Downed tree blocks South Pike Avenue in Salisbury Township, Lehigh County PA


A tree has fallen and is blocking South Pike Avenue and nearby roads in Salisbury Township. This has caused road closures and required traffic control by police and public works. The local school district and bus company have been alerted due to disrupted transportation routes.
Audio|Source: Lehigh County Fire and Northampton County Fire Tac-5
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Transcript:
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This is going to have to get shut down that Dmanus Avenue.
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If you want to notify Allentown, we'll start working on R-end and working all the way down.
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Go ahead and notify my public works at the same time.
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104[3], Chief Toy believe Penn not was already notified.
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I'll verify public works was and we'll announce on Tom now.
00:17
Received and if you haven't done so left Solver School District no, they're not going to be able to get through.
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This is a pretty long street that's got self-like completely blocked.
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104[3] will reach out to them as well.
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I'm sorry.
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Southbury Township in the area of 33rd, South Pike Avenue, Cross Road, and Old South Pike Avenue for traffic control at a down-tree, station 20, traffic 271.
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Salisbury Township in the area of 33rd, South Pike Avenue.
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Crossbury of West Rock Road and Old South Pike Avenue for Traffic Patrol and a Down Tree.
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This is a second alert.
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I think traffic 20.
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Traffic 20[1].
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Fine. Sentor, Traffic 20[1].
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Police originally requesting you to Seoul, South Pike and South Pike Avenue for Traffic Patrol.
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Chief 20 is on the scene with PD.
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He'll give you an updated location if needed.
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Four.
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G20 to traffic 20.
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Start at Mountain and work your way up.
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I got penned out in public works coming out.
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I also asked county to notice how I'm going to ultimately have to get shut down any man's avenue and make it way up.
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Okay. 104[3]. Lake, G20.
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Good.
01:10
Just advising, I had to leave the message for the bus transportation company for Salisbury requesting a return call.
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Alright, I'm with 204 now.
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He's going to try and get a hold somebody from the school district now.
01:19
1014, 211, so they make contact.
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3.20, you can consider a handle the school 4-11-1-2-1.
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Hello. T-22, that last transition cut out.
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Sorry, County, you can consider that handles 204s on his way down to the schools now.
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He's going to get a hold of the proper people first.
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104[3]-220.
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Traffic 20[1].
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Traffic 20[1].
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See.
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104[3], traffic 20. May County, Traffic 271[2], response, check.
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County, this is traffic 271,1, response, check.
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You're ready for a response check.
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Are you responding?
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Affirmative. Ah! Ten far, Trump.
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27-1, you're requested for a road closure at a tree down.
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This place for you go to be Pike Avenue and East Rock Road.
01:56
You should see a shotgun police in that area.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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Traffic 20: Traffic unit designation
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Traffic 271: Traffic unit designation
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104: Acknowledgement/Confirmation
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Location mentioned:
S Pike Ave, Salisbury Township, PA 18103
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