Power pole hazard reported near Ironton Rail-Trail, Lehigh County PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/31/2025 02:17 PM

Ironton Rail-Trail & Quarry St, North Whitehall Township, PA 18037

A hazard was reported involving a telephone or power pole near the Ironton Rail-Trail and Quarry Street in North Whitehall Township, PA. Authorities coordinated to block off the area to protect nearby residents and address the potential danger.

Audio|Source: Lehigh County Fire and Northampton County Fire Tac-5

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Transcript:

00:00

County Quarry Street command County Quarry Street command

00:17

Quarry Street, can you notify an area off the top of the telephone phone, not a cable?

00:22

I'd like to know this one out here.

00:26

You have a good address or a poll number?

00:29

As I tried to report it, they didn't have the address.

00:37

Closest thing I have right now is just an address to a pole that's about 10 feet away. It would be near Portland Street and Coplay, PA.

00:53

Alright, I'll get my call.

01:06

Vign16.

01:08

Torn and copy this.

01:11

Salfour, into 16.

01:16

You can recall station 16. South floor. Okay.

01:25

Counting image 16 per Quarry command, you can recall.

01:38

So we're in 60.

01:45

Tanger at 22, 6 in 22. We're just passing the farm center 22.

02:05

Once you proceed down Quarry Street,

02:08

you'll see myself in a state trooper and just park behind us for now.

02:19

Chief 22, Deputy 22.

02:28

Go ahead, Chief 22.

02:32

I am at Quarry Street at the Ironton Rail-Trail.

02:35

You want it blocked off here?

02:43

There, or if you could come over by J.C.

02:46

Mascarrow, so I could have a couple of residents that are outside the houses, and I just don't want to see any of the thing happen.

02:53

Okay, County, Chief 22.

02:56

Chief 22.

02:59

Put me on location, please.

03:01

Now we're Chief 22.

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Location mentioned:

Ironton Rail-Trail & Quarry St, North Whitehall Township, PA 18037

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