Tractor hits pole near old lamp shop with live wires, Rochester MI
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TrafficA tractor driver crashed into a pole near the Old Lamp Shop in Rochester, Michigan. Live power lines were on the vehicle, and the driver was trapped. Edison was notified for power hazards.
Audio|Heard on: Oakland County Fire/EMS MABAS 3201 (North) - Dispatch/Tac/Talk (P25)
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Transcript:
00:00
Central Rochester Fire respond to the Old Lamp Shop.
00:04
Right next to near Romeo, the Old Lamp Shop, next to near Romeo.
00:09
For a tractor driver who took down a pole, he has live lines on his vehicle,
00:14
17 to back.
00:20
Central, Two in Row.
00:22
All the Toadrow.
00:31
Orion, Alpha, Alpha 2, Station 2, Medical Emergency, near Hidal Drive, X Navy, caller states her husband can't talk, having difficulty breathing, medical 79-year-old, male, conscious, breathing, between He-Hill Drive and High Valley Drive.
00:50
Timeout, 1113.
00:57
Okay,
00:58
and just bash off the twos and route, station 2 is unmanned at 1114.
01:08
This is committed as a Delta response for difficulty brief.
01:11
Check that difficulty speed came between breaths.
01:14
Cheap ones en route to the lamp shop, Wiresdown.
01:18
Two one in route.
01:24
Engine 1 en route.
01:26
Chief, I'm going to come off of Parkdale, Romeo, then.
01:29
Okay, so we're going to block the road.
01:32
All right, you're going from the east.
01:33
All right.
01:35
Chief one's out investigating.
01:39
Chief one, let's show you.
01:44
RICO, come in off of Main Street, and it looks like it's going to be the poll on the property.
01:54
Well, if you'd be advised,
01:55
we have an update to the address.
01:56
It's going to be near Hidden Forest Court.
01:59
Near Hidden Forest Court.
02:02
Copy.
02:04
It looks like Station 3 is supposed to be the closest.
02:06
Do you want me to tell them out, are you just going to continue?
02:09
We'll continue, but go ahead and tone Alpha 3 as well, please.
02:13
Copy.
02:14
Copy.
02:18
If you come in behind the furniture store into that parking lot there, be careful if there's any waters down in the lot.
02:29
Copy, Chief.
02:35
Staff. If you could notify Edison,
02:46
let them know that we have an operator trapped in a machine with live wires on it.
02:52
Happy Jee.
02:58
Regio, if you could set up behind a firm store and just to keep people away from that area.
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