Power lines down near 221st Street Bridge disrupt traffic, Mills County IA
Power lines were down under the 221st Street Bridge on Highway 34 in Iowa, affecting both directions of traffic. Emergency and utility crews responded to secure the area and manage traffic until repairs are completed.
Audio|Source: Mills County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
05:15
Transcript:
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District report that there is another power line down underneath the 221st Street Bridge on 34 itself.
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Ten,
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four.
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Mills County from command.
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Command.
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That means by the MidAmerican supervisor said this may be a lengthy process here.
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If we have any 911 calls, you just want to check with me on the channel so I get Chris going.
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Just for your information, I took an admin call.
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There is a second power line down underneath the 221st Street Bridge on 34 across the westbound lane.
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104, we'll send a crew down there.
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Everyone, thank you. No, kind of from command, one authentic.
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Command, go ahead.
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Any further 911 calls for Glenwood fire NEMS territory, can you first base? The next process department as well as us.
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We'll try to get a crew available, but we have everybody tied up now.
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That's what we'll do.
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Also be advised.
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Utility 11 is going to go with 6-510 to go to see if they can find that line.
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Ten.
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Ten.
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Okay, six, five, ten.
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Our lines can be crossed both lengths on 34-grown east-lane list.
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Ten, or cross both lengths.
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Go on Portable-A, can you patch us in with 6-5-10 asking if we need to go to the west side asking if we need a shutdown, sorry,
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eastbound traffic.
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10-4[1], we'll patch you in, use Charlie 3 for Gotcha.
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10-4[1] Charlie 3.
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10-4[1] Charlie 3.
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The extra traffic control down there.
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I'm just going to set off at the exit.
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Sterling 466, I've got a Iowa 28 on that trailer.
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466, go ahead.
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Iowa portion plate at Frank Yung 3779 that's Frank Yung 3 779 Iowa I'll get you in rest of the minute 1040 24
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Portulay it's reaching out to you
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have four go ahead portable four to you
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6-5, or I mean, Blue Portable 8 to 6-510, we're going to attempt to make it down to the east side
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and block down the east side.
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104, sounds good.
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There will be a minute before we get there, but we're going to make our way that way.
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104. 104.
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915-2 on the fourth plate.
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County 615.
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Can you say a fire connect in the American field happen first since 34 will be busier than that on-wreck?
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So, command, read direct on the...
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Going on, Portable 8 was not direct.
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Please advise.
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Command, they're requesting the one across 34 South retail if first if possible.
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10-4[1]. Mid-American is already driven off.
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If they send a supervisor back up here, I will try to see what they can do.
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B. Ben from 13.
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I'll do the same on the west when I get there.
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104.
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One would edge 15 to Rooney.
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Still 15.
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Hey, did you establish a command down there?
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If you haven't already, I'll have a V command there.
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I'm going to have portable 15 monitor both channels.
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If you guys need any more resources or you guys need additional for traffic control, let me know, please.
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10-4[1] will do.
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We haven't established command yet.
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We're trying to make our way down that way.
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Since the wire was across the roadway, we couldn't go,
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we could not go east on 34.
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We're heading to Levi to get on 34 to head west to block off that side.
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That way no one runs it over.
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I will establish command.
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I'll take you down there.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received / OK)
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221st St, Iowa
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