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Submitted By -Sparking Pole
June 1st 1999, got a call about 10:30 PM from central dispatch, a woman
called in and said she saw some sparks coming from a utility pole, foreman would meet you at the barn, arrive at the garage at 10:35 or 10:40 jump in the first run truck and head out to the scene. Arrive at 10:45 and slowly drive down the street looking for any signs of arcing. Spot what looks like a spark up by a transformer and pull over truck and shut off lights and motor to listen for that telltale buzz, nothing. Walk down a span
flashlight in hand looking for tree branches on line of any other sign of
an electrical problem, nothing. Hmmm false alarm? As I walk back towards truck I see a spark about 2 feet in front of my eyes, "What the...!!!" I look around, more sparks, I look up by the crossarms, more sparks,
everywhere I look more sparks. Chuckling to myself I walk back to truck,
radio in to dispatch, found the problem, Fireflies.