Arcing Power Lines Reported in Fountain Area
Fri Oct 9, 2026 at 11:16 AM CT · FOUNTAIN · Bay County
Arcing power lines reported in the Fountain area. Fire crews in the Fountain area reported power lines arcing near a Beach Avenue address by Highway 231 and Highway 167 around 11:15 AM Friday and asked the utility company to respond.
Details are preliminary and based on early dispatch traffic.
What we know
- Reported: Fri Oct 9, 2026 at 11:16 AM CT
- Location: Fountain area near Highway 231 & Highway 167, Bay County
- Community: FOUNTAIN
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | Arcing power lines reported in the Fountain area. Fire crews in the Fountain area reported power lines arcing near a Beach Avenue address by Highway 231 and Highway 167 around 11:15 AM Friday and asked the utility company to respond. |
| PRELIMINARY | This comes from a short radio clip and has not been confirmed by an agency. |
| NOT KNOWN | Cause, citations and how long traffic was affected. |
Dispatch timeline
Call heard on Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch.
No further radio traffic about this call is in the clip we have. This page is updated if an agency releases more.
Source: Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch audio, auto-transcribed.
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