Downed live power lines with sparks at Railroad St, Windber PA
Fire & ArsonUtility crews and emergency services responded to downed live power lines with visible sparks near Railroad St in Windber. A remote power disconnect was requested to ensure safety and prevent hazards to residents and traffic, including coal trucks.
Audio|Source: Somerset County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Somerset Station 200.
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Law enforcement requesting you to near Railroad St in Windber for wires down. FireOps 1.
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Received responding, FireOps 1.
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Somerset, Utility 202 responding.
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Utility 202, FireOps 1.
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Justice from Deputy.
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Yes.
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I'm going to be up at the parade at the school.
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I can handle shutting down up here if you need to take FP down there with you. I didn't see him up here yet. I just did a loop around the school.
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We're still going to get a heavy up this way then for the lower half.
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I was supposed to be whipping the utility on the lower half.
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I just seen the rescue engine.
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Rescue engine, you need one off one.
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Rescue injured from deputy.
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You're not going to make it that way.
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54 command.
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Rescue injury from deputy on command.
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Rescue and Deputy on Ops 1.
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I said, Assistant 201 on scene.
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Summer said I am going to need a panel like out here, power lines down from the house, laying on the road.
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Pull number one, you're ready.
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Go ahead with the number.
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Whiskey Delta 549.
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He's a road call with them now.
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Sirverson, I'm going to be able to find a logging,
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have that shutdown coal truck traffic.
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I've got a residence, so I'm going to like to do with the carousel too.
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We are on the line of the panel like now. We'll tell them to do that for you.
02:45
All right,
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address for the remote kill is going to be (number withheld).
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Gracie, (number withheld) for railroad street.
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That's affirmative.
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Time for mobile purposes.
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It's easy to hit the low alley and get all the way up to the top side like before.
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Copy.
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Make sure you jump on the low alley after the old elementary school and the split there in the middle.
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Justin 201 Somerset?
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Go ahead.
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Penilex inquiring the remote disconnect for that address due to the line being down?
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Yeah, the line is down, and there was, the one resident said there was they saw some sparks flying, so I just want to get the house killed so we're not. I know the line is still going to be hot.
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Okay, I'll let them know.
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Somerset, Italy, 202 is on scene.
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Utility, you can send regular cars through the alley, not coal trucks.
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Two o one assistant, Somerset.
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Go ahead, Somerset.
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Assistant, the remote disconnects for that residence, 15 minutes, the unusual, the one to two hours.
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Copy, thanks.
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Near Railroad St, Windber, PA 15963
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