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Downed Wires Reported

Great Bend Fire dispatched to downed wires at the intersection of Route 26 and Moser Road.

Closed Apr 21, 2026 u{006797} 11:17 AM Great Bend Fire
State Rte 26 & Mosher Rd, Great Bend, NY 13619 · Near Moser Road

Incident Report

Great Bend Fire was dispatched to downed wires reported at the intersection of State Route 26 and Mosher Road in Great Bend, New York, according to dispatch radio traffic. The call came in at 11:18 a.m., with an update minutes later confirming a fire at the base of a utility pole, possibly sparked by a vehicle. Responders reported the fire spreading to grass and brush, prompting mutual aid from Deferiet Fire and West Carthage Fire, along with road closures at Route 26 and County Route 47 for traffic control involving Watertown Fire.

New York State Police Trooper 3D37 arrived on scene and confirmed the pole fire and developing brush fire, requesting National Grid notification. West Carthage Chief 49-0-4 took command, directing Deferiet units to manage intersections and stage apparatus amid tractor-trailers, while engines and tankers from West Carthage and Deferiet provided water supply and charged lines to 80 PSI. Operations included wetting down the area near downed wires, with Spectrum also responding.

By 12:17 p.m., responders reported the fire extinguished, and West Carthage Chief 49-0-4 approved reopening the road. The incident cleared at 12:20 p.m. after 61 minutes, with an additional carrier requested to wrap up scene security.

Dispatch Audio

Initial 11:17:59 AM

Downed Wires Reported

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Graybent Fire wires down 26 And Moser Road. Repeat in Graybent Fire wires down 26 And Moser Road.

Great Bend Fire

Initial 11:25:17 AM

Downed Wires Spark Fire at Pole Base

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Fire. Port of wires down 26 and Mosier Road being Great Bend Fire. Wire's down 26 and Mosier Road. Just received a callback. There's also a fire at the base of the pole.

Great Bend Fire

Update 11:28:07 AM

Pager Beep Detected in Dispatch Audio

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Incident Timeline (26 events)

1
Downed Wires Reported 11:17:59 AM

Great Bend Fire dispatched to downed wires at the intersection of Route 26 and Moser Road.

Graybent Fire wires down 26 And Moser Road. Repeat in Graybent Fire wires down 26 And Moser Road.
2
Downed Wires Spark Fire at Pole Base 11:25:17 AM

Great Bend Fire dispatched to downed wires with a fire reported at the base of the utility pole in Great Bend.

Fire. Port of wires down 26 and Mosier Road being Great Bend Fire. Wire's down 26 and Mosier Road. Just received a callback. There's also a fire at the base of the pole.
3
Vehicle Suspected in Rte 26 Wire Down 11:25:44 AM

Dispatch advises wire down in roadway with fire on side; vehicle suspected of taking it down but no description or direction of travel.

11:25:44 AM JE Dispatch Copy. 26 Road. Wire down is in the roadway. There's a fire on the side of the road. One of the callers say that the people took it down, was unable to give a description or a direction of travel of the said vehicle.
11:25:46 AM NYSP 3D37 Appreciate.
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Mutual Aid Verified for Rte 26 Pole Fire 11:28:02 AM

Dispatch verifies mutual aid for pole fire on Route 026.

11:28:02 AM JE Dispatch Grave on fire. Verify mutual aid. Pole fire. 026 Road.
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Pager Beep Detected in Dispatch Audio 11:28:07 AM

Dispatch audio contains only a single beep sound with no verbal content transcribed. Great Bend Fire indicated as primary agency by filename. Likely related to recent downed wires incident.

Beep.
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Great Bend 3rd Page; Deferiet Aid Pole Fire Rte 26 11:28:44 AM

Great Bend Fire paged third activation for pole fire on Rt 26 Mosher Rd. Deferiet Fire mutual aid requested.

11:28:44 AM JE Dispatch Graven fire, third activation. Deferred fire, mutual aid. Reported coal fire, 20 6 in Moger Road. Repeating graven fire, third activation. Deferred fire, mutual aid. Coal fire, 20 6 in Moger Road.
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Trooper confirms pole fire, brush fire on Rte 26 11:29:46 AM

NYSP 3D37 reports fire at base of utility pole and developing brush fire. Requests fire department and National Grid advisories.

11:29:31 AM NYSP 3D37 337.
11:29:35 AM JE Dispatch 3 837.
11:29:46 AM NYSP 3D37 May I please just advise the fire department? Fires at the base of the pool, and looks like a brush fire currently.
11:29:50 AM JE Dispatch Copy.
11:30:12 AM NYSP 3D37 37 Jefferson. If you could also advise grid. I've already been notified.
11:30:22 AM JE Dispatch Do you get advised on our closest address from
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Deferiet Aid Responds; Pole Fire Escalates 11:32:22 AM

Deferiet Fire 15-7-1 utility responding as mutual aid. Patrol on scene reports fire climbing utility pole; National Grid notified.

11:32:16 AM JE 15-7-1 Jeff, fire.
11:32:19 AM JE Dispatch Sorry. Go ahead.
11:32:22 AM JE 15-7-1 Medic responding.
11:32:31 AM JE Dispatch Copy. You're responding.
11:32:40 AM JE Dispatch Two five zero zero patrol on scene at this time, advising the fire is going up the pole. We have contact National Grid.
11:32:43 AM JE 15-7-1 Received.
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Grass fire spreads from pole; mutual aid road closure 11:34:37 AM

West Carthage Chief 49-0-4 on scene pole fire, requests West Carthage engine for spreading grass fire. Road closure Jackson Rd/RT26; Watertown Fire requested for traffic control at RT47.

11:34:37 AM JE 49-0-4 P Harrison, this is Griffin. I'm Catherine Allen on the scene. I'll be utilizing forty nine zero one radio. Can you activate West Arthur's set up a block zero at Jackson Road?
11:34:54 AM JE Dispatch I copy you arrived. I did not copy what you wanted from West Carthage.
11:35:01 AM JE 49-0-4 P Activ activate them from fire, please, to shut down the road at Jackson 1 In 26.
11:35:05 AM JE Dispatch Copy. Requesting Road on Jackson Road in '26.
11:35:21 AM JE 49-0-4 P And also activate them for an engine for a grass fire starting, please, and have the ferry at shutdown traffic at forty seven.
11:35:25 AM JE 49-0-4 P Copy.
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West Carthage Chief arrives Rte 26 pole fire 11:37:50 AM

West Carthage Chief 49-0-4 on scene with Great Bend captain at pole and grass fire. Dispatch requests engine response and road shutdown at County Rte 47.

11:37:22 AM JE Dispatch West Carthage Fire, which led to a Deferiot. Requesting fireplace shut down the road at Jackson Road and Stairout 26, and they're requesting an engine for a grass fire. 26 Road. Revealing less message. Fire reached lady to Deferiot. Requesting fireplace shutdown Jackson Road in '20
11:37:34 AM JE Dispatch You respond an engine to 26 in Moser Road for a pole and grass fire. And the fair, you requested a shutdown at County Route 47.
11:37:44 AM JE 49-0-4 P Jefferson 4901.
11:37:46 AM JE Dispatch Go ahead.
11:37:50 AM JE 49-0-4 P Show me on scene with Great Bend captain.
11:37:54 AM JE Dispatch Have you arrived?
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West Carthage 49-4-2 en route to pole fire 11:43:15 AM

West Carthage Engine/Tanker 49-4-2 en route to Rte 26 pole and grass fire.

11:43:15 AM JE 49-4-2 Jetfire forty nine four two is en route.
11:43:17 AM JE Dispatch Copy responding.
12
Brush truck requested to Rte 26 pole fire 11:43:57 AM

West Carthage Chief 49-0-4 directs Deferiet Chief 15-0-1 to release intersection control and send brush truck to pole fire scene. Fly car en route to relieve intersection duty.

11:43:46 AM JE 49-0-4 P Forty nine zero one to beef area breast truck.
11:43:48 AM JE 15-0-1 P Go ahead.
11:43:57 AM JE 49-0-4 P You can, release that intersection and respond that brush truck up to this location, please.
11:44:02 AM JE 15-0-1 P Receipt. I have another fly car coming down too.
11:44:08 AM JE 49-0-4 P Received. Just have them take over for you. We're gonna need that brush truck up here.
11:44:10 AM JE 15-0-1 P Receipt.
13
Staging truck amid semis, 250gal water for pole fire 11:46:33 AM

West Carthage Chief 49-0-4 directs Deferiet Chief 15-0-1 to stage truck amid tractor trailers in roadway. 250 gallons water confirmed on scene; West Carthage engine en route from other end to knock down pole fire.

11:46:33 AM JE 49-0-4 P The first truck, you're gonna stage right in front of the, first tractor trailer in the line right there in the middle of the road, please.
11:46:35 AM Unit 32.
11:46:44 AM JE 49-0-4 P How much water do you have on there?
11:46:47 AM JE 15-0-1 P 250 gallons.
11:47:01 AM JE 49-0-4 P K. Received. We'll at least be able to start to let it down. We got, West Carthage engine coming from the other end. That should do us.
11:47:04 AM JE 15-0-1 P Received.
14
Engine stages near Nat Grid truck 11:48:20 AM

West Carthage Chief 49-0-4 directs Engine/Tanker 49-4-2 to pull up close to National Grid truck to wet down area when ready.

11:48:07 AM JE 49-0-4 P West Harrisburg,
11:48:12 AM JE 49-4-2 Good.
11:48:20 AM JE 49-0-4 P Can I have you pull right up, fairly close to the national grid truck so we can wet this down when they're ready?
11:48:25 AM JE 49-4-2 Copy that.
15
Deferiet coordinates 26-47 shutdown 11:50:49 AM

Deferiet 15-P16 confirms with Chief 15-0-1 shutdown from 26 to 47.

11:50:38 AM JE 15-P16 1572 to 1501.
11:50:43 AM JE 15-0-1 P 8019.
11:50:49 AM JE 15-P16 You want just twenty six to 40 seven shutdown?
11:50:52 AM JE 15-0-1 P Yes.
16
49-0-2 arrival logged by chief 11:52:55 AM

West Carthage Chief 49-0-4 asks if 49-0-2 called arriving; 49-P11 confirms no; chief will log it.

11:52:55 AM JE 49-0-4 P 4902. Did you guys call arriving?
11:53:14 AM JE 49-P11 No. I don't believe we did.
11:53:20 AM JE 49-0-4 P Received. I'll take care of it.
17
Deferiet tanker requests tac channel 11:55:15 AM

Deferiet Tanker 15-5-1 requests tac channel for Great Bend incident.

11:55:15 AM JE 15-5-1 Truck 10, the tac channel for the incident in Great Bone?
11:55:17 AM JE Dispatch Check five.
11:55:24 AM JE 15-5-1 Sorry. Can you repeat that?
11:55:26 AM JE Dispatch 105.
18
Deferiet tanker stages at Rte 47/26 11:55:38 AM

Deferiet Tanker 15-5-1 calls Grapevine command asking to contact senior officer and stage at Rte 47 with Utility 15-7-2. West Carthage 49-P12 directs unit to hang out there for now.

11:55:38 AM JE 15-5-1 Fifteen five one, Grapevine command.
11:55:42 AM JE 49-P12 Would you like to talk to previous
11:55:50 AM JE 15-5-1 You guys want me to call to the senior? You want me to stage at forty seven? Fifteen seven two. Is that forty seven and twenty six now?
11:55:56 AM JE 49-P12 Just hang out there with him for now.
11:55:59 AM JE 15-5-1 36.
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Deferiet tanker at 47/26 intersection 12:00:02 PM

Deferiet Tanker 15-5-1 at Station 47 and 26.

12:00:02 PM JE 15-5-1 1551, Station 47 And 26.
20
Line charged to 80 PSI 12:06:07 PM

West Carthage 49-0-2 authorizes charging the line to 80 pounds.

12:06:01 PM JE 49-P11 Let me know when you're ready, Dave.
12:06:07 PM JE 49-0-2 P You can charge it.
12:06:17 PM JE 49-0-2 P Just eighty pounds.
21
Wetting down mailbox amid downed wires ops 12:07:25 PM

West Carthage 49-0-2 requests more pressure. 49-0-4 directs carrier to start pump and wet down mailbox area.

12:07:25 PM JE 49-0-2 P Just give me a little bit more.
12:07:45 PM JE 49-0-4 P One ten piece.
12:08:13 PM JE 49-0-4 P Jake, have the carrier fire up their little pump there. Get ready to wet around that mailbox and stuff.
22
Water supply set for downed wires 12:11:59 PM

West Carthage 49-0-2 reports all set on the water. 49-P11 copies and will settle on the water.

12:11:59 PM JE 49-0-2 P All set on the water.
12:12:04 PM JE 49-P11 Copy that. I'll settle on the water.
23
Spectrum responding to downed wires 12:13:52 PM

15-P11 advises 49-0-4 that Spectrum en route from Rte 26 to 47.

12:13:35 PM JE 15-P11 Teen seven two to operations on Mosier Road 26.
12:13:45 PM JE 49-0-4 P 4901.
12:13:52 PM JE 15-P11 Hey, Pete. Just letting you know Spectrum's on their way up from, 26 to 47.
12:13:55 PM JE 49-0-4 P 36.
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Downed wires fire out, 49-P12 clear 12:17:17 PM

Fire extinguished. West Carthage 49-P12 clearing downed wires scene.

12:17:03 PM JE 49-P12 Good evening. Come in to, Jefferson.
12:17:05 PM JE Dispatch Jefferson.
12:17:17 PM JE 49-P12 First, extinguish at this time. You can show unit clear.
12:17:21 PM JE Dispatch Carryout level.
25
Road reopening approved at downed wires 12:17:29 PM

Deferiet 15-P11 asks if road can be reopened. West Carthage 49-0-4 approves.

12:17:29 PM JE 15-P11 You guys want us to reopen the road?
12:17:34 PM JE 49-0-4 P Yes. I'll confirm whenever you can.
12:17:36 PM JE 15-P11 Copy. Thank you.
26
Additional carrier requested at downed wires 12:19:56 PM

West Carthage 49-0-4 requests additional carrier if available. Dispatch affirms carryout. Deferiet 15-7-1 acknowledges en route to area.

12:19:56 PM JE 49-0-4 P Do have someone else to carry if it's available?
12:20:02 PM JE Dispatch Carryout.
12:20:06 PM JE 15-7-1 Jet fire to area 10 traffic.
12:20:09 PM JE Dispatch Copy.
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