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Tree branch caught fire briefly on power line, Hillsboro OR

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Hillsboro, OR

A tree branch broke and briefly caught fire on a power line near Northwest Rim Road and Northwest Glenthal Road. The fire is now out and there are no sparks. The power company is needed to remove the hazard.

Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS
02:27
Transcript:
00:00
Respond to miscellaneous fire near Northwest Rim Road and Northwest Glenthal Road.
00:10
Park on 402 on 34.
00:16
AMR. One 10.
00:19
110. We're responding to the stage on a Hawthorne.
00:22
We're coming from 47 and playtime.
00:30
Go ahead.
00:36
Yeah,
00:38
we've arrived at the address.
00:40
It's going to be a PGE.
00:43
I have a poll number for you.
00:45
Can you have a second?
00:47
Go ahead.
00:51
Blind.
00:52
They heard a loud pop and I believe the branch is on fire.
00:59
Okay, west to the intersection, we'll go check it.
01:03
Okay.
01:09
I got a Bravo,
01:12
one, two,
01:13
three,
01:14
one,
01:15
Charlie. All right, perfect, thank you. As soon as I'm off the phone, I'll call them.
01:22
Enjoy one, coffee, thanks.
01:29
Engine 6 and AMR 112, respond to assault.
01:34
At (number withheld) Northeast Trailwalk Drive.
01:38
Cross streets are Northeast Field Cressway and Northeast Willington Street.
01:43
Working Channel Ops 37.
01:59
Good afternoon here. I'm on your call.
02:02
I was out here on a staff tour.
02:04
I have located the problem. It's a branch that broke off the tree.
02:08
It is suspended in the air here about 20 feet.
02:11
No longer arcing, no sparking. There is no fire problem here.
02:15
Your discretion, if you want to continue, it's probably something that power company just needs to come pull off when they have a champ.
02:24
Thank you. No, that's good with me. We'll cancel.

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