Vehicle near tracks causes lane closures on WI-54, Portage County WI
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a traffic incident on Highway 54 in Wisconsin after a vehicle stopped close to railroad tracks. Lane closures and traffic control were established while crews coordinated with the railroad to halt an approaching train for safety.
Audio|Heard on: Portage County Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
03:17
Transcript:
00:00
Highway 54 command from Engine 4 on Public Safety 1.
00:07
54, Engine 1 go again?
00:12
Highway 54 command from Engine 2 on Public Safety 1.
00:21
Go ahead.
00:26
Engine 4 and car 5, about a 5 minute ETA.
00:29
What are your wishes?
00:34
I need you guys to go west of the scene and set up traffic control.
00:42
We'll be opening up lane one here shortly.
00:49
Copy, west of the scene.
00:51
Traffic control.
00:55
All incoming units be advised,
01:03
lane one is open.
01:08
Get Engine 4, car 5, traffic control closure of lane two.
01:16
Defer copy.
01:27
Negative.
01:36
Just me.
01:43
Okay, when you get on scene,
01:46
grab some shovels and brooms from Engine 4 and come up to the scene.
01:59
Copy that. You need shovels and brooms up at the scene.
02:07
Com Center 54, Engine 4 is arriving on scene.
02:12
Copy on scene.
02:18
Com center.
02:20
54IC. Go ahead, IC.
02:26
Can you contact the railroad and have them stop their train? They were stopped closer to town.
02:32
I see they're approaching now.
02:35
Copy, we'll call back.
02:42
54IC from com center.
02:48
Go ahead, com center.
02:52
Has that train stopped? My partner was on the phone with them.
03:00
It appears so right now.
03:04
Copy.
03:07
The vehicle is only 3 feet from the tracks, so just be advised.
03:12
Advise them it'll be a little bit.
03:16
Step one.
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WI-54, Wisconsin
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