Fire units clear downed line on Hillside Ave, Falmouth ME
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible safety hazard involving a downed telephone line hanging over the road near Hillside Avenue in Falmouth. The line was identified as a telephone line and was safely removed from the roadway. No additional hazards were found, and crews cleared the area shortly after.
Audio|Heard on: Falmouth Police, Fire and EMS
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02:6
Transcript:
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File I'm on the air with a line down hanging over the roadway,
00:15
near Hillside Avenue.
00:31
Fire personnel on there with Box 41,
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Engine 4 to the area of Hillside Avenue,
00:38
for a line dangling down over the roadway.
00:41
Repeating, personnel on there with Box 41,
00:44
Engine 4 to the area of Hillside Avenue, for a line dangling down over the roadway.
01:02
Utility 4 responding to the area of Hillside Avenue on the wire issue.
01:11
Acknowledged. Utility 4 responding to the area of Hillside.
01:17
Not sure if it was 47, it might be 57.
01:22
Caller said the area of Hillside Avenue, but she lives near Hillside Avenue.
01:33
Fire alarm, Utility 4, we’re going to be out in the area.
01:38
Acknowledged, Utility 4 out in the area.
01:46
Fire alarm, Utility 4.
01:48
Utility 4.
01:54
It’s going to be a telephone line.
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We’re going to remove it from the road.
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No other hazards in the area.
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We’ll be clearing momentarily.
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Acknowledged, it’s going to be a telephone line.
02:04
We’ll be removing it from the road.
02:05
Clearing shortly.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Hillside Ave, Falmouth, ME 04105
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