Tree branch smoking on power lines near Hilltop Dr and Elm Dr, Maryville TN


Fire department responded to a tree branch that was smoking while resting on power lines near Hilltop Drive and Elm Drive. There was no active fire, but the electric department was notified to address the hazard.
Audio|Source: Blount County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Compton and Marable Fire.
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Got a report of a tree branch on fire in the area of Hilltop Drive and Elm Drive.
00:11
Guys in the branches smoking there near the roadway.
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Power 1 Battalion 1 Com Center.
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Battalion 1, Squad 2.
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We're downtown at Cusick.
00:29
Do you want us to respond?
00:35
Yeah, go ahead and respond.
00:36
You can give us an update there if we need to cancel or whatever.
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Com, sir, Merrill Squad 2 and Ralph.
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1338.
00:50
Hey, once, Ralph.
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Tower one, same traffic.
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1338.
01:02
Concentor, just wanting to verify a branch on fire or smoking in a tree, is it near power lines or anything?
01:13
It's going to be a branch that's falling on the wire and the branch is smoking.
01:18
The wire, there's no fire, just smoke at this time.
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Copy that, make sure to electric department's en route, please.
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Location mentioned:
Hilltop Dr & Elm Dr, Maryville, TN 37804
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