Downed trees block roads near Watersmeet, urgent clearing underway, Watersmeet MI
Road ClosureHaving encountered downed aspen trees blocking Old Highway 45 and Road 7100 near Watersmeet, crews coordinate urgent clearing using loaders and saws.
Audio|Source: Gogebic County Fire and EMS
01:28
Transcript:
00:00
Go ahead.
00:04
Yeah, I'm trying to open up old 45 here and somebody cut an aspen tree down and I went past it in a big chunk slip underneath the truck so I might need a loader out here to give me a pull off of it.
00:18
I'm trying to dig it out right now.
00:24
All right, time bar, let me know.
00:32
Sabalsky, are you heading towards Watersmeet?
00:37
Yeah, 10-4[1].
00:40
Have you passed 7,100?
00:47
No, I'm just going to invite you to Oak right now.
00:50
You by chance have a saw on you?
00:56
I can accommodate you.
00:58
If you want, there's one that's pretty much cover on the whole road.
01:02
I stuck around it, if you snip it, I'll push it off when I come back through.
01:11
Okay, on 7100?
01:15
Yeah,
01:18
unfortunately, probably about three-quarters away down 71-100.
01:27
All right, no problem.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Message received
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Location mentioned:
US-45, Watersmeet, MI 49969
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