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Power lines and fallen tree close Route 156, Berne NY

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audio iconRoad Closure
Berne-Altamont Rd, Berne, NY 12023

According to the dispatch call, a fallen tree and damaged utility pole caused live wires to fall across State Route 156 near Knox-Gallupville Road in Berne. Emergency units responded and closed the road until National Grid could repair the downed power lines.

Audio|Heard on: Albany NY Public Works Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:18
Transcript:
00:00
KNFA, looking for that telephone pole on fire.
00:06
TNFA 338 is on to you calling?
00:10
Testful numbers (number withheld)? Mailbox.
00:16
Is this for the Tanniver 1B refers to that?
00:21
Do you, (name withheld).
00:23
Where is it?
00:25
KNFA 338, Knox 415.
00:29
Canaan say he's on?
00:32
State Route 156 cross of Knox-Gallupville near Berne-Altamont Road.
00:40
I've got a tree down with wires, pole snapped,
00:44
primaries on the ground.
00:46
Copy that thing.
00:48
710 to 713.
00:51
Yeah, go ahead.
00:54
I'm going to go check 408 again.
00:57
Yeah, copy.
00:58
Headed towards airport.
01:00
That's back down south.
01:03
Copy.
01:04
Last Knox unit for a burn off knot road.
01:08
Do you get any fire there? I do have a state police unit en route.
01:12
That's affirmative.
01:13
We've got to shut this road down until we get National Grid here.
01:16
Close this pole is going to be pole number (number withheld).

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Location mentioned:
Berne-Altamont Rd, Berne, NY 12023

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