Garbage truck hits low-hanging line on 76th Ave, Chippewa County WI
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a road closure on 76th Avenue in Wisconsin after a garbage truck struck a low-hanging telephone or utility line. The line became caught on the vehicle’s mirror, leading to safety concerns. AT&T was notified and dispatched personnel to repair the damaged line. The road remained closed until the issue could be resolved.
Audio|Heard on: Chippewa County Sheriff and Chippewa Falls Police
Listen to dispatch call
03:21
Transcript:
00:00
20 to 423, could be this fire left yet?
00:08
423, it's going to be the area of 76th Avenue.
00:12
Caller advising he's in a garbage truck and he hit one of the lines.
00:16
He's unsure if it was power or utility.
00:17
The line is hanging from his mirror.
00:20
Just information, my caller is light and house with a weapons caution.
00:27
Tough.
00:29
Being rough.
00:30
We have tunnel.
00:33
Yes, sir.
00:38
He's on scene.
00:40
It's gonna be a telephone line.
00:45
Ten four.
00:51
Can you contact AT&T? I've got a pole number for you when you're ready to copy.
00:58
Go ahead.
01:01
Pole number (number withheld).
01:10
Ten four.
01:13
Two three.
01:19
Chief three.
01:22
You can cancel that out.
01:25
Ten four.
01:31
One hundred and forty-six county.
01:36
Go ahead.
01:38
I'll be ten twenty-four tonight.
01:44
Ten four.
01:45
One forty-four county out at 0912, bro.
01:50
Seven four.
01:55
District thirty-two.
02:02
The telephone line is crossing two different roads.
02:05
It is low enough that AT&T is going to have to come out here immediately.
02:10
The road will be shut down until they do get here.
02:14
Ten four. They've been contacted.
02:16
They're going to be sending someone.
02:27
Fire district squad three.
02:31
Squad three.
02:35
Fire district squad will be en route to call in Lafayette.
02:41
Three personnel.
02:44
Ten four at 1515.
02:49
All responding units to Lafayette, you can drop the code one.
02:58
404 County 1042.
03:02
Ten four 404.
03:08
23 County.
03:12
Four twenty-three.
03:16
Just seeing the notes that it's an AT&T line.
03:18
Did AT&T give an ETA?
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Location mentioned:
76th Ave, Wisconsin
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