Vehicle crashes into utility pole, blocking westbound lane, Snohomish County WA


A vehicle crashed into a utility pole near a street in Snohomish County, blocking the westbound lane. There are live electrical wires on top of a fire truck at the scene. Two people sustained injuries. Emergency responders are managing the incident and have requested the power company to shut off electricity remotely for safety.
Audio|Source: Snohomish County Fire Event/Secondary Response
03:26
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, May 2015-0-1stainment vehicle in the pole blocking the westbound line to patients.
00:08
At this time, both the green will be reasonable commandant.
00:12
The 862[1] zone team one vehicle in drool, blocking the west valley and two green patients establishing the result command.
00:17
Snow cone from Ladder 62.
00:19
Matter 62, go ahead.
00:20
See if they can shut down remotely if PD can shut down remotely power at this intersection on the heat side here.
00:29
I will call a mask.
00:30
9961[2] from Latter-62.
00:32
296-1.
00:33
Go through the Dairy Queen parking lot by Neat 62 on that one.
00:39
Received through the Dairy Clean parking lot to 862[1].
00:42
We're at the intersection, we got wires on top of the ladder.
00:46
Okay, and guys are in the ladder?
00:47
Yeah, that's why I added another expression.
00:49
Engine 63 from Ladders 2.
00:53
Engine 63 from ladder 62. Engine 63 from water 162.
00:55
I got Gen 4.
00:56
You guys coming from the house?
00:58
Yeah, do you want to go around and get the geesebound side over there?
01:04
Yeah, go through the shell, meet up with 862[1], check for fire around that pole there.
01:10
No problem.
01:11
Battalion 61's on scene.
01:12
I'll be assuming State Command.
01:13
The Italian 161 is on scene to establish an State Command.
01:15
No comment from State Command.
01:16
State Command.
01:17
State Command, go ahead. Contact if you had with PUD.
01:19
Just a normal contact line.
01:20
Okay, we have them coming priority, correct?
01:22
Affirm, they've been notified multiple times.
01:25
We are on hold with them now.
01:27
Check me to see if they can remotely shut down the power in that area.
01:30
Please, we let them know that we've got a suppression unit with wires on it.
01:34
They're aware. And command from the latter 62, we might have, uh, it might just be comms.
01:40
So let's get the employees in route as well, or a communications company.
01:44
See, breaks, no comms, you copy that? No, I'm sorry, go again.
01:48
Might be comms line as well, let's get to comms, telephone line or whatever coming.
01:53
Receive.
01:54
And 862[1]. Take command of it.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
862: Zone Team/Unit designation
[2]
9961: Unit/incident reference (possible unit or case number)
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Snohomish County, WA
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