburbs
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Transcript:
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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.
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Message received. 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.
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43. Good.
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Driver added, oh yeah.
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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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Location mentioned:
Arrowhead Trail, Hales Corners, WI 53130
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