Barn fire with downed live power line near highway 99, Mediapolis IA
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fully involved barn fire near Highway 99 in Mediapolis. Additional personnel, tankers, and the power company were requested due to a live downed power line at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Cedar, Louisa, and Muscatine Counties Public Safety
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03:11
Transcript:
00:00
Stop with fire, beam requested for manpower and tankers, near Highway 99,
00:07
Near highway 99 for tanker and manpower for barnfire 1406.
00:20
Simper.
00:25
Connected with them, do you want the phone number?
00:28
104, go ahead, whenever.
00:33
Or if you want to send it to ICF1.
00:39
Stimper, we'll be sent it to you in teletype.
00:44
And block packets is probably not going to come through with the files down.
00:49
First, (number withheld).
00:54
Again, (number withheld).
00:59
His name was (name withheld).
01:01
Good,
01:04
thank you.
01:22
90927 Copycalf.
01:29
They had a call behind 1816 Logan.
01:34
He heard what he thought was a single gunshot from the wooded area behind Cedar Parks.
01:48
And 43 PD units sending ambulance to 513E6, apartment 4 for a 54-year-old male who's feeling weak.
01:56
Weak and breathing, 513, E6, Perman 4.
01:59
A week and breathing, weak.
02:02
Now week and breathing week, 513, E6, apartment 4, 6, 14, 13.
02:12
Good morning, Johnny, what I'd be coming on all the last call for soon.
02:20
Go ahead, Ferdone County.
02:24
Just an update, central fires on scene, we're advising the boys,
02:28
filling walls, looking walls, looking around.
02:32
Ten four word, thank you.
02:38
55 around.
02:40
Okay.
02:52
Trains late to MEPO fire.
02:55
This thing's fully involved.
02:56
The rope is already paved in.
02:59
All the walls are going on it.
03:01
It's going to be dropping here soon.
03:03
But we do have a power line down on the ground.
03:06
We're going to need power company here.
03:09
The power line is still live.
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Location mentioned:
Co Rd 99, Mediapolis, IA 52637
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