Communications pole snapped near roadway creating traffic hazard, Somerset County PA
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TrafficA communications pole snapped near N Gate Road in Pennsylvania, causing a possible traffic hazard. Emergency crews are setting up traffic control near Highlands Market and Northgate Road to manage the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Somerset County Fire and EMS - Digital
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02:2
Transcript:
00:00
County, Chief 625.
00:04
2625.
00:06
I do have a pole here.
00:08
It is a communications pole that is snapped off.
00:11
Actually, I know this is a communications pole.
00:18
2625, Somerset.
00:19
You have a 4-100.
00:22
Yeah, it's going to be 2560.
00:26
That's all I can reel.
00:27
It looks like the rest just snapped off.
00:35
625, 622.
00:38
Good.
00:40
We have two units and our fire police at the golf course.
00:45
How do you want us to set up?
00:48
Set your brush truck up towards Northgate Road, drop your fire police down by the Highlands Market, will set traffic up there.
00:56
I'm worried about this pole snapping with a wind and coming across the road, so we might have to shut it down, I'm not sure yet.
01:04
Rescue 622 to the scene.
01:09
Affirmative, just go ahead and pull behind my attack.
01:16
Rescue 622, Robin.
01:19
Receive.
01:25
624-622 FAPT.
01:27
Is this good for me, Ryan?
01:33
That's fine, just start traffic control there.
01:38
On this direction area, keep in this direction area, keep in this direction area, keep on.
01:46
Am I good to send this one?
01:53
You might be a talk route.
01:58
625 captain, 622 FD Kasten, go ahead and sign him.
02:01
I have nothing down here.
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N Gate Rd, Pennsylvania
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