Road closed at Sprinkle Rd and Centre Ave due to downed pole, Portage MI


A utility pole split in half and downed wires caused road closure and blocked lanes near Sprinkle Rd and Centre Ave. Emergency crews responded and traffic was redirected. There was also an injury reported near this location.
Audio|Source: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5
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Transcript:
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1213 is unseen. We're going to be north of the wires down.
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We're blocking lanes 1 and 2 on the turn lane.
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We're going to need operational traffic for this area.
00:08
Clear on north of the wires down, blocking lane 1 and 2 and turn line.
00:12
You'll need operational traffic at 1543.
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2019.
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Just watch, go ahead for 1519.
00:18
Just advising, we're getting another commercial fire alarm at the same location at Versenius Kidney Care on 131.
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Same location as far as the activation.
00:28
Are you wanting us to tone it out?
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Negative, that's all right.
00:32
Clear out the alarm then and cancel it.
00:35
Perfect, thank you.
00:36
Welcome.
00:37
Just advising, we do have an injury that's going to be on center just east of Sprinkle.
00:45
We're trying to get a vehicle description.
00:47
Copy. We're just about there.
00:49
Thank you. 10-4[1].
00:51
Can you mark 12 one available please?
00:53
Absolutely at 1546.
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For traffic, move fire attack 10, sprinkle, center.
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Clear moving to fire tax 10 for portages, accent, center, and sprinkle.
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Watching show Live Minute at 31 on-scene center in Springles.
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Show life on-scene at 1547.
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Okay. Bench, have you notified consumers?
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Working on calling now.
01:14
Do one? Go ahead.
01:19
Reference operation traffic, can you, I know that lane one, two, and the turn lane are shut down.
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You said north of the wires.
01:27
Is the entire intersection shutdown or what would you like added into that?
01:30
To sprinkle from center to Tiffany will be closed off.
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To Tiffany will be closed off.
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Then when you get all the consumers tell them that they have a pole splitting half, completely out of the ground.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Message received
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Location mentioned:
S Sprinkle Rd & E Centre Ave, Portage, MI 49002
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