Partial road blockage due to downed trees near Poplar St, Old Town ME
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, multiple downed trees are causing partial blockage on Poplar Street near Bannock Road in Old Town. Emergency responders have cleared some debris and confirmed that a downed telephone wire was removed. One tree remains blocking half of the road at about halfway down Poplar Street. Traffic is moving with caution in the area.
Audio|Heard on: Penobscot County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
07:53
Transcript:
00:00
Backside of a tree down.
00:03
It's going to be 1512.
00:06
7-1,
00:09
go ahead.
00:12
7-1, go ahead.
00:15
We'll stop quickly at this tree off-fire.
00:17
Better growth and we'll continue on the poplar momentarily.
00:21
Ten, four. Thank you.
00:28
Copy a Citi-5-1.
00:30
One's a traffic.
00:41
Name from him.
00:47
What is a crack of myself.
00:51
Go check it out.
00:56
For copy.
01:00
All right.
01:24
305, go ahead.
01:28
It's a telephone wire that was down on the roadway.
01:30
It's been removed from the roadway.
01:32
305 can be clear and complete and close that card.
01:37
Sound for copy.
01:54
All right. Copy.
01:59
104-3-5.
02:01
Can you just notice back.
02:06
Okay, before I have it on the list as well.
02:10
Okay, I have it on the list as well. Thank you.
02:16
7.8. Go ahead.
02:25
371, Scott.
02:29
371, go ahead.
02:32
We're unfounded on Bennoch Road, continuing on to Poplar.
02:38
Unfounded on Benick, heading to Poplar, 1550.
02:44
No one, 1550.
02:45
No one, 1550, no.
02:54
An Alcott 4-01 mobile down near this street.
03:00
10401. 1041.
03:08
50-02 heads and we're investigating.
03:12
Sanglet store,
03:14
residential, nothing showing from couple sides.
03:16
You're on investigating 1560.
03:20
Out the roadway.
03:23
Copy 300 Blonde.
03:30
Okay. ...and in the area.
03:33
Ten point.
03:39
53-0-0-7. Thank you, John.
03:51
Go ahead. A call back saying some people have got it out of the roadway.
03:58
Traffic is moving.
03:59
Go ahead.
04:02
Ten four.
04:03
I'm in the area looking for it.
04:10
One.
04:13
One.
04:20
Ten to three. I'm assuming it's one of those two trees back there at the corner that they move, but I'll check the other side.
04:30
Was there a mention of downed wires or was just a tree?
04:38
I've got Hermon Fire for another call.
04:43
Okay, just confirming on this, it looks like it's just a tree.
04:47
It's between the causeway and the sharp corner, I've done help.
04:54
I'll narrow it down.
04:58
You're going to say, you can make me your responsible officer, please.
05:02
Will do.
05:06
I'm going to cancel 371.
05:09
I'm coming out there.
05:15
We've got card two sixty-four.
05:25
Copy, thank you.
05:26
Can I close up the last couple that you guys aren't on?
05:30
Sure can, thank you.
05:45
Code is this critical.
05:48
Let's just call, uh,
05:50
the log number that's over.
05:52
I'm driving right now.
05:55
It's not on track coming up until that degree.
06:03
Might have been cut.
06:16
Second, I got a negative contact.
06:20
Copy 3.30.
06:22
We're going to cancel fire for this tree down.
06:30
It's not obstructing the roadway.
06:33
So it's free that 410 called in 300 block is on the way out of here, though, and that one is going to pass the roadway like you said.
06:42
Staff, where you want fire to take care of that one?
06:49
There's some other they can do with anyone with it.
06:53
10-4[1], I'll try to hit a word tow.
07:00
The end of the causeway all the way down to the lake.
07:07
1040410, copy.
07:17
Ten.
07:23
Seven to funnel up to add.
07:25
You can change that number.
07:26
We are clear.
07:29
Units are clear.
07:41
by other people.
07:42
However, there's one halfway down on Poplar Street.
07:45
I'd like you to take a look at it.
07:47
It's blocking half the road.
07:51
Half one. I'll keep in a half four.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Location mentioned:
Poplar St, Old Town, ME 04468
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