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False report of sheared telephone pole on Route 130, Irwin PA

Other Non-Crime Event

Reported: 11/5/2025 07:56 AM

Near PA-130, Irwin, PA 15642

Fire and police units responded to a call about a sheared telephone pole near Route 130, Old Farm Lane, and Pyncas Lane. Upon arrival, authorities learned the pole had been previously repaired, and the loose pole was left behind but not recently damaged. The call was deemed not to require emergency response, and units were canceled.

Audio|Source: Westmoreland County Fire

02:11

Transcript:

00:00

Westmoreland County Station 7 respond in the area near Route 130,

00:04

crossing Old Farm Lane and Pyncas Lane.

00:07

For a sheared telephone pole, operations Tac 11.

00:14

Okay,

00:16

final thing.

00:17

They're going to have this system on test as they continue to do Roofport.

00:20

They'll keep some type of fire watch here, a lot of their kids in the school.

00:25

Okay.

00:31

While now in Station 7 respond in the area near Route 130 crossing Old Farm Road, Pyncas Lane.

00:38

For telephone, full shear, operations Tac 11.

00:45

7-104.

00:49

7, Tech 11.

00:55

Fire dispatch, command, 7. Fire dispatch, Command, 7.

01:01

Good, just fast.

01:04

Township police are advising that this is a past issue and there's a repaired pole already there.

01:12

They must have left a shear pole there as well whenever they fixed it and haven't removed it.

01:21

Okay, they need us to come out.

01:28

They said to use caution,

01:32

I don't know if they are allowed to cancel you or not.

01:35

I'll call on director.

01:39

Time for.

01:40

Disfast Station 7.

01:43

Good.

01:45

Okay, I can't get a hold of them over the township radios. We're going to cancel on the point resource for on the road if it's not necessary.

01:55

Ten, four. When we asked them, they said it was up to you.

01:58

So if you want that, we'll go with it.

02:01

That sounds good to me.

02:04

Yep.

02:09

Any units activated, Route 130 you can cancel.

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Near PA-130, Irwin, PA 15642

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