Vehicle accident damages power pole and hydrant in Gillette, Gillette WY
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a vehicle accident occurred near Walker Inspection on Echeta Road in Gillette. The driver lost control on ice, hitting a guide wire, an electrical pole, and a hydrant, causing sparks. No injuries were reported. Fire department and city electrical crews responded to the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Gillette Police, Campbell County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, WHP
Listen to dispatch call
02:48
Transcript:
00:00
Second in Brooksville.
00:02
Can you copy call 80 vehicle accident? It's going to be in front of Walker Inspection near Echeta Road.
00:08
Arpies advising that he hit ice and hit a guide wire for an electrical pole and a hydrant.
00:13
No injuries, no airbag deployment.
00:15
We are going to start fire precaution as he advised the pole sparked.
00:21
Stopping on.
00:28
Echeta Road.
00:36
Gillette Fire, Battalion 1, respond to Echeta Road at PD's request due to a crash, again.
00:43
Gillette Fire, Battalion 1, respond to Echeta Road at PD's request due to a crash that hit a power pole, which sparked.
00:56
Eighty-five fourteen.
00:59
Go ahead.
01:01
I'd be worthwhile to have city electric heads that way as well.
01:07
I'll get a hold of them.
01:13
You all be responding to Echeta.
01:16
Acknowledgment.
01:21
Okay, so rescue one responding.
01:23
So far rescue one.
01:29
So much. Happy,
01:33
and I have the driver and plate in the vehicle and the call for you.
01:38
Thank you.
01:44
City electricals en route.
01:48
Thank you. Thank you.
01:53
Yes.
01:55
That's a firm.
01:56
Clear Valley.
02:02
Do you have fire on scene as me? Looks like the hydrant's completely on its side.
02:06
I don't see any more sparks coming from the pole.
02:11
Copy.
02:13
Yes,
02:18
so, engine one, please.
02:19
Acknowledgment for engine one.
02:22
Yeah, so engine one at sea.
02:24
104. So 1097.
02:30
So, 1097.
02:32
I'm 102.
02:33
Acknowledgment. Acknowledgment.
02:39
16-7-65 times 2.
02:42
Go ahead.
02:43
Means,
02:45
champion ventures, a-tap storage.
02:47
And for.
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Location mentioned:
W Echeta Rd, Gillette, WY 82716
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