20180715 - City of Mount Juliet - Utility Pole Fire
50 Old Pleasant Grove Rd - Just after 3:30 PM, Mt. Juliet Police and Firefighters were summoned to the area of Cheddar's restaurant for a report of a utility pole on fire. A response from Middle Tennessee Electric was also requested.
Police were first on the scene and located the pole. Engine-104 (A Shift), under the command of Captain Nick Ford [1101], arrived on the scene and assisted MJPD with traffic control since there was little else that could be done until the utility company arrived.
Once responders from Middle Tennessee Electric were on the scene, they disconnected power on both sides of the pole effected and then deployed a dry chemical fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire at the top of the pole.
Repairs would not be able to be completed until an additional bucket truck from Middle Tennessee Electric arrived on the scene, and there was rain coming in from the West which would also delay progress.
Read MorePolice were first on the scene and located the pole. Engine-104 (A Shift), under the command of Captain Nick Ford [1101], arrived on the scene and assisted MJPD with traffic control since there was little else that could be done until the utility company arrived.
Once responders from Middle Tennessee Electric were on the scene, they disconnected power on both sides of the pole effected and then deployed a dry chemical fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire at the top of the pole.
Repairs would not be able to be completed until an additional bucket truck from Middle Tennessee Electric arrived on the scene, and there was rain coming in from the West which would also delay progress.
