Vehicle hits utility pole on Maple Ave with power lines down, Vienna VA
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, a vehicle struck a utility pole on Maple Avenue in Fairfax County. The pole was broken and power lines are down, blocking traffic. There is one occupant still inside the vehicle who does not appear to be injured. The power company and police are on scene for traffic control.
Audio|Heard on: Fairfax VA Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:36
Transcript:
00:00
Truck 429 from Fairfax on 4 Delta.
00:03
Fairfax, go ahead for truck 429.
00:08
Did you need any other resources?
00:11
Stand by. We're investigating right now.
00:15
The power company, and we also need to have police come from the eastbound Vienna side.
00:23
I don't know if that's going to be the town of police for traffic control.
00:27
Tencore.
00:30
Fairfax truck 429.
00:33
Truck 429, go ahead.
00:35
All right.
00:36
We have one still in the vehicle.
00:38
Doesn't seem to be injured right now.
00:41
We got pole number Charlie 0-519.
00:48
104.
00:50
Do you need any other resources?
00:53
Negative, we're good with what we got right now, truck 429, Andrew 429,
00:58
the first medic.
00:59
We just need a power company when they can get this.
01:07
10-4.
01:11
Sure.
01:14
429. Azure 429.
01:16
I'll go ahead and establish Maple Ave command.
01:21
We're good with the resource right now.
01:23
We just need to expedite the power company.
01:25
We have multiple live power lines down going across Maple Ave.
01:29
It's completely blocking traffic.
01:32
And we're good on the resource we have here.
01:36
The power company is asking if the pole is broken anyway.
01:43
Yeah, affirmative the pole has been snapped in half.
01:47
It's partially laying on the ground and the other part is laying across the vehicle with the occupants still inside.
01:55
Okay.
01:58
429 drivers.
01:59
Can we bring some lights now? Yeah.
02:04
Engine 429 driver.
02:05
Can you repeat that?
02:08
Fairfax, command.
02:11
Command, go ahead.
02:13
I did a face-to-face with Vienna PD.
02:15
They're going to need Fairfax PD to assist on the Tyson's side of Maple Ave to help divert traffic that's coming from Tyson's towards Vienna.
02:27
Ten for us.
02:31
Command, do you check for a ten minutes into the incident as well?
02:35
Okay, command is direct.
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Location mentioned:
Maple Ave W, Vienna, VA 22180
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