Utility pole damaged by fallen tree causes road closure, Reading PA
Road ClosureA utility pole was damaged by a fallen tree, leading to the closure of the road. Emergency crews are on-site to manage the situation and control traffic.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
01:57
Transcript:
Please notify. Okay. (name withheld) was arriving. The one-harm block. Climber. I think we have a primer that just... Pull just broke. It's currently not affecting the roadway. We're going to be shutting down the street. I recommend you come in from Mineral Spring. We're going to need a rogue shut off on that side. We're shutting it off from Eckert. Okay. We're going to 100% need RPD[1] and I'll get you a full number here shortly. Please, if RPD send you a need out, and we'll stand by to the full number. Can you advise them of Mineral Spring and Climber as being the primary needs? Do you have them report to Climber and Mineral Spring to provide their traffic when they get there? Copy RPD to go to Mineral and Climber. I got a full number for you then when you're ready. Go ahead. 5-1-2-8-9-TAC-36-9-1[2]. I'm not going to get underneath the actual pole that was affected, but a zero-one pole that looks like a tree came down and split that in half, which thusly put the primary line suspended above the railway.
Please notify. Okay. (name withheld) was arriving. The one-harm block. Climber. I think we have a primer that just... Pull just broke. It's currently not affecting the roadway. We're going to be shutting down the street. I recommend you come in from Mineral Spring. We're going to need a rogue shut off on that side. We're shutting it off from Eckert. Okay. We're going to 100% need RPD[1] and I'll get you a full number here shortly. Please, if RPD send you a need out, and we'll stand by to the full number. Can you advise them of Mineral Spring and Climber as being the primary needs? Do you have them report to Climber and Mineral Spring to provide their traffic when they get there? Copy RPD to go to Mineral and Climber. I got a full number for you then when you're ready. Go ahead. 5-1-2-8-9-TAC-36-9-1[2]. I'm not going to get underneath the actual pole that was affected, but a zero-one pole that looks like a tree came down and split that in half, which thusly put the primary line suspended above the railway.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
RPD: Reading Police Department
[2]
TAC-36-9-1: Tactical channel reference
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Location mentioned:
Mineral Spring Rd & Clymer St, Reading, PA 19602
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