Downed power line at Bloomsdale Elementary School

Heard on: Randolph, Jackson, Perry and Genevieve Counties Fire, Law and EMS

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

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(number withheld) US Highway 61,

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across Copp Road and Karen Road,

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(number withheld) 2720 .

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Power lines, Bloomsdale Elementary School, (number withheld) US Highway 61, across Copp Road and Karen Road, 1048 .

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This is radio from Randolph, Illinois,

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Randolph County

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Public Safety.

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The caller just reported a line down on the side of the lane in the gravel lot.

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The caller did advise units will need to stay off the lot.

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Use the paved lot near the dumpster.

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The line is not.

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Cross Cove Road and Karen Road.

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Again, line down side of the building in the gravel lot.

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Units will need to stay off the gravel lot.

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You can see in the dumpster.

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The line is not arcing.

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It's going to be pulled a pole.

8/7/2026 08:44 AM

Fire

US-61, Bloomsdale, MO 63627

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers reported a possible downed power line next to an elementary school on US Highway 61 near Copp Road and Karen Road. The line appears to be on the side of the building in a gravel lot, and responding units were advised to stay off the gravel area and use the paved lot near the dumpster. The line was reported as not arcing.