Traffic accident causes power pole down and traffic light outages, Fresno CA
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a traffic accident caused a power pole to fall and traffic lights to fail at several intersections near Ashlan Avenue and First Street in Fresno. PG&E is responding to fix the issue and police have set up barricades and closed affected streets for safety.
Audio|Heard on: Fresno City Police, Fire and EMS
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06:1
Transcript:
00:00
For Edward 11, you get a better location for EMS, so I just went to the intersection for anybody.
00:06
But the intersection is completely out.
00:15
For Edward 11, there's a merged event saying Millbrook and Ashland,
00:20
and also at First in Ashland.
00:28
King 14.
00:30
King 14.
00:33
Can you change my location at CRMC, please?
00:36
A-4.
00:40
6-914, can you tell me with him?
00:43
A-1-4.
00:50
Blackstone, 41 to 4 Edwards.
00:53
I'll be coming up to First in Nashville there in a minute.
00:56
Copy. I'm going to at Millbrook now.
00:59
Check in here.
01:02
Lights are completely out in Millbrook for Nashville.
01:11
One Edward Lund, one out of EMS is going to stage.
01:14
Caller said he was in a wheelchair.
01:17
Only description on the security guard is a Blackstone.
01:19
No.
01:21
No.
01:28
Black till 41 and 4 over.
01:30
The lights are working here at First in Ashland.
01:41
Tompia, I just made it through the intersection here at Milburg and I don't see anybody.
01:45
All right, I'm sorry, this is Fresno and Nashville.
01:51
Toppy,
01:53
yeah, it looks like it's First.
02:04
Border 11 confirm that the traffic collision is at First and Ashland?
02:10
Yeah, I'm firm.
02:14
Okay, copy.
02:19
Can we make sure PG&E knows that as well?
02:24
Affirm. Can we get a pole number?
02:32
Yeah, give us a minute.
02:38
Four Edward.
02:39
Four Edward 11th.
02:42
Yeah, it's going to be the northwest corner.
02:45
Fire is out here, they got it locked off.
02:47
We're going to have to shut down southbound.
02:51
Copy.
02:52
There's a central CSO here.
02:54
She's going to help us with that.
03:00
Agent 20, go ahead.
03:03
You advise streets that lights are out, street lights are out at Cedar and Ashland.
03:11
Happy, Cedar and Ashland.
03:12
Cedar and Ashland.
03:19
One Edward and one Adam, he's calling back again.
03:22
He's not giving any new information other than he keeps your PDPs on school.
03:26
I need somebody named Bobby to call for his own PD.
03:32
Close down here.
03:33
I know for sure north and southbound lane.
03:39
Copy.
03:41
Can he get a pole number for PG&E when it gets a chance?
03:46
The employer or the block.
03:47
Support 1. Do you want to tell us, I don't know who these motorcycle guys are? Tell them the clients through the road.
03:52
They're going to end up.
03:54
Okay, I'm looking.
03:58
Blackstone 2-1.
04:05
Go ahead.
04:07
Can you put me on a new oar?
04:09
It'll be 1611 North Blackstone.
04:11
We'll call, Jr.
04:14
We'll call it.
04:17
Communication is engine 20.
04:20
Engine 20, go ahead.
04:23
I also advise that the traffic lights are out at First and Ashland and Millbrook and Ashland.
04:30
Copy. Engine 6 is working a traffic accident with a downed power pole at that location.
04:36
Yeah, copy, I'm sure it's related.
04:43
Flashbound 41.
04:45
That's advised 1100 will set up any barricades.
04:49
Available. Okay,
04:52
available.
04:54
Squad 5 available.
05:01
411, Block 1441, just to confirm,
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fire, advise that all corners need to be closed and barricades are needed.
05:08
Okay.
05:09
Copy, thank you.
05:16
Engine 20, communication.
05:20
We're out, we don't need a second.
05:24
Just 20 cover.
05:32
Engine 6, communication.
05:37
For PG&E.
05:40
Agent 6, communication, PG&E 20 minutes out.
05:44
All right, 20 minutes.
05:46
I have a full number for you.
05:48
Copy that, go ahead.
05:51
Full number is (number withheld).
06:00
Copy that. Copy that.
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Location mentioned:
Ashlan Ave & N First St, Fresno, CA 93726
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