Power line sparking causes tree to smoke near North Rd, Medford ME


Fire units responded to sparking power line disconnect and a tree smoking on power lines near North Rd in Medford. No active fire was present but an electrical hazard was visible.
Audio|Source: Piscataquis County Sheriff and Fire
01:37
Transcript:
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1321 Buscatical so we're going to be out with a arcing sparking disconnect it's going to be near North Rd we got another unit going to go up and check near North Rd I'll have a full number for you in a minute
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Tad for her she did confirm the address on her phone for the location and it did mark on our mapping that it was in Medford as well
00:23
104, we got arcing and sparking[1] on top of a pole.
00:27
Poll number is (number withheld), (number withheld).
00:32
Now there's no live fire at this time, but there is arcing and sparking[1].
00:36
Sorry, okay.
00:37
1321, 1355. Go ahead.
00:38
It's a disconnect that's sparking up here.
00:40
I'm wondering if it's connected to the issue down on the north road.
00:43
We're going to end your way.
00:44
Double. This guy was row in 1555.
00:45
1355 glops
00:46
On the north road we do have a smoking tree on power lines poll number is going to be (number withheld) (number withheld) (number withheld)
00:57
Okay 1321 1321 be out on the north road
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arcing and sparking: Possible electrical fire hazard
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Location mentioned:
Near North Rd, Medford, ME 04463
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