Communication line down across roadway in York, York PA
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According to the dispatch call, a communications cable line was downed across the roadway near West College Avenue in York. Fire units investigated and found no electrical hazard. Comcast was contacted for repair and advised the outage could last one to three hours.
Audio|Heard on: York County Fire - North Operations
Listen to dispatch call
03:12
Transcript:
00:00
You are confirming, I do have wires across the road.
00:06
Cable wires across the road.
00:07
Zero 531.
00:10
Do you want to get a call for fire police?
00:19
So, York, have you contacted Med-Ed? This looks like it's going to be a service drop line.
00:28
I'll go ahead and call now.
00:34
For York.
00:37
Sheik's 9114.
00:40
Your disregard, this is not a Met-Ed service drop.
00:45
This looks like it's going to be a communications line,
00:48
most likely a cable line that's across the roadway.
00:52
Just confirming I can let META go then.
00:57
Yes, sure.
01:03
Okay, sir.
01:11
Chief 994, if you just let me know what communication is lined down so I know who to contact.
01:19
York, you can contact Comcast.
01:26
York Engine 99-1, they investigated the 400 block of West College Avenue and found nothing in that area.
01:36
I copy.
01:38
I'm calling Comcast now and see if I can get touch of somebody.
01:50
Fabli is on the line to New York.
01:57
Okay there, 35.
01:59
They're going to need Pavlies out there then.
02:06
Chief 994.
02:07
Um,
02:12
actually, stand by for now, I'll let you know.
02:16
And for one.
02:22
5.1-3-12.
02:25
Let me respond to the 9-9-9-9-box.
02:27
Did anyone in the emergency or not?
02:30
No ahead at the standline for Chief 994.
02:34
Acknowledgment in the emergency.
02:41
Go ahead, you work.
02:46
Chief 994, Fire Police 1, requested the emergency not emergency.
02:49
I told him to stand-light right now.
02:52
Okay, York, thank you.
03:08
Comcast advised that it could be anywhere from a one to three hour each year.
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Location mentioned:
W College Ave, York, PA 17401
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