Downed power line causes road closure, Howard County MD
Emergency crews handled a downed power line on Guilford Road in Maryland. The wires had fallen from a pole to a house. The road was closed temporarily while the area was secured and cleared. No injuries or fires were reported.
Audio|Source: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
02:14
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, (name withheld), I'm told. You can send us the (number withheld) on Guilford Road.
00:03
104.
00:05
(number withheld).
00:07
It's a down power line on the brother side.
00:09
And we'll hold it with (number withheld) Tower 7. We'll keep the channel for a minute.
00:15
Tower 2, truck 6, we've launched it.
00:21
Okay.
00:25
Box (number withheld) command advising, holding with engine (number withheld), engine 7 and tower 7.
00:32
All the units can go on service. Power 7, I'm sorry, did you say you need be, (name withheld)?
00:38
In just (number withheld) track 6, you're responding (number withheld), Justify Run, Unit B, Bravo.
00:45
For the file alarm activation, called in by the resident, (number withheld).
00:50
That's correct.
00:52
I'll get you a ball number here in a minute.
00:54
(name withheld), I'm direct from your attachment.
00:56
Okay. And can you just advise if it's pole-to-pole or pole-to-house?
01:03
Go ahead, (name withheld).
01:05
We're going on the (name withheld).
01:07
Command.
01:09
Engine (number withheld).
01:15
Hires out, (name withheld).
01:17
is in the area.
01:18
Employees are cleared. We're ready.
01:20
It's going to be poll of the house,
01:22
and the closest poll that I can get to.
01:26
It's (number withheld).
01:28
Okay, (name withheld) is okay at (number withheld).
01:32
(name withheld) were you ever given a tag to the victim vehicle? I just have the Texas tag.
01:38
Can you just put the call the fifth and vehicle tag to me through Maryland, (number withheld).
01:44
Was that (number withheld)?
01:48
That's right, through Maryland.
01:50
So.
01:55
Power 2 command, is it the entire pull down or just the wires down?
02:00
It's just the wires, and it's from pole to house.
02:03
Thank you.
02:09
Command, (name withheld), Hold, it was (number withheld), Tower 7, and we can switch it back to House.
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