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Low-hanging cable wires cause traffic concernFranklin County PA

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W Main St, Pennsylvania 17268

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to reports of low-hanging cable wires across West Main Street in Pennsylvania. Engine 72 investigated and confirmed it posed a potential traffic hazard but did not require immediate action.

Audio|Heard on: Franklin PA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 72, near Main Street.
00:02
Caller advised there's a low hanging wire across West Main Street where vehicles are possibly going to strike it.
00:10
Believes it's cable.
00:14
72 is direct.
00:17
All right, let me then send 72 on the scene.
00:19
We got low hanging wires across the roadway.
00:21
We'll be out investigating.
00:23
Engine 72, (number withheld).
00:27
And seven two to Franklin.
00:30
All right, (name withheld), seven two.
00:33
Stand by for a phone number.
00:36
Got it.
00:39
(number withheld).
00:43
We got looks to be cable wires hanging low across the roadway.
00:47
We can try to get somebody out here if you can.
00:54
Copy.
00:56
Engine 72, Franklin.
00:58
Engine 72.
01:01
Uh, confirmed down cable wire.
01:04
We're gonna try to get it out of the way quickly.
01:07
It needs attention but it's not immediate.

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W Main St, Pennsylvania 17268

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