Utility pole incident causes road closure on US-30, Westmoreland County PA
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Road ClosureAccording to the dispatch call, a utility pole and wires incident near a bridge on US-30 in Pennsylvania caused road closures. Rescue and fire units responded, and multiple utility companies were involved due to power outages in the area.
Audio|Heard on: Westmoreland County Fire
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02:40
Transcript:
00:00
Five, come in 30 and shut 30 down up the other way.
00:03
Rescue 71, take the bridge.
00:07
Rescue 71, copy that, taking the bridge.
00:12
Seventy-in the bridge.
00:14
71, Chief, engine 42.
00:21
Johnny, sure, rescue 71 on scene.
00:27
We're asking 71 time 4.
00:32
42, you can return by 3910 by Superman, 39.
00:41
Recy, dispatch, 42 engine way back on 7-1.
00:45
42 engine, time 4.42 engine, time 4.
00:51
Dispatch from Chief 71.
00:54
Chief 71.
00:56
Okay, Eligating pull number (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld).
01:03
It's the next closest pull to it.
01:06
You're also going to need Verizon, all utilities involved with this, a lot of wires.
01:16
Any power out is near you.
01:20
There's power on this one also.
01:28
The 71 Rescue the 42 engine.
01:36
Man, from Service 39, or passed from Craig Rogers request orders.
01:46
Chief 71 from engine 42.
01:51
Go ahead, go ahead.
01:55
Is 30 eastbound clear just on the other side of the bridge and we can get back?
02:00
Yes, sir.
02:03
Proceed.
02:05
Service 39's approach and request and orders.
02:10
Service, just hold behind the rescue for now.
02:14
Receive.
02:16
Service 39 is on scene.
02:21
Service 39. Service 39.
02:29
Rescue 5 to command.
02:31
Are we supposed to shut down at Fred Rogers?
02:37
If you can shut it down as a flip before the BP, that'd be better.
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Location mentioned:
US-30, Pennsylvania
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