Live Utility Line Down Blocks Traffic on Asylum Street, Mendon MA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a live utility line down in the road at Asylum Street, Mendon, blocking traffic. The electric company was notified but has no estimated time of arrival to fix it. Police were called to shut down the road after a vehicle sped around the corner and nearly hit responders. Fire engine blocked the road to secure the scene.
Audio|Source: Mendon Fire
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Transcript:
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Then to fire, car 44.
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Car 44.
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Sir, grid has been notified awaiting ETA.
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Freezing, thank you.
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Engine 44 on your arrival blocks the road.
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Engine 44, how's that?
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We'll come in in the Millville side.
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Breezy, thank you.
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Thank you.
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Carport, four, nine, fire.
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Netify. That is fire. L3[4] will have command.
00:21
Reesied the L3[4] has command, 1703[1].
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Engine 44, manned fire.
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Vendentifier. Vennifier. We're on scene.
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Engine 44, unseen 1704[2].
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1704[2]. Engine 44, you can pull in front of the car and block the road here.
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Command, call a minute and fire.
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Medin fire, off command.
00:33
Did PD[3] have the road shut down at Asylum Street, had a car come at a high rate of speed around the corner, almost hit us.
00:39
Ah, PD[3] was called the Roma.
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Road at asylum.
00:42
We'll double-check I see them on asylum now, and something out.
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Street, you've just notified that it was a silver SUV.
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They turned around and head back the other way.
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Raise it. Command Hill, notify.
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Notify on for command.
00:50
Move an ETA from grid yet.
00:51
No ETA, sir.
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Just call them back, notify them that the lines are still down and they are live.
00:57
Arracea. Thank you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
1703: Time or unit code (may indicate time of arrival/command transfer)
[2]
1704: Time or unit code (may indicate time of arrival/on scene)
[3]
PD: Police Department
[4]
L3: Incident Commander
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Location mentioned:
Asylum St, Mendon, MA 01756
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