Late-Night Tree and Wire Fire Quickly Contained on Cedar Hill Road
Photo by Robert Fulton Fire CompanyA large tree limb rests across live electrical wires after falling onto a residential property along Cedar Hill Road shortly after midnight.
Photo by Robert Fulton Fire CompanyAn RFFC firefighter assesses the scene as crews secure the area around the fallen limb and energized lines.
Photo by Robert Fulton Fire CompanyUtility crews work from a bucket truck after PPL de-energized the lines, allowing firefighters to safely address the fire and debris.
On 16th nov 2025- Robert Fulton Fire Company volunteers were dispatched just after midnight Sunday to a hazardous tree and wire fire along the 100 block of Cedar Hill Road, marking yet another response in an exceptionally busy weekend for the department.
At 12:11 a.m. on Nov. 16, Brush 89 responded to reports of a tree limb that had fallen onto live electrical wires and ignited. Firefighters secured the scene while utility crews from PPL were requested. Once the wires were safely de-energized and the limb cut free, RFFC crews extinguished the remaining fire and cleared debris from the residence’s driveway.
A total of 10 volunteers were on scene for approximately 55 minutes. The incident represented the sixth emergency response handled by the company since Friday morning, in addition to staffing and serving 265 community members during the department’s Breakfast with Santa event earlier in the weekend.
Fire officials reminded residents to report downed wires immediately and to always assume fallen lines are energized until confirmed otherwise.
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