East Shore Drive closed for downed power line, Tompkins County NY
Road Closure, Fire & Arson (Other Fires)Emergency radio traffic reporting a downed primary power line hanging low on East Shore Drive at James L. Gibbs Drive. Fire and police units request the road be shut and traffic diverted. New York State DOT has been notified and responders report a vehicle may be across the railroad tracks.
Audio|Source: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
03:7
Transcript:
1902[1]. Can you activate our fire police to shut down East Shore Drive at (name withheld)? Good. 6-3 is on for a rescue one. (name withheld) from Engine 3[2]. Engine 3. New advise, NYSEG[3], it's going to be primaries, hanging low. You're going to need a new pull out here. I can't get to a pole number, it's right at the number, but it's just outside the yacht club over here. This is the ceiling. Q1-963 on local. Go out with your message. We're behind 902 right now. Do you want us to come into the scene or wait out here? I'm not down there. Fire police, 902 is requesting you to the intersection of East Shore Drive and James L. Gibbs Drive to divert traffic away from East Shore. That's, fire police, EZO2 is requesting you to the intersection of East Shore Drive and James L. Gibbs Drive, to shut down East Shore Drive. Time out, 821. (name withheld) 2 East Shore Drive, command. Go ahead, (name withheld), you got 9-02. Enter 2, New York State DOT has been notified. They'll most likely send somebody down. We're going to need the road shut down, probably on the north end as well. There are still vehicles coming down from that way. Engine 2. Engine 2. Well, enforcement, it has the north on shutdown down for you. (name withheld), Engine 3. Engine 3. Engine 3 is going to assume command out here. Can you let the railroad know that they got a car across the tracks up right here?
1902[1]. Can you activate our fire police to shut down East Shore Drive at (name withheld)? Good. 6-3 is on for a rescue one. (name withheld) from Engine 3[2]. Engine 3. New advise, NYSEG[3], it's going to be primaries, hanging low. You're going to need a new pull out here. I can't get to a pole number, it's right at the number, but it's just outside the yacht club over here. This is the ceiling. Q1-963 on local. Go out with your message. We're behind 902 right now. Do you want us to come into the scene or wait out here? I'm not down there. Fire police, 902 is requesting you to the intersection of East Shore Drive and James L. Gibbs Drive to divert traffic away from East Shore. That's, fire police, EZO2 is requesting you to the intersection of East Shore Drive and James L. Gibbs Drive, to shut down East Shore Drive. Time out, 821. (name withheld) 2 East Shore Drive, command. Go ahead, (name withheld), you got 9-02. Enter 2, New York State DOT has been notified. They'll most likely send somebody down. We're going to need the road shut down, probably on the north end as well. There are still vehicles coming down from that way. Engine 2. Engine 2. Well, enforcement, it has the north on shutdown down for you. (name withheld), Engine 3. Engine 3. Engine 3 is going to assume command out here. Can you let the railroad know that they got a car across the tracks up right here?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
902: Fire/EMS unit identifier
[2]
Engine 3: Fire engine identifier
[3]
NYSEG: New York State Electric & Gas (utility company, indicating power line involvement)
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Location mentioned:
E Shore Dr & James L Gibbs Dr, Ithaca, NY 14850
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