Aerial Strikes Wire – FD thought Power Company Had Shut it down

After having the power company disconnect the electricity to a 43 unit apartment complex that destroyed two-thirds of the building a tower ladder with two firefighters came in contact with a primary on the C side of the building and it arced against the boom. LESSONS LEARNED: We took for granted that the actual lines had been disconnected from the grid when in actuallity the had shut the power off to the building from the pole and not the primary line that ran adjacent to it. Lesson learned make sure tell the power company exactly what you want done and verify that it was completed.

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Aerial Strikes Wire – FD thought Power Company Had Shut it down