Tree on phone lines creates traffic hazard near Silcott Springs Rd, Loudoun County VA
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, deputies responded to a traffic hazard near Silcott Springs Road and Purcellville Road, where a tree had fallen onto phone lines. The wires remained intact, but the tree posed a risk of pulling them down if it shifted further. Crews were contacted to address the potential danger.
Audio|Heard on: Loudoun VA Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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540 Robert, sir for the traffic hazard, Purcellville Road, Silcott Springs Road,
00:05
B520 for a tree down on the phone line, 1242.
00:09
280 Bravo, checking the status.
00:14
Okay.
00:15
1250.
00:18
540 Bravo.
00:21
540 Bravo.
00:24
I have a copy of a pole number.
00:28
(name withheld).
00:32
(number withheld).
00:36
It appears to be phone lines, not power.
00:39
Okay, do we need to contact them?
00:43
Yes, please.
00:44
The tree is touching the wires.
00:46
They're not down, but if the tree falls any further, it might take the cable down with it.
00:52
Direct, 1254.
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Location mentioned:
Silcott Springs Rd, Virginia 20132
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