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Broken light pole causes brief power flickerNew Providence NJ

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South St, New Providence, NJ 07974

As discussed during the dispatch call, a broken light pole was reported behind a building near South Street in New Providence. The incident caused a brief power flicker but no outage.

Audio|Heard on: Union NJ Fire-Tac Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
What's the particulars of the call near South Street Electrical?
00:05
Yeah, that's a fair minute.
00:06
Caller reports a light pole behind that location snapped in half.
00:10
There are no power interruptions at this time, but power briefly flickered.

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Location mentioned:
South St, New Providence, NJ 07974
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Incident Timeline

  1. Command terminated
  2. Utility company contacted for line status
  3. Tree down across power lines reported
  4. Ladder 3 dispatched to 180 Sound Street
  5. Initial power flicker reported

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