Utility pole sparking and dropping embers, Oceanside CA


A radio call reporting a utility pole sparking and dropping embers near Liberty Military Housing Stuart Mesa District Office near Mitchel Blvd, Oceanside. Fire units are responding and have requested the utility company to inspect the high-voltage pole. Callers report no active fire and no threat to nearby brush or vegetation at this time. Crews are checking nearby intersections to confirm.
Audio|Source: Orange and San Diego Counties Working Incident 1
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Transcript:
That power pole is sparking. Please notify the fire department to come out and take a look. It is arcing and dropping embers at the corner of Sierra Mesa and Las Pogas. Negative for fire at this time. It is a power pole. Nine minutes en route. Is there a pole number? Can you repeat? Copy engine 121. Number 21-PL2-R3. That is confirmed. It's about the third pole down from Las Pogas Road near Mitchel Blvd. Please notify the utility company for high voltage; the arc is continuing. No threat to the brush at this time. Units are checking the intersection of Sierra Mesa and Las Pogas to inspect the pole. Engine 135 and RA-135 responding. Near West 2nd Avenue. Show engine 276 and patrol 276 to check the pole. To confirm, this is not a threat to vegetation.
That power pole is sparking. Please notify the fire department to come out and take a look. It is arcing and dropping embers at the corner of Sierra Mesa and Las Pogas. Negative for fire at this time. It is a power pole. Nine minutes en route. Is there a pole number? Can you repeat? Copy engine 121. Number 21-PL2-R3. That is confirmed. It's about the third pole down from Las Pogas Road near Mitchel Blvd. Please notify the utility company for high voltage; the arc is continuing. No threat to the brush at this time. Units are checking the intersection of Sierra Mesa and Las Pogas to inspect the pole. Engine 135 and RA-135 responding. Near West 2nd Avenue. Show engine 276 and patrol 276 to check the pole. To confirm, this is not a threat to vegetation.
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Location mentioned:
Liberty Military Housing Stuart Mesa District Office, 3105 Mitchel Blvd, Oceanside, CA 92058
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