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Utility Pole Fire Reported

Town of Brownville Fire responding to a reported pole fire in the area of Star Schoolhouse Road near State Routes 180 and 12E in Brownville.

Closed Apr 16, 2026 u{000837} 9:00 PM Town of Brownville Fire
16270 Star School House Rd, Dexter, NY 13634 · Near State Route 180 and State Route 12E

Incident Report

**Utility Pole Fire Prompts Road Closure on Rt. 180 in Dexter**

Dexter, NY – Town of Brownville Fire units responded to a reported utility pole fire at 16270 Star School House Road near State Routes 180 and 12E around 9:00 p.m., according to dispatch radio traffic. Responders initially searched the area before locating the blaze on Rt. 180, where utility pole #40 was actively burning, prompting a request for National Grid assistance.

Firefighters reported the pole fire shortly after arrival and planned a road shutdown upon additional units staging nearby, with repositioning near a truck under overhead wires. By 10:10 p.m., a party requested the shutdown, which was implemented at the Star Schoolhouse Road extension, according to radio updates. Traffic control shifted to the Rt. 180 and 12E intersection due to a power outage knocking out street lights, though no additional manpower was ultimately needed.

The incident, which lasted 122 minutes, cleared at 11:03 p.m. after dispatch notified DLT for a traffic light repair estimate, with Brownville command acknowledging the update.

Dispatch Audio

Initial 9:00:30 PM

Utility Pole Fire Reported

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Tenant Bravo fire, respond to the area 16270 Star Schoolhouse Road for a pole fire. Caller believes it will be on State Route 180. Repeat for a general Bravo fire, respond to the area 16270 Star Schoolhouse Road for a pole fire. Caller believes it will be on State Route 180. Crosses are State Route 180 and State Route 12 V. Park 12, please arrive. Arrive 2101.

Town of Brownville Fire

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Incident Timeline (11 events)

1
Utility Pole Fire Reported 9:00:30 PM

Town of Brownville Fire responding to a reported pole fire in the area of Star Schoolhouse Road near State Routes 180 and 12E in Brownville.

Tenant Bravo fire, respond to the area 16270 Star Schoolhouse Road for a pole fire. Caller believes it will be on State Route 180. Repeat for a general Bravo fire, respond to the area 16270 Star Schoolhouse Road for a pole fire. Caller believes it will be on State Route 180. Crosses are State Route 180 and State Route 12 V. Park 12, please arrive. Arrive 2101.
2
Brownville units find pole fire on Rt 180 9:08:14 PM

Brownville Engine 1 and Utility 3 en route to pole fire on Star Schoolhouse Rd near Rt 180, searching area with nothing showing initially. Engine 1 locates fire on Rt 180.

9:07:43 PM JE 7-7-3 773711, we're en route.
9:08:05 PM JE 7-1-1 773. You guys wanna start, coming from the far end to start school out road? Respond, and then they said 180. We'll check the whole road. We're just running out there. Don't see anything yet.
9:08:14 PM JE 7-1-1 Disregard. We found it. Carry on 180 in.
9:08:18 PM JE 7-7-3 Copy.
3
Utility pole #40 actively burning 9:10:20 PM

Brownville 7-P16 reports utility pole #40 actively burning. Requests dispatch contact National Grid.

9:09:44 PM JE 7-P16 Jeff, area 7 11. Right.
9:09:47 PM JE Dispatch 2109.
9:10:09 PM JE 7-P16 Jeff, I heard ton of Raul come in.
9:10:11 PM JE Dispatch From Jerusalem.
9:10:20 PM JE 7-P16 Can you contact National Guard to tell them the pole is actively burning? And it's gonna be Pole number 40.
9:10:24 PM JE Dispatch 46.
4
Pole burning, road shutdown planned 9:10:42 PM

Brownville 7-P16 reports pole burning, plans road shutdown upon 7-7-3 arrival. 7-7-3 requests to stage on Rt 180 east side.

9:10:42 PM JE 7-P16 73. When you get here, we're probably gonna shut down the road. The pole's burning.
9:10:55 PM JE 7-7-3 Do you want us to stay on 12 East Side?
5
Units reposition near truck under wires 9:20:44 PM

Brownville 7-P16 advises 7-P19 to move closer to the truck depending on wires overhead.

9:20:44 PM JE 7-P16 Any u four got a radio over there?
9:20:46 PM JE 7-P19 Go ahead.
9:20:53 PM JE 7-P16 You maybe wanna move closer to the truck, depending on under the wires. Thank you.
9:20:55 PM JE 7-P19 Copy.
6
National Grid status requested 10:08:46 PM

Brownville 7-P16 requests National Grid update, possibly pole 35-20.

10:08:46 PM JE 7-P16 Yeah. Fire tower bravo, come in.
10:08:54 PM JE 7-P16 National 35, 20.
10:08:57 PM JE Dispatch 2208.
7
Road shutdown requested 10:10:33 PM

Brownville 7-P16 reports party wants road shutdown.

10:10:33 PM JE 7-P16 He wants to shut down shut down.
8
Rt 180 shutdown at pole fire 10:14:02 PM

National Grid notified. Rt 180 shut down at Star Schoolhouse extension.

10:13:51 PM JE 7-P16 Jeff, American bravo, come in.
10:13:54 PM JE Dispatch Jefferson on.
10:14:02 PM JE 7-P16 Third national, grid. We're gonna have one eighty shut down at Star Schoolhouse extension.
10:14:05 PM JE Dispatch Copy.
9
Traffic control moving to 180/12E, power out 10:21:33 PM

7-7-3 suggests repositioning traffic control to Rt 180/12E intersection due to power outage and no street lights. 7-1-1 agrees, considering additional manpower with another truck.

10:21:19 PM JE 7-7-3 Hey, Nate.
10:21:25 PM JE 7-1-1 Go ahead.
10:21:33 PM JE 7-7-3 Think it'd be smarter for us to go up to the intersection now that there's no power up there and there's no, street light?
10:21:43 PM JE 7-1-1 Just kinda thinking about activating fire again. More manpower. It's another truck.
10:21:56 PM JE 7-7-3 We can do that. We can just take these flares and cut across our Schoolhouse Road unless this is where they're gonna park. We'll just take our cones up and go up to the 180 And 12 E.
10:22:02 PM JE 7-1-1 Yeah. That'll work. There's no light out there.
10:22:10 PM JE 7-7-3 No. The, everything went dark up there. So
10:22:16 PM JE 7-1-1 Copy. Go ahead. Dispatch. No.
10
No extra truck needed, traffic at 180/12E 10:23:23 PM

7-1-1 asks if another truck needed; 7-7-3 says might be alright. Traffic control confirmed at Rt 180/12E.

10:23:16 PM JE 7-1-1 Do you think we're gonna need another truck, or do you think we'll be good?
10:23:23 PM JE 7-7-3 I think we might be alright.
10:23:30 PM JE 7-1-1 Copy. I'll just let dispatch know that we're gonna be doing traffic control at one eighty and twelve eight.
11
DLT notified for traffic light repair estimate 11:02:54 PM

Dispatch to Brownville command: DLT notified about traffic light, callback with estimate for callers in about 1-1.5 hours. 7-P24 copies.

11:02:10 PM JE Dispatch Justin to town to Brownville command.
11:02:31 PM JE Dispatch Jefferson to town of Brownville, Command.
11:02:41 PM JE 7-P24 Charlie bravo, command on.
11:02:54 PM JE Dispatch DLT was notified about the traffic light. They're gonna give us a callback with a estimate for the callers. It's be about an hour to an hour and a half.
11:03:11 PM JE 7-P24 Tower bravo, copy.
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