Tree limb found on power lines near R Street, Steelton PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Steelton responded to reports of smoke near R Street. They located a large tree limb resting on power lines about 300 feet north of R Street. No wires were down and no active fire was observed. Utilities were notified to address the issue.
Audio|Heard on: Dauphin PA Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:46
Transcript:
00:00
73, I'm coming up behind you.
00:01
Did you see anything yet?
00:04
No, nothing yet.
00:07
I mean, I don't know if they're talking about this one right here where I'm at now.
00:13
Yeah, it's all that there's no wires down or anything there.
00:17
No, there wasn't any wires down.
00:19
It was supposed to be smoking.
00:24
Chief 502, it's a tree on wires behind us.
00:26
If that can be the possible cause, I didn't get any updates for what the cause could be.
00:31
County, were you able to contact that caller to try to get a better location or how?
00:37
I could try, but I was the one that took the call.
00:39
I asked her multiple times for a better location.
00:42
She just kept describing the same area.
00:46
All right.
00:48
Looking at where her phone began pinging when she called, she was closer to the east end.
00:53
All right.
00:56
We haven't seen anything all the way down to you.
01:01
County, I believe it's going to be 300 feet north of R Street.
01:07
We do have a decent-sized limb on the wires, but it is not smoking or anything at this time.
01:15
Okay.
01:18
Fifty and fifty-five, you come back down here towards R Street.
01:23
County, you are going to want to notify PPL now.
01:25
Laying on the wires on closest pole is (number withheld).
01:30
Flagging copies turning around now.
01:34
Can we have 50 from county? (number withheld) isn't a full number.
01:38
Can you give me the PPNL number?
01:41
I am sorry, it's Verizon (number withheld).
01:46
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
R St, Steelton, PA 17113
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