Low-hanging electrical line on Southwood Avenue, Linden NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a low-hanging electrical line was reported near Southwood Avenue in Linden that posed a hazard in the roadway. Fire department responded, secured the line, and requested traffic control and utility repair.
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02:57
Transcript:
00:00
Just back to engine four, engine four, you're responding near Southwood Ave for a wire down.
00:06
Okay, engine four, you're responding near Southwood Ave for a wire down.
00:12
Engine four is responding,
00:15
near Southwood Ave for a wire down.
00:19
This question, Bill Command.
00:23
Having Bill from now, command.
00:26
This is a low-hanging line in this 1990 block of Southwood Avenue.
00:31
We were able to reattach this with another line so that we can get the hazard out of the roadway.
00:37
Notified the homeowner to call Verizon,
00:40
tomorrow to make repairs.
00:41
I've just been removed.
00:42
Returnmate command return available.
00:48
Dispatch, Engine 4 is on location.
00:52
Near Southwood Ave.
00:53
I have a high tension line down in the roadway.
00:56
I'm going to need PSD to respond.
00:59
We're going to investigate and get a pole number.
01:01
Let me know when you're ready.
01:02
I'll be establishing Southwood Command Investigates.
01:06
Engine 4 on location,
01:09
investigating. You can come in with a pole number.
01:12
And my nearest pole number is going to be 64182 Lima Delta.
01:22
I'm doing the 4B to 4A.
01:26
Answer it.
01:29
I got the other corner of the wires out on the ground, my face.
01:34
Receive, go up where you are, broken on the ground and I can see on the same side of the roadway as this one?
01:41
Have the front of it.
01:44
Receive. This patch with Southwood Command.
01:48
Covering Command.
01:51
If I could have a PD universe spot, I'm going to need a participant with traffic control here to block a lane down.
02:00
Free seat, command.
02:03
PD is notified.
02:06
Receive.
02:09
Dismatch from railway roads.
02:13
Command, your message.
02:17
We had public works out here before.
02:19
They said they were going to go get a truck or something to come back.
02:22
Could you reach out to where they're at?
02:29
Stand by.
02:34
Engine 4B from 4A.
02:39
I'm backing up this tractor trip.
02:42
Once he has enough for them cars to pass high, he can send those last two cars through.
02:48
Command answer.
02:51
All right, now, command of the advice for DPW, we stated it's going to be about half an hour at each hour.
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Location mentioned:
S Wood Ave, Linden, NJ 07036
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