Utility pole snapped near Fig Town Rd sparks safety alert, Friedens PA
Road ClosureSafety concerns arise from a sheared Verizon utility pole and fallen tree near Fig Town Road, prompting fire and EMS response and traffic cones placed for caution until repairs.
Audio|Source: Somerset County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Somerset County Station 627, 900 with the fire department, Bravo response flyers down near Big Town Road, Freed and Stony Creek Township Fire Office 2.
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Somerset from 907.
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Very soon.
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Same traffic for 628 tanker.
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Very soon.
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Seam. Simmerson, 907.
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Go ahead.
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Show this unit back on line.
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IA.LF.
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We're received.
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4627 deputies, director.
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Receive deputy, callers reporting the tree and wires down near figtown road.
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Remain on option.
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7-627 tree and wires down near figtown roads Freedin's Stony Creek Township fire-ups 2
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Somerset Utility 627 responding.
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from Deputy.
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Go ahead.
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Hey, can you guys come in off the gobbler's an obside?
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I can do whatever you need to do.
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Deputy. Deputy.
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Okay.
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It's a Verizon pole that's shared off.
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I don't see a poll number on it, and I'm able to roll up on myself.
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There are no power lines down.
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It looks like a neighbor, somebody must have cut this tree up, rolled it off, and it looks like they've been driving over it.
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Is there going to be a need for Verizon? I can give them a call and just tell them it's in a general area.
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Other than that, there's nothing I can really do.
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Yeah, if you can notify them, they have a downline across the roadway.
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They're poles sheared off.
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There is a Penelect utility pole sitting right beside where this one is sheared off.
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They could reattach to.
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Basically, I'll give them a call.
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I think probably won't send anybody out until Monday or Saturday.
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Anthony from base.
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Not at base.
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You need anything else?
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You're broke.
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Do you need anything else?
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No,
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the utility gets here.
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I'm just gonna set two cones and leave them here.
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By the one splitter box, and everybody destroys it, and declare.
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996-627 do you need us out there still or not?
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We're going to monitor from intonation.
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Last fall, you got to conclair.
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You're good.
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Johnny from 906, we're back in service.
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3.1630.
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Until 88627 arriving.
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Three, Steve.
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