Trash truck hits power line on Odell Drive

Heard on: Augusta County and Staunton Fire and EMS

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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39, NBC (number withheld) Odell Drive, Crimora, (number withheld) Odell Drive, Crimora, cross street Pete Circle, operate County One, 445.

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Hey, this is the assistant chief down there at the station.

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Assistant chief nine, 400 and forty-eight.

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Company nine, response check.

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Hey, just saying, the nine is responding.

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Engine 90, you're responding at 453 to (number withheld) Odell Drive, Crimora.

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(number withheld) Odell Drive, Crimora, cross street Pete Circle.

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For a MVC[1], a trash truck came through the neighborhood and took out a power line and a couple of other things.

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The power line is on top of the house trailer.

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And then poles up against the truck.

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The truck driver was instructed not to get back in his truck or touch it.

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The truck driver did advise that the firefighter was a CEC.

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And we've notified them.

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They're going to be sending a crew.

Police codes explained

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MVC: Motor Vehicle Collision

2026-09-11 01:45 UTC

Traffic

Odell Dr, Crimora, VA 24431

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible motor vehicle collision involving a trash truck near Odell Drive in Crimora. The truck reportedly took down a power line that landed on a house trailer, and a utility crew was requested to handle the downed line.