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Roadway Closed After Downed Power Line Ignited Tree, Grass Fire

4161 Harris Trl NW

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Summary

  • A tree fell onto power lines in Atlanta, striking vehicles and igniting a fire in the surrounding grass and tree. Firefighters and Georgia Power were notified and responded to the scene to manage the situation.

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Firefighters on scene report they can manage the situation and have canceled additional units. The roadway has been shut down by firefighters.

AFRD Tac 2 · 0:20
Engine 27 on the scene, 4164 Harrison Road Trail. We got one tree resting on power lines. There is some active fire. You can cancel Truck 29, we can handle it. Just get Georgia Power on a rush. We've got the entire roadway shut down. Radio received. Truck 29, you can return to service at 39.

Firefighters are en route to address a fire caused by the downed power line igniting grass and the tree.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:31
2202 to radio, there's a fire. Can you raise fire? 2202, radio. Can you go ahead and raise the fire department right away? We have a power line down. We do have sparks. We hear that he's burning up a pole. Fire is soon as well. 2202, Georgia Fire has been notified and fire is en route. Is the tree on fire or the power line? Confirm, power line is burning up the grass and tree itself. Received, I'll update them. 9.

Georgia Power has been notified about the downed power lines.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:30
2202 to radio. 2202. K, power as well. Georgia Power has been notified. 3269 to radio. 3269. Can you show me on a 72, please? I'm going to be at 3215 Peachtree Road. It's going to be a black Volkswagen. I cannot see the state on the tag, but it's going to be a temp tag. It's going to be Mary, Tom, 3, boy, David, Yankee, occupied, one time. Readvise the numbers on Peachtree. It's going to be 32.

Firefighters on scene confirm that the tree is downed on the power line.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:26
Available. 2205. Can you send a Grady unit to the precinct for a 39-year-old? He's ACB. He's complaining about rib pain. 39-year-old male, re-advise what type of pain? He's advising his ribs, rib pain. Received, rib pain. 2202, radio, show me on scene. And can you raise fire? The tree is on the power line. 2202, on scene, tree is on the power line.

Police are responding to a report of a tree down on power lines, with cars struck by the tree.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:22
Radio 2202. 2202, radio, sorry, I'm leaving the parking deck now. Go ahead with your traffic. Check a tree down at 4161 Harris Trail. Radio, I copy, and I believe you copied my last traffic, 43 and 17 Harris. That's affirmative. Tree down is a higher line. Cars are under the tree. Show me en route. En route.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 4161 Harris Trl NW.

Firefighters on scene report they can manage the situation and have canceled additional units. The roadway has been shut down by firefighters.

AFRD Tac 2 · 0:20
Engine 27 on the scene, 4164 Harrison Road Trail. We got one tree resting on power lines. There is some active fire. You can cancel Truck 29, we can handle it. Just get Georgia Power on a rush. We've got the entire roadway shut down. Radio received. Truck 29, you can return to service at 39.

Firefighters are en route to address a fire caused by the downed power line igniting grass and the tree.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:31
2202 to radio, there's a fire. Can you raise fire? 2202, radio. Can you go ahead and raise the fire department right away? We have a power line down. We do have sparks. We hear that he's burning up a pole. Fire is soon as well. 2202, Georgia Fire has been notified and fire is en route. Is the tree on fire or the power line? Confirm, power line is burning up the grass and tree itself. Received, I'll update them. 9.

Georgia Power has been notified about the downed power lines.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:30
2202 to radio. 2202. K, power as well. Georgia Power has been notified. 3269 to radio. 3269. Can you show me on a 72, please? I'm going to be at 3215 Peachtree Road. It's going to be a black Volkswagen. I cannot see the state on the tag, but it's going to be a temp tag. It's going to be Mary, Tom, 3, boy, David, Yankee, occupied, one time. Readvise the numbers on Peachtree. It's going to be 32.

Firefighters on scene confirm that the tree is downed on the power line.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:26
Available. 2205. Can you send a Grady unit to the precinct for a 39-year-old? He's ACB. He's complaining about rib pain. 39-year-old male, re-advise what type of pain? He's advising his ribs, rib pain. Received, rib pain. 2202, radio, show me on scene. And can you raise fire? The tree is on the power line. 2202, on scene, tree is on the power line.

Police are responding to a report of a tree down on power lines, with cars struck by the tree.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:22
Radio 2202. 2202, radio, sorry, I'm leaving the parking deck now. Go ahead with your traffic. Check a tree down at 4161 Harris Trail. Radio, I copy, and I believe you copied my last traffic, 43 and 17 Harris. That's affirmative. Tree down is a higher line. Cars are under the tree. Show me en route. En route.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 4161 Harris Trl NW.

Firefighters on scene report they can manage the situation and have canceled additional units. The roadway has been shut down by firefighters.

AFRD Tac 2 · 0:20
Engine 27 on the scene, 4164 Harrison Road Trail. We got one tree resting on power lines. There is some active fire. You can cancel Truck 29, we can handle it. Just get Georgia Power on a rush. We've got the entire roadway shut down. Radio received. Truck 29, you can return to service at 39.

Firefighters are en route to address a fire caused by the downed power line igniting grass and the tree.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:31
2202 to radio, there's a fire. Can you raise fire? 2202, radio. Can you go ahead and raise the fire department right away? We have a power line down. We do have sparks. We hear that he's burning up a pole. Fire is soon as well. 2202, Georgia Fire has been notified and fire is en route. Is the tree on fire or the power line? Confirm, power line is burning up the grass and tree itself. Received, I'll update them. 9.

Georgia Power has been notified about the downed power lines.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:30
2202 to radio. 2202. K, power as well. Georgia Power has been notified. 3269 to radio. 3269. Can you show me on a 72, please? I'm going to be at 3215 Peachtree Road. It's going to be a black Volkswagen. I cannot see the state on the tag, but it's going to be a temp tag. It's going to be Mary, Tom, 3, boy, David, Yankee, occupied, one time. Readvise the numbers on Peachtree. It's going to be 32.

Firefighters on scene confirm that the tree is downed on the power line.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:26
Available. 2205. Can you send a Grady unit to the precinct for a 39-year-old? He's ACB. He's complaining about rib pain. 39-year-old male, re-advise what type of pain? He's advising his ribs, rib pain. Received, rib pain. 2202, radio, show me on scene. And can you raise fire? The tree is on the power line. 2202, on scene, tree is on the power line.

Police are responding to a report of a tree down on power lines, with cars struck by the tree.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:22
Radio 2202. 2202, radio, sorry, I'm leaving the parking deck now. Go ahead with your traffic. Check a tree down at 4161 Harris Trail. Radio, I copy, and I believe you copied my last traffic, 43 and 17 Harris. That's affirmative. Tree down is a higher line. Cars are under the tree. Show me en route. En route.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 4161 Harris Trl NW.

Firefighters on scene report they can manage the situation and have canceled additional units. The roadway has been shut down by firefighters.

AFRD Tac 2 · 0:20
Engine 27 on the scene, 4164 Harrison Road Trail. We got one tree resting on power lines. There is some active fire. You can cancel Truck 29, we can handle it. Just get Georgia Power on a rush. We've got the entire roadway shut down. Radio received. Truck 29, you can return to service at 39.

Firefighters are en route to address a fire caused by the downed power line igniting grass and the tree.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:31
2202 to radio, there's a fire. Can you raise fire? 2202, radio. Can you go ahead and raise the fire department right away? We have a power line down. We do have sparks. We hear that he's burning up a pole. Fire is soon as well. 2202, Georgia Fire has been notified and fire is en route. Is the tree on fire or the power line? Confirm, power line is burning up the grass and tree itself. Received, I'll update them. 9.

Georgia Power has been notified about the downed power lines.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:30
2202 to radio. 2202. K, power as well. Georgia Power has been notified. 3269 to radio. 3269. Can you show me on a 72, please? I'm going to be at 3215 Peachtree Road. It's going to be a black Volkswagen. I cannot see the state on the tag, but it's going to be a temp tag. It's going to be Mary, Tom, 3, boy, David, Yankee, occupied, one time. Readvise the numbers on Peachtree. It's going to be 32.

Firefighters on scene confirm that the tree is downed on the power line.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:26
Available. 2205. Can you send a Grady unit to the precinct for a 39-year-old? He's ACB. He's complaining about rib pain. 39-year-old male, re-advise what type of pain? He's advising his ribs, rib pain. Received, rib pain. 2202, radio, show me on scene. And can you raise fire? The tree is on the power line. 2202, on scene, tree is on the power line.

Police are responding to a report of a tree down on power lines, with cars struck by the tree.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:22
Radio 2202. 2202, radio, sorry, I'm leaving the parking deck now. Go ahead with your traffic. Check a tree down at 4161 Harris Trail. Radio, I copy, and I believe you copied my last traffic, 43 and 17 Harris. That's affirmative. Tree down is a higher line. Cars are under the tree. Show me en route. En route.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 4161 Harris Trl NW.

Firefighters on scene report they can manage the situation and have canceled additional units. The roadway has been shut down by firefighters.

AFRD Tac 2 · 0:20
Engine 27 on the scene, 4164 Harrison Road Trail. We got one tree resting on power lines. There is some active fire. You can cancel Truck 29, we can handle it. Just get Georgia Power on a rush. We've got the entire roadway shut down. Radio received. Truck 29, you can return to service at 39.

Firefighters are en route to address a fire caused by the downed power line igniting grass and the tree.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:31
2202 to radio, there's a fire. Can you raise fire? 2202, radio. Can you go ahead and raise the fire department right away? We have a power line down. We do have sparks. We hear that he's burning up a pole. Fire is soon as well. 2202, Georgia Fire has been notified and fire is en route. Is the tree on fire or the power line? Confirm, power line is burning up the grass and tree itself. Received, I'll update them. 9.

Georgia Power has been notified about the downed power lines.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:30
2202 to radio. 2202. K, power as well. Georgia Power has been notified. 3269 to radio. 3269. Can you show me on a 72, please? I'm going to be at 3215 Peachtree Road. It's going to be a black Volkswagen. I cannot see the state on the tag, but it's going to be a temp tag. It's going to be Mary, Tom, 3, boy, David, Yankee, occupied, one time. Readvise the numbers on Peachtree. It's going to be 32.

Firefighters on scene confirm that the tree is downed on the power line.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:26
Available. 2205. Can you send a Grady unit to the precinct for a 39-year-old? He's ACB. He's complaining about rib pain. 39-year-old male, re-advise what type of pain? He's advising his ribs, rib pain. Received, rib pain. 2202, radio, show me on scene. And can you raise fire? The tree is on the power line. 2202, on scene, tree is on the power line.

Police are responding to a report of a tree down on power lines, with cars struck by the tree.

APD Zone 2 Disp · 0:22
Radio 2202. 2202, radio, sorry, I'm leaving the parking deck now. Go ahead with your traffic. Check a tree down at 4161 Harris Trail. Radio, I copy, and I believe you copied my last traffic, 43 and 17 Harris. That's affirmative. Tree down is a higher line. Cars are under the tree. Show me en route. En route.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 4161 Harris Trl NW.

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