Traffic incident closes road on Pennsylvania highway, Lackawanna County PA
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Road ClosureA traffic incident on Pennsylvania highway 247 required closing the road near the top of a hill. Fire and police departments coordinated the scene and worked with PennDOT to divert traffic safely around the area.
Audio|Heard on: Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties Fire / EMS
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04:46
Transcript:
00:00
Acknowledged. So whatever is still available.
00:06
Chief 26. Fire, police, 26.
00:10
Go ahead.
00:12
I'll be coming past the comm center.
00:15
Your wishes.
00:22
Come up and you come past the scene and just slow vehicles coming up the hill to please.
00:28
Okay,
00:31
24.
00:32
I got PD on the upsides.
00:39
Copy that, Chief.
00:51
Standing by.
00:53
Uh,
00:55
Stage up on top of the hill, shut it down and divert traffic down 247, please, towards the county.
01:03
Top of the hill, point them down towards the comm center.
01:07
Copy.
01:14
One offence, 17.
01:23
17. 17.
01:25
17, we're on team.
01:27
Ten.
01:30
Ten, four.
01:42
Yeah, the medical center, (number withheld).
01:49
Okay.
01:54
Happy to regional, (number withheld).
02:07
Blummers,
02:08
they're going to get out there.
02:09
I'll probably be about an hour.
02:24
(number withheld).
02:30
County-(number withheld).
02:31
County, 26, Bravo.
02:35
26, Bravo.
02:38
You can clear me from the wreck.
02:41
Tassport, (number withheld).
02:48
Okay.
02:54
Okay.
02:55
...to go back in service.
03:08
Please check the area.
03:09
It's going to be unfounded.
03:10
Okay.
03:20
11th.
03:24
Copy refusals, (number withheld).
03:39
Blackwater County, Penn 20, respond, 1019, Ash Street, and Scrantz.
03:43
Department number 1, 68-year-old male with a numb foot, repeating.
03:49
102019, Ash Street, and Scranton.
03:52
Department number one,
03:53
68-year-old male with foot numbness.
03:55
Costello, Corte, Clay Ave, (number withheld).
03:58
Operate on blue.
04:04
Tenor. Two twenty-six the county.
04:10
Two-26.
04:13
Show me available.
04:16
Clear from the scene.
04:18
Lieutenant Four, PennDOT was notified for Marshwood.
04:21
They're having a truck come back around.
04:25
Acknowledged, thank you.
04:29
Chief 26, fire, police 26.
04:33
Go ahead.
04:35
Okay, do advise, one PennDOT truck has the downcoming lane,
04:39
and I'm over here where it splits.
04:42
So this is completely shut down at the top.
04:45
Acknowledged.
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PA-247, Pennsylvania
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