Water main break near ranger station on Route 26, West Paris ME
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire personnel in West Paris responded to a possible water main break near the ranger station on Route 26. Crews placed cones and coordinated with the Department of Transportation and water district officials. The break may have caused minor erosion along the roadside as response teams worked to address the issue.
Audio|Heard on: Sebago Lakes Region and Oxford County Fire and EMS
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01:35
Transcript:
00:00
Show me out at the ranger station on 26.
00:02
Appears to be a water main break.
00:04
I'm gonna have my Truck 1 come out down some cones.
00:07
Can you get a hold of my water district, please?
00:13
Copy West Paris Fire 1 advising a water main break and you're gonna have one of your trucks come out.
00:18
We will advise the water district.
00:23
Oxford West Paris Fire 1.
00:25
Go ahead.
00:29
Unable to make contact with your water district.
00:31
We've tried every (number withheld) that we have for them, as well as information that you gave us a while back to contact someone.
00:38
We're going to be contacting town manager.
00:44
(name withheld), if you can also notify the DOT,
00:47
we're going to put down cones.
00:48
Be leaving here shortly, but the side of the road might be starting to get eroded out here a little bit.
00:56
Copy. We will let DOT know.
00:57
You know.
01:06
Go ahead, West Paris Fire 1.
01:10
I found a (number withheld) from (name withheld) for the water district.
01:15
I did notify him.
01:17
I believe he's working on it as well.
01:20
Copy,
01:24
West Paris Fire 1.
01:25
We also did end up making contact with someone who said that they would be taking a look at it.
01:30
DOT has also been advised.
01:34
10-4[1], thank you.
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10-4: Acknowledgement or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
ME-26, West Paris, ME
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