Downed wires and oil spill cause hazard on southbound highway, Green Bay WI


Downed power wires and spilled oil from a transformer caused a traffic hazard on southbound Highway 41 near County Highway U. Emergency services arrived for safety and traffic control. Utility and environmental agencies were notified for cleanup.
Audio|Source: Brown County Public Safety
02:55
Transcript:
00:00
Do you have an update better station with the southbound?
00:03
Yes, southbound 41, just south of the exit.
00:07
Can you ask PDN if they need us on the highway? We may have to go down to County S and on to that area.
00:15
Copy those I know?
00:16
I'm trying to just pass from engine (number withheld).
00:18
Engine (number withheld).
00:19
Show us in row at 4 on board.
00:22
She said copy.
00:23
Security, please call us a secure kitchen.
00:25
Tendel over to tunnel 2.
00:28
Go ahead.
00:29
Uh, where would you like the first hitter socket control?
00:32
Chief 911 from business.
00:33
Go ahead.
00:34
Where most of the traffic is coming from.
00:36
104 copy.
00:37
Confirming, it's southbound 41, just south of County Highway U Union.
00:42
We'll need to turn around.
00:44
1004, we have the tender heading that way.
00:48
Copy that one other intersection.
00:51
They need us.
00:55
All right, we're going to go up to us and come back then.
00:58
It sounds like, is it salt of the on-ramp, the Coney, the 41?
01:03
D and Z would be fine, and we need one unit if we have demand power up to the scene, please.
01:10
Copy. What do we need manpower at the scene for if it's just wires down, nothing we can do?
01:15
Right, it's down 17 to engine 9-11.
01:19
It's almost on the bridge.
01:20
It's just north of the bridge on the exit.
01:22
Copy.
01:23
It'd just be nice to have an extinguisher on hand, but keep one station if you like.
01:27
Dismatch is explored.
01:28
It looks like the cars are already hooked up the flatbeds.
01:31
Problem cut of dispatch from Engine (number withheld).
01:33
Engine (number withheld).
01:34
We notified WPS.
01:35
The oil that spilled actually came from the transformer.
01:38
It would be up to them if they need someone else to clean it up.
01:40
They're calling back with an EPA.
01:41
We have a rise on the scene for traffic control.
01:44
Thank you. Sure.
01:45
This says, copy, you're welcome.
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US-41, Green Bay, WI
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