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Pickup truck hits house and downed power lines in CambridgeCambridge MD

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Locust St & High St, Cambridge, MD 21613

A pickup truck crashed into a house near the intersection of High Street and Locust Street in Cambridge. The collision caused a power pole to fall and power lines to come down. The driver exited the vehicle and may have been electrocuted. Emergency responders are on scene, with the electric company contacted to manage the situation.

Audio|Source: Dorchester County Fire and EMS
04:11
Transcript:
00:00
One, Pyramidic 100, you have an alarm.
00:06
Knox alarm to Port Motor Vehicle, vehicle collision, car into a house.
00:15
Rescue Box 1 2, Station 1, Paramedic 101, Toma, Paramedic 93,
00:21
Station 30, motor vehicle collision, car into a house,
00:26
via Locust Street, Opera Street, Spinal Fire Attack 2A,
00:30
1947.
00:45
On your spot to the intersection of High Street, Buckle Street, motor vehicle collision.
00:51
The original caller said the vehicle took out a pole.
00:54
Another caller said the vehicle hit the corner of the residence, injuries possible.
01:00
Chief one around.
01:04
Chief one, nineteen forty.
01:10
Dorchester, keep one, two,
01:13
one, two,
01:16
nineteen forty-eight.
01:26
Dorchester all units responding to the rescue box at High and Locust.
01:32
DSA's on location, advising power lines down.
01:35
Driver is...
01:39
93, 1949.
01:42
DSA's on location, advising power lines are down.
01:45
Mightways, and that's right for all the ones.
01:51
DSO is on location, advising power lines down.
01:54
The driver has gotten out of the vehicle possibly electrocuted; holding contact with the electric company at this time.
02:03
Toby, can meet the address.
02:07
The intersection of Locust Street.
02:09
Okay, that's probably the only case; I'm going to establish the command.
02:12
I do have one pickup truck into the side of the building.
02:16
I'll do that; power lines down.
02:18
My advice.
02:19
I'll get inside of Smith.
02:23
Hi, everybody got you three.
02:24
It'll be the intersection of High Street, Locust Street.
02:29
One-on-one door trucks, what's the status of aviation?
02:36
We're checking down.
02:43
Thorchester Command.
02:44
The entire company's been alerted.
02:46
I have crew en route to give us some T.A.
02:52
Okay,
02:54
I do have one telephone pole split-knap.
02:57
We have power lines down.
03:00
I have one patient in the middle of the power lines.
03:04
Unresponsive, however, we're unable to gain access into the fire setup.
03:11
More, Judge, C-12100, 1550.
03:20
Paramedic warned, Priority 3[1], Cambridge, G.R.
03:23
5 minutes.
03:27
Paramedic 100, switching UMFOps 1.
03:34
Hi, another rock.
03:39
Paramedic 101, 1950.
03:45
One hundred, priority 3, chamber, GR, 5 minutes.
03:51
Harmony, 100, 1952.
03:57
Rescue Box 1-2, motor vehicle collision via High Street, Locust Street.
04:02
Rescue Box 1-2, Station 1, Pump Station 30, motor vehicle collision, via High Street Locust Street.
04:08
Respond to 1, Fire Attack 2A, 1952.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Priority 3: Lower-priority/non-urgent call

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Locust St & High St, Cambridge, MD 21613

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Incident Timeline

  1. Damage Assessment and Utility Coordination
  2. Patient Located in Hazard Area
  3. Command Established; Hazards Identified
  4. Units Arrive On Scene
  5. Multiple Callers Confirm Damage
  6. Initial Dispatch: Vehicle Crash Reported

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