Power outage causes traffic light failure, Brandon MS
TrafficTraffic lights at several intersections on West Government Street in Brandon were reported to be out due to a power failure. Nearby homes were also without electricity, causing dangerous driving conditions that required traffic control in the area.
Audio|Source: Rankin County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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104 26 Can I get to respond to a call in Alpha Right there in front of KFC on West Government Street That traffic light right there supposedly all the traffic light each direction is out
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To informant.
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The Com 4-2, Priority 1, (number withheld) for Side Drive, Ridgeland, (number withheld) for a 60-year-old female, (name withheld).
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Please do you copy.
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Offer, go ahead.
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Will you give my admit at the 21,
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please?
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Yes, we call.
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Two,
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seven, this fight, show both you in the site tonight.
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Brandon 60 or 3 and 67, whichever one.
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Can I get one of y'all en route to the traffic light that's out right there at Marlin and West Government?
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TN4.
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(number withheld).
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Go ahead.
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Go ahead and drop the next transfer please.
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Take phone, please.
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Doing Ralph.
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Coming out.
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We'll leave in River Oaks, so it's down for resupply and to take Brandon one of their personnel back.
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That's going to call me.
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Go ahead. It's not just the light right there at Marlin.
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There's several houses in the cross-gates area that are without power also.
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Contacting the proper authority.
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Doing it now.
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66 PD, I'm heading out there, 45 is helping me get that statement when (name withheld) finished.
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Unified dispatch.
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Go ahead.
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We advise our station has our power at this time.
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We're running off the handheld radios and our generators also out of service.
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Was that Firehouse Five just in?
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Ten-four, it was.
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I think it's still working at Whitgate, right?
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10.com 456, priority 1, (number withheld), bell road for a medical alarm, no patient contact is in May.
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5-1 destination is (number withheld).
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Copy (number withheld).
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5. Okay.
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Go ahead.
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We're at 10A, they're waiting on a truck to pull them out.
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We have their information.
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Anyone from the city needs it.
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If we get any more calls, they're just waiting for a truck.
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They're going.
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66. I'm on scene.
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Stonegate and Marlin, it is out.
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66.25. Do we have any stop signs because the traffic is not stopping?
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29,
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if you're heading towards the PD, you can look in the back.
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If not, we'll go over to the shop on North Street and get some stop signs.
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Yeah, 10-4.
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Do I need a drive the animal control truck or if they small enough that so far I do?
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You can film in the back seat of a charger (number withheld) PD.
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74, (number withheld).
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I'll let you know we'll get there.
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All the tropic signals are going to be out four-way.
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W Government St, Brandon, MS
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