Workers’ equipment mistaken for low wires at intersection

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02:04

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

We're notified of low hanging wires at the intersection of Dunnings Highway and Johnstown Road.

00:04

Responding.

00:09

820,

00:14

Rescue 20.

00:20

We have a couple guys.

00:21

Neither of our bottles topped off.

00:29

Captain 82.

00:45

Two two.

00:47

Got on the Mazda.

00:48

Eight 14 boy.

00:51

Yeah.

00:53

He's turning around.

00:57

Yeah, I definitely have it.

01:00

Excavator has arrived.

01:02

I'm going to keep him on the main road,

01:05

straight across from the building.

01:06

We're going to put him on the lane in front of the houses here so he's out of the way so we can unload.

01:14

Copy that.

01:38

Blair from Cambria Rescue 71.

01:44

Rescue 71.

01:50

4429.

01:56

Unsure the power provider is not lines hanging down.

01:59

It looks like it is the workers' ropes and hardware that are hanging down.

2026-10-22 01:17 UTC

Other Non-Crime Event

Dunnings Hwy & Johnstown Rd, East Freedom, PA 16637

Workers’ equipment mistaken for low wires at intersection

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a report of low hanging wires near Dunnings Highway and Johnstown Road. Responders determined the hanging lines appeared to be workers’ ropes and hardware rather than utility power lines.

Workers’ equipment mistaken for low wires at intersection

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