Power grid dropped to isolate fire scene building, Scranton PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, the electric utility company turned off power to a building near S Main Ave and Jackson St to allow emergency teams to access the power vault safely during a fire incident. A representative was requested at the command post.
Audio|Heard on: Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties Fire / EMS
Listen to dispatch call
00:43
Transcript:
00:00
PPL just inform me that they are dropping the grid.
00:10
Okay, and that's so they could get access into the vault to isolate the building?
00:16
That's the quickest way to cut the power to the building, they have to drop the grid.
00:20
They're making phone calls to get the underground guys out here, but dropping the grid will cut the power to it.
00:33
Okay, can you have a PPL rep come to the command post, Jackson,
00:39
and Main in front of engine? A.
00:43
All right.
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Location mentioned:
S Main Ave & Jackson St, Scranton, PA 18504
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