Trees on power lines spark fire at Chesterfield and Northwest, Westhampton MA
Fire & ArsonAt the intersection near Chesterfield Road and Northwest Road, downed trees have fallen onto power lines causing sparking and arcing. The road is blocked by debris and live wires. Emergency crews are on scene and the utility company has been notified to address the hazard.
Audio|Source: Hampshire County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Control.
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Attention west hampton unit is still alarm. Attention west hampton unit is still alarm.
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Respond,
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intersection at Chesterfield Road and Northwest Road for reported tree on wires arcing and sparking respond.
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Chesterfield Road at Northwest Road,
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20.02.
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North Avenue control, West Hampton X-X-1.
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Good Evertoys, you'll be clear, the scene 20-03.
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North Avenue Control, West Hampton X-1.
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Next one.
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West Hampton-X-1 will be responding, Chesterfield in northwest.
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Received.
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Let's have the X1, you're responding, Chesterfield at Northwest.
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Caller states as soon as you turn onto northwest from Chesterfield Road. It's right there.
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Trees on the wires,
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sparking and arcing.
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Call the X1 also, we notified Eversource.
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Receive.
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The next 31 responding from responding at 2004.
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All right, then, control left-hand for X20.
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20. 20 responding to 2.
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We have you responding at 205, X-30 responding for I'm responding, 20-05.
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I'm responding to 20-5.
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X17 is on the air of the station.
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17 on the air to the station at 2006.
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I was then to control,
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but I stand in,
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X21.
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The next 21.
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I'll be responding to the intersection of Chesterfield Road and Northwest Road.
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Coming to the Northwest Road side and stop traffic there as well -waiting command.
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Next 21, you guys, you're going to be responding. You're going to be coming in on the Northwest Road side and stopping traffic there, 2007.
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I have the control of the call next one. Next one.
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I've seen Amherst Road at Upper North Carolina.
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You phone out for solid fire response to squad two to cut us up.
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Call from Wastam, Max 27.
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Okay, X1, you're going to have to go. I've got Amherst Road.
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Go again with the intersection. We've got multiple incidents. People are walking on you.
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Amherst Road at Upper North Valley Road, they're going to need to help fire to respond to cut the tree out of the road.
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We're requesting from Fire Squad 2 comes Amish Road at Upper North Valley Road,
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cut up a tree 2008.
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Attention, Pelham Unservice response. Pellon units, inservance response.
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Respond, respond to Amherst Road at Upper North Valley Road with a chainsaw to cut a tree completely blocking the road.
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Respond Amherst Road at Upper North Valley Road with squad two and a chainsaw to cut a tree that's completely blocking the road, 208.
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All West Hampton responding units.
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Be careful in your response,
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there's a lot of debris in the road.
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Location mentioned:
Chesterfield Rd & NW Rd, Westhampton, MA 01027
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