Tree falls on power lines blocking Friedensburg Road, Reading PA
Road ClosureA tree fell on power lines near Friedensburg Road, causing a power line to be down and partially blocking the road. Emergency crews are responding and barricades are needed. It is not yet known if there is a power outage.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Lower House of Township near Friedensburg Road between Cornel Street and the south, Las Roble's Court, Trayon on Wires.
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Station 4, Station 1 Engine 4, Lower Office Township near Freedsburg Road between Cornell Street and south, Los Robles Court.
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Tron on wires, 1831[1].
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First, engine four.
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Engine 4. Engine 4, Captain 4, Respondent.
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Engine 4 and Captain 4 responding 1834[2].
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Premier near Freedensburg Road for a tree down on wires, partially blocking,
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and the wires are pole-to-pole.
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Unknown power outage. For a deputy one.
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Stephanie one.
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Stephanie one.
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Deputy One.
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I'm on location confirming a tree on power lines, power line down.
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I'll try and get you a poll number.
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Free seat ground location, cover there's one power line down, 18-35.
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Drive and Church will and Nail-Less trauma.
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Intermediate 553, Medi-6-5-3-1, 2Bahawking Township at Diefenbox.
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5-1 host road between Marion Drive and Church Road.
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Bayer-Less trauma, 1830.
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Utility 1 reporting, 1836[3].
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Utility 1 from Deputy 1.
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Go ahead.
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Rick, just coming from the top side, from the beginning of the 500 block.
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Copy.
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Sentientic 9-113-1-1-Mocus street between Lavison Street and Marion Street for the Luson Medical, 18307.
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All right.
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If you want to come up and walk it at Cornell Street, but we're going to need barricades here, I think.
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Search deputy one.
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71. Let me know when you're ready for a poll number.
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We're going to need MedEAD out here.
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Go ahead.
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(number withheld).
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3718.
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It's right across from Friedensburg, and it looks like a brand new poll.
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Receive and it's the cross from Freedensburg.
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Is there any power outage?
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That remains to be seen but there's definitely a primary line down.
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Receive 1838[4].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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1831: Timestamp for incident update
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1834: Timestamp for response
[3]
1836: Timestamp for utility reporting
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1838: Timestamp for status report
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Location mentioned:
Near Friedensburg Rd, Reading, PA 19606
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