Tree down snaps utility pole blocking Elders Ridge Road, Indiana County PA
Road ClosureFire crews responded to a large tree that fell near Elders Ridge Road and Island Road, snapping a utility pole and bringing down wires. The pole damage required coordination with the phone company for repairs. Crews worked cautiously to clear the tree and ensure safety before repairs could proceed.
Audio|Source: Indiana County Fire Dispatch and Fireground Operations
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Transcript:
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County, 310 Chief.
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Three-ten Chief.
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John, you can show Rescue 311 out on another tree down, Elders Ridge Road and Island Road.
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Bruce.
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Indiana County Service 546.
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546. 546.
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On scene.
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23.
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County 5471 from hunting.
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24 you.
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One away from assist one. One way from assist one.
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Yeah.
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If you guys want to clear, go ahead, I think we're going to be a little bit here. Might as well get another engine back on the other in the town.
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Sounds good. Anya County, you feel when I laid it over.
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2049. Go ahead, assistant one.
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There's a message there with the pole and wires down, so I just stay back a good distance and stay in the truck until we get R-Y8 here.
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That's received.
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County, 540 system one.
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5406-1.
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County, I do have a pole snapped off, wires down.
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I'm not sure this time if it's power or phone. It might just be phone.
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I do have a, yeah, standby. That phone. Let me give a different pole number here.
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Okay, we're going to need Verizon.
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Port number is 84 over 21, 84 over 21.
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About a quarter mile from the intersection of 5 lane Hawthorne.
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Six assistant one.
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Six assistant one.
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Five four six, five forty, assistant one.
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Go ahead, assistant one.
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Take them down the trees, back to his phone, we can start working on this thing.
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Go ahead, assistant one.
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One down the tree, it's just a following line, we can start working on this thing.
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County, 540 system one.
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5461. Five forty six one.
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Okay, this is a pretty large tree. Let's see if we can get a loader out of Pendleau, please.
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Rishi.
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Location mentioned:
Island Rd, South Mahoning Township, PA 16256
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