Road closed due to downed pole and power lines near Ridgely Forest, North East MD
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, a traffic incident occurred involving a downed utility pole and power lines on Route 7 near Ridgely Forest Drive and the landfill entrance. This caused road closures and traffic detours, with fire police and state police assisting at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Cecil County Fire and EMS
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02:11
Transcript:
00:00
Station 4th arrives.
00:04
Engine 4 arrives.
00:05
Well, those are you two.
00:12
Engine 4 to command.
00:14
Did you advise Delmarva the pole number?
00:20
Go ahead, engine 4, I'm sorry.
00:25
Did you advise the Delmar of the pole number?
00:29
I have not yet.
00:30
I haven't been able to get out of the traffic situation here.
00:35
Okay, I'll get it to no more remote entirely.
00:40
Yeah,
00:43
Tell everybody coming out of the landfill to go right-scale house.
00:47
Route 7 is cut off going left.
00:49
There's a pole down and power line.
00:51
That's why we don't have any electric.
00:53
Do you advise you are on fire dispatch?
00:57
Uh,
00:58
Sorry about that fire dispatch.
01:05
Come in a dispatch.
01:08
Okay.
01:10
Got a pole number for you when you're ready.
01:14
You have it.
01:18
379.81. There's a second number on here, 382-5-4.
01:26
Receive, I'm direct on pole number 379-8-1 over 382-5-4.
01:35
This match, man.
01:38
Go ahead.
01:40
Delmar was been updated with the information.
01:43
Still didn't provide an ETA, however since they were starting somebody out of your way.
01:47
Fire police has been alerted and MSP was also notified to assist as well.
01:55
Received, and this time we do have fire police on location.
01:58
They are shutting down southern at Ridgely Forest Entrance.
02:01
We're diverting traffic through the development of the north side exit.
02:05
So there is a pathway.
02:10
Raising
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Location mentioned:
MD-7 & Ridgely Forest Dr, North East, MD 21921
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