Tree and wires down cause road closure on Riverbank Road, Stamford CT

Road Closure

Reported: 11/1/2025 08:32 AM

Near Riverbank Rd, Stamford, CT 06903

A tree fell onto power lines and communication cables near Riverbank Park by June Road and Riverbank Drive causing a road closure on Riverbank Road. Emergency units responded and Eversource was notified to address the issue.

Audio|Source: Stamford Fire and EMS - Digital

02:30

Transcript:

00:00

Attention Long Ridge, fire units, engine 8. Respond to near Riverbank Park, for wires down, cross street near June Road and Riverbank Drive.

00:11

Time 1132

00:16

1732 for 712 is responding,

00:19

Riverbank.

00:21

74, stage at Longwood Station 1.

00:28

Silver received heading to station one.

00:35

7-1, respondent, Riverbank.

00:38

Receive 7-1, responding to Riverbank 1134.

00:45

28, Bamford.

00:48

Go ahead, 28. Go ahead,

00:50

28.

00:51

Do we get the TACCH channel for Riverbank, please?

00:55

Receive, Riverbank Abusing TAC2, units responding Riverbank Road use TAC2.

01:01

712 is on the scene.

01:04

...leaning on primaries.

01:07

I'll give you a poll number in a minute.

01:12

Receive 712, you're on scene,

01:14

tree leaning on a primary.

01:21

712 to Stamford. Let me know when you're ready for a poll number.

01:28

Go ahead, 712.

01:32

Eversource 115.6.

01:35

Again, Eversource, 1506.

01:39

I have a tree on the opposite side of the street from the polls, leaning on primaries and communications cable.

01:47

And we're going to close the road off here.

01:52

Receive pole 1506, tree in the primaries, closing the road.

01:57

Time out 1140.

01:58

Every source will be notified.

02:04

712 to Stanford, what other unit do you have responding here from the city?

02:11

Engine A's responding, TAC2.

02:15

Okay, if you could help turn around some traffic on the other side, on the southern side, I'll handle the north side here.

02:27

712, avert the TAC 2 and relay your information to Engine 8.

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