Storm closes roads due to fallen trees and wires, Rockport ME
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Fire crews and law enforcement responded to multiple reports of fallen trees and wires blocking roads in the Rockport and Union areas after a storm. Roads were temporarily closed until cleared and reopened.
Audio|Heard on: Penobscot, Waldo, Knox County Public Safety
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04:52
Transcript:
00:00
Union fire needs respond to sideling road for a tree down, possibly in the wires, unknown for shore.
00:08
Here's across the roadway, across the roadway roadway road.
00:12
Union fire respond to the area of sideling road for tree across the roadway unknown wires across the fireway roadway road.
00:20
Next day.
00:24
Inairn, C1-9.
00:25
Govian Root.
00:27
Anywhere, out of your room.
00:32
Welcome squadry on.
00:34
Welcome Squad 3.
00:35
Welcome, Squad 3.
00:38
Off to the area is what you call for the defense unit.
00:42
Cat one.
00:48
No, I'm going to look these two in the back and corner.
00:52
Stap for Hedip.
00:57
Vehicle pickup.
00:58
This one picks up the vehicle.
01:01
He parked there, because it doesn't handle well, so he picked it up and didn't need around.
01:10
The other side of the fire, please.
01:22
Pha-a-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-.
01:32
Rock on fire, they respond to area Rankin for a tree across the road with wires, called in by law enforcement.
01:41
From fire, they respond to area Rankin Street, for a report of tree down with wires, called in by law enforcement on scene.
01:50
Not too clear.
01:51
No.
01:58
I'm gonna go one, not seven, no.
02:02
Can you go anywhere?
02:08
Go ahead.
02:11
Have any contact with those subjects? They're all set.
02:13
We're good to close the 525s and close the call in force.
02:18
Okay.
02:23
We have the road blocked off.
02:27
All four more units are going to be in service returning.
02:41
Oh fast, Lebedmoldo, can I get the B number?
02:53
Fire requested to Ringgo Highway intersection of Randall-Pond Road, appears to be a tree down and unrelated also some wires down.
03:14
OBA at.
03:19
21.
03:20
21,
03:25
woman.
03:27
Okay.
03:31
Do you check with Belfastcini if they need to interview this person or they have any, having charges?
03:42
Let's standby.
03:46
Okay.
03:48
Lockery, go ahead.
03:53
Did the complainant give a name of the person out there concerned about the...
04:00
Negative just that nobody should be there.
04:05
Time, four.
04:12
Sandville.
04:16
Appleton Unit 18 at all.
04:20
Appleton Unit 18, go ahead.
04:24
I'm on scene inside of Bringer Road.
04:26
There's no wires involved, just a wire street block in the roadway.
04:30
Homeowners try to clear it out right now.
04:35
Temple.
04:42
Self Thomas Cowan, Knox.
04:45
So Thomas and Car One, good.
04:48
Trees been removed, roads back open.
04:51
You can show off self-thals flying units in quarters.
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Rockport, ME
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