Grass fire extinguished after transformer incident, Rome GA


A fire possibly started by a blown transformer caused smoke and a small grass fire near Horseleg Creek Rd SW and Shorter Ave. Firefighters extinguished the fire. No further hazards like arcing remain. Georgia Power was informed to handle the situation.
Audio|Source: Floyd County Police, Fire and EMS
05:25
Transcript:
00:00
The caller told us the grass is possibly on fire.
00:03
Georgia Power has been advised and cities en route for that red lot. We've been advised shorter at force like the red lot's not working as well.
00:13
Quick file copy, thank you, (name withheld).
00:18
Tree parking lot, that's the vehicle he's close to right now looking in the vehicle.
00:27
37 and 60, whichever one of y'all is closer to keep coming, the other condition guard.
00:36
C2 37, I'm turning off, 27 no one.
00:42
I'm about to turn on the oath on.
00:46
Oh,
01:01
Dawn. You said it's on flag.
01:02
You said it's on flag.
01:06
Painful.
01:08
This man, you go ahead and notify a city electric.
01:15
These seven just votes.
01:19
Go ahead.
01:24
The road at the Port 20th Fort Worth Craftsman Road. Forty Fortyport Craftsman Road is in reference to a dog complaint.
01:32
The complainant advised that her mom went to check the mail and was attacked by the neighbor's dogs.
01:37
They live across the street.
01:38
The dog is still running around.
01:46
Okay.
01:49
Four zero on the airport.
01:51
Compliance on the neighbor was at their residence, causing the issue, refusing to leave.
01:56
We have a string language barrier.
01:59
Advising the neighbor is leaving now but the plaintiffs will know report. So again further.
02:06
What's up right?
02:09
They're not. They're not dispatched. Who's the complainant?
02:15
We're still getting further. Can one of y'all divert and grab a 10-5-15-shortar, shorter suite number of five, possibly going to be in relation to that power outage?
02:27
Sorry, that and the...
02:31
This is different for us.
02:33
If I remember that address, one guy's a little two night six.
02:37
Everybody's out to get him.
02:40
Yeah, that's helpful.
02:43
I don't know what airport's going to be in Murray yet.
02:53
50 dispatch.
02:57
Shorter at Horse Lake appears to be working fine.
03:00
And on Division they were treating it like a full-way stop.
03:03
I'll go catch that 1015 alone.
03:06
The point of elevation is going to be zone 4, motion to date during the back.
03:11
It's going to be 610 shorter, 610 shorter, suite number 5, alto, computers.
03:25
So, 09, dispatch. I'm out of 1050 and wrong.
03:33
Or not, special.
03:34
I'll be taken.
03:40
Thank you. I'm sorry we fell out.
03:44
Judge.
03:47
Go ahead.
03:49
Joe said it floyd with the ending 5.8, 5.2.
03:54
It's going to be (name withheld).
03:57
Just touch copy, all trying.
04:07
So the complaint is advising that the party causing an issue is going to be a Ryan. Subject lot mail is a neighbor.
04:14
Ten,
04:18
four, we're going to show me in there.
04:24
Turn on this matter. Chair, thank you.
04:26
Good night, folks.
04:31
And City of Letcher has been advised by the lot.
04:39
20, 25 minutes.
04:44
Thank you. 7.8, just much on that left.
04:50
Pee's 4.
04:55
This about 664.
04:58
Okay.
05:01
(name withheld), there you're going to 12 months.
05:04
Yes.
05:10
Quint five dispatch.
05:12
Go ahead.
05:15
The fire's been extinguished. It does seem to be a blown transformer. It's not smoking or arcing at this time.
05:21
There's no hazard.
05:22
Just have Georgia power continue.
05:24
Quint five back in the service.
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Location mentioned:
Horseleg Creek Rd SW & Shorter Ave, Rome, GA 30165
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