Tree on power lines causes electrical fire

Heard on: Grant County Fire Dispatch

01:59

00:00

Need your route to (number withheld) Swanee Shores Drive in Williamstown for an electrical fire.

00:04

Caller's advising that there are tree limbs that fell on power lines and is now on fire.

00:10

Again, Williamstown First Fire, this is your call.

00:12

Need your route to (number withheld) Swanee Shores Drive in Williamstown for an electrical fire.

00:17

For tree limbs that fell on power lines, advising it's on fire.

00:20

Caller advises that the fire is now possibly out, but power lines are.

00:25

Popping and sparking.

00:28

Time out at 1838.

00:34

To drive.

00:39

53 is responding.

00:40

Crew one.

00:42

Step four.

00:48

Drive. Chief 53 is responding.

00:50

24. Engine 50,

00:52

G3, Chief 53, I'll be staging at the beginning of the run.

00:55

Take your bus.

00:57

Okay.

01:03

And. . . (name withheld), confirm the address.

01:12

(number withheld) Swanee Shores Drive.

01:18

Clear.

01:24

G53 Dry Ridge, you can show me on scene.

01:35

20 source command.

01:39

Go ahead.

01:42

Owen Electric has been notified.

01:43

They have a technician en route.

01:47

Clear.

01:48

Just a small tree on the lines.

01:50

There's nothing that we're going to be able to do about it.

01:53

I believe that it tripped the transformer because residents on out the road past this don't have power.

2026-10-18 22:37 UTC

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Swanee Shores Dr, Williamstown, KY 41097

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Tree on power lines causes electrical fire

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