Leaning utility pole and low-hanging wires on Perkiomen Avenue, Berks County PA
TrafficA utility pole on Perkiomen Avenue near East 36th Street was found leaning with low-hanging wires, possibly caused by strong winds. Emergency responders are on scene assessing the situation and managing the hazard to traffic.
Audio|Source: Berks County Emergency Services
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Transcript:
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Exeter Township.
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Perkiomen Avenue between East 36th and 37th Streets.
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A leaning pole.
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Station 25, R.
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2nd on, 25, Exeter Township.
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Perkiomen Avenue, eastbound, between 36th and 37th Street.
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A leaning pole, due to the wind, 1347.
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Archangelanger 25.
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95603, responding for the 4-year-old male, typical breathing,
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possibly a heart attack, heart attack, chest pain,
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rapid heart rate.
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Quessing St.
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(name withheld) approximately 270 pounds,
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apartment K-7.
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Engine tanker 25.
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Station 42 officer-in-charge health on radio for a tree-down assignment on an unoccupied vehicle searching for
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employee.
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Both are in rounds the leaning pole up first.
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Once we're completed, we have a lover and I'm backer to leave one to 14th Street.
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First, my executive call one.
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996-8-4-1.
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Or ship, 25.
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I don't actually if you guys add this or not.
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There's a blinking red light.
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Lincoln Road and Perkiomen Avenue.
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No cops, no fire, please.
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Oh,
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shoot. Perkiomen Avenue and Lincoln Road.
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Yeah. All right, the dairy queen.
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At Walmart.
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Copy, we'll send Petey.
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Engine tanker 25, copy.
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Please are from West 40th, which on Perkiomen Avenue,
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36th, between 36th and 37th.
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Pole that appears like this about the fall was moving in the wind and smooth fire.
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Just have a transformer on it.
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Deputy 25, go ahead.
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They're reporting. Did the police watch this do, or they would be reporting over to Perkiomen 36?
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It was given to police.
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They haven't acknowledged yet.
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All right.
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10 to 1025-1-d25.
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Confirming the report.
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I'll get you a pole number very now.
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Perks, engine 42.
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Intermediate 5722 available.
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Engine 42 is on scene.
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The pole is just barely in the lane.
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We're going to see if we can move it out of the way.
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Under 42, we can move it out of the way.
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570, we're going to call.
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Question 575, you're going to call.
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Yep, it's intermediate 522.
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We're available.
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Intermediate 522, available.
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Okay.
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First, Rush 35.
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Rush 35.
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Allocation, Herzog School.
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Utility 35 will be handled in Smoketown at Deputy 35.
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Reese is 13-50.
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Sergeant 25.
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Sergeant 25.
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Sergeant 25? Sergeant 25?
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You copy a pole number.
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Okay.
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Sergeant 25, repeat.
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Can you copy a pole number?
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Just to confirm, this is for Perkiomen in East 36.
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Affirmative.
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Roasty.
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Meded 523707-36-438.
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It is leaning over into Perkiomen and it is snapped at the bottom.
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First 96 I won't develop.
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The 1-1 available 1352.
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Sergeant 25 copy 523707-36438.
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Leaning over for 10 minutes now at the bottom.
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