Machinery on the interstate causes traffic hazard, Luzerne County PA

Traffic

Reported: 10/31/2025 07:03 PM

I-81, Pennsylvania

Fire and emergency personnel responded to a piece of machinery causing a traffic hazard on I-81 in Pennsylvania. Units checked both northbound and southbound ramps and planned to place cones to prevent further incidents. No fire or injury was reported, but the machinery repeatedly caused traffic obstruction this week.

Audio|Source: Luzerne, Wyoming, and Lackawanna County Public Safety

02:20

Transcript:

00:00

Nah, don't commit to the interstate. I'm on scene at the 164 here where this piece of machinery is. I'm pretty sure that's what it's going to be again. They didn't do anything with it like they were supposed to.

00:15

Okay, I'll hang on it.

00:18

Okay, I'm going to take that as your staging.

00:25

I can't copy either.

00:32

FV9, expand.

00:39

I'm on the northbound side.

00:41

I'm making my way up that way. I'll take care of it again.

00:46

Yeah, I'm on the south down side here.

00:48

I stopped at this. I'm going to check the south down ramp once we clear up from this, but I'm pretty sure that's what it's going to be.

00:56

Okay, I'm just going to make my way towards that machinery. Do you find something else? Let me know.

01:02

All right, copy that.

01:08

Danny from 113 special ops.

01:13

13 special ops.

01:14

13 special ops.

01:17

Okay,

01:18

I 113 special ops. You show me around.

01:25

24th.

01:30

Rescue. Rescue 5th. Rescue 550s staging, a negative water spot to stop down 29.

01:56

Five tonight.

01:59

Tony Hill Fight 29 arriving at GWV.

02:04

22 OSA.

02:08

Rescue, Ametic 9.

02:10

Keep me on it with fire, please.

02:12

We're gonna put some cones out again to try and prevent any further calls, but it's gonna be the same machinery you've been chasing every night of this week.

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