Tree and power lines down on Maplewood Avenue, Pittsburgh PA
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters and utility crews responded to a downed tree and fallen power lines along Maplewood Avenue and Calistoga Street. The wires were described as high-tension and sparking. Police and utility workers were requested to secure the area and manage road closures while repairs were coordinated.
Audio|Heard on: Pittsburgh Fire / EMS Fire Dispatch Ch 1
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Transcript:
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Attention, 17 engine,
00:02
(number withheld) streets off Calistoga Street or Maplewood Avenue.
00:06
For a tree down across the roadway, it took some wires down with it.
00:10
We've got a 17-engine zone (number withheld) Street,
00:14
South Calistoga, Maplewood, for a tree down across the roadway that brought some wires down with it.
00:20
No work here, sparking.
00:22
17-engine, commit on fire 1,
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(number withheld).
00:27
Dispatch for 32 engines.
00:30
32, good.
00:32
Yeah,
00:33
These are high tension wires that are down.
00:35
You need to get Duquesne Light here immediately,
00:37
Maybe even the police to help block some of this off.
00:39
They're right in the middle of the street.
00:41
Come.
00:47
Putting up some caution tape right now, but we got wires down off of like three poles up here.
00:55
That's copy.
00:56
We've got Duquesne Light on the front now.
00:58
We're updating them.
00:59
Police responding as well to dispatch.
01:02
That's affirmative.
01:03
I haven't had a fine.
01:05
Thank you, engine copies.
01:06
Thank you.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Maplewood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15221
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