Power outage near water tower caused by dead squirrel, Wayne County OH
Other Non-Crime EventA power outage occurred near the water tower due to a dead squirrel on a power line. No machinery was found at the scene. An alarm reported at Keene was checked and confirmed false.
Audio|Source: Wayne County Sheriff and Fire, Wooster, Rittman, Doylestown Police, Rittamn EMS
02:28
Transcript:
00:00
Crew was outside. They said there's something going on by the water tower off the walking path. They thought it was a tractor. I'm heading that way now. Let me miss (name withheld). Go ahead. Can call Adam (number withheld) KPA, (number withheld) KPA, (number withheld), Pittsburgh.
00:29
M.S.R. 923. Unit 10 with dispatch. Go ahead. Apparently, King does not have any power. Assuming this is all going to be traced back to something electrical. I'm out by the water tower now and there's not a tractor in sight.
00:54
Did you want us to dispatch FD[2] for a possible transformer or wait? Let's wait because I have not repeated it. Create dispatch. Go ahead. Can you just drop the AEP[1] and see if they're getting any information on it?
01:19
Go ahead. I think we figured out where the issue is. Power is out and I have a dead squirrel and I can give you a poll number. Two to ten, AEP[1]'s coming down Olin right now. I'm not sure if it's for that, but it's a work truck. Perfect.
01:45
Ten, you want to go ahead with that poll number just for documentation? Yes. I have 1-5-T, and the next line is 758, B as and Boy 4-106. Great. We did get another alert and the call from the alarm company for Keene. Can you just check it and make sure?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
AEP: American Electric Power (utility company involved)
[2]
FD: Fire Department (potential dispatch discussed)
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Wayne County, OH
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