Traffic hazard on icy hill near Lisbon St, Pittsburgh PA
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders addressed a dangerous traffic situation on an icy hill near Lisbon Street and Webster Avenue in Pittsburgh. Multiple vehicles were reported sliding down the hill, leading to requests for salt trucks and barricades to improve safety. Public works was asked to treat the roadway due to hazardous icy conditions.
Audio|Heard on: Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
03:18
Transcript:
00:00
We've slid probably about 12 feet here and I'm just stopped in the middle of the road.
00:04
Can you see if we can get DPW up here to get salt truck up here?
00:08
It's received.
00:15
(number withheld) Avon to base.
00:21
(number withheld).
00:23
Transport complete.
00:24
Thanks for the excellent backup and thank you for in crisis.
00:27
First one, stand.
00:28
Show me up this zone for report.
00:33
Copy, (number withheld).
00:39
Received (number withheld) on scene, nothing shown, (number withheld).
00:46
But it's still just a few eyes, I can't even go into the hill.
00:53
Copy.
00:59
You can't insert four up in Hawkins.
01:04
Okay, receive.
01:11
(number withheld) inch.
01:13
We're back from Clearfield.
01:15
Any response on the call from the Cedarwood lockout? Any luck with maintenance?
01:24
I didn't find a number for maintenance.
01:27
I tend to contact the caller, negative results.
01:33
A week.
01:39
Four copies that you can show us in route.
01:51
Okay (number withheld).
01:55
Go ahead. All right, those cars actually sliding down the hill.
02:01
I almost got hit.
02:08
(number withheld)
02:11
(number withheld) Can you stop at the station for a detail we're playing close with you? Copy
02:32
She should be okay.
02:35
There's no other information.
02:36
We're going to be back in service.
02:39
That should be advised.
02:41
Those comments came from the police.
02:44
She didn't answer their phone.
02:45
They're just stating she'll have to wait for a locksmith since she's not outside in the cold and she's not answering her phone.
02:54
Okay, dispatch.
02:55
We'll check it out.
02:57
I'll say (number withheld).
03:03
Street, can you have them bring barricades out,
03:06
up, or Webster, Lisbon, down all the way to Bigelow.
03:09
It's a straight sheet of ice that can't even walk on.
03:15
Copy. How many do you think you need? Four, two?
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Lisbon St & Webster Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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