Tree leaning on utility line causes arcing
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Indiana County Fire Dispatch and Fireground Operations
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Station 520, respond.
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Utility lines down.
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(number withheld) Cherry Tree Road, Montgomery Township.
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Fire on scene.
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Station 520, acknowledging the call.
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Station 520, you're acknowledging.
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Utility lines down, (number withheld) Cherry Tree Road, Montgomery Township.
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Caller's reporting a tree that is leaning on the lines, causing the lines to arc.
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You're acknowledging at 12:54.
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Station 500 and twenty-eight responding to the lines down (number withheld)
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Cherry Tree Road, Montgomery Township.
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Firehouse.
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This is radio
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from Indiana, Pennsylvania,
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Indiana County Fire and EMS.
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This is radio from Indiana, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Fire and EMS.
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(number withheld) Cherry Tree Road, Montgomery Township.
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We have a tree leaning on the lines and arcing when the wind blows.
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Responding 1257.
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Copy.
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County 2527 responding.
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1259.
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7 for chief.
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Yes, chief.
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Hey, you want to stop and pick up all the other ones before he's watching them.
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County 520 chief on scene.
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520 chief on scene, 1259.
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2522,
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this is going to be on a Verizon wire.
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I didn't see anything on the power line side of the wire.
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This is going to be on the communication.
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I'll get you a phone number.
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(number withheld).
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2522, this is going to be a Verizon phone number is (number withheld).
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That tree's knocked down.
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It's still standing.
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I don't know. This is laying on the wire.
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(name withheld), we'll contact Verizon, but I'm sure they won't come out.
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I'm sure as well.
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I'll see if I can get it to flip off the line.
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(name withheld).
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Chief from Assistant Two, do you need anything else?
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Not just bodies.
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Received, might be easier.
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I'll bring them up.
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Received, we're just going to set up one lane of traffic so you can get this tree to flip off.
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County utility 500 and twenty-seven on scene.
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Hey gang, get a chainsaw out and see if we can get this to flip off the line.
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Five hundred and twenty-seven received 1302 .
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County 260 system one.
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260 system one.
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County all 260 units are clear from life fire prevention.
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