Roads blocked by downed trees and branches


The incident involves multiple trees and branches blocking roads and power lines, creating hazards for drivers and requiring public works assistance.
Audio|Source: Will and DuPage Counties Police/Fire
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Transcript:
Just come at 21st. 223. And, yeah, the road's getting flooded out here, just north of that location also. They cannot expedite it. They're saying that they're actually working in the area somewhere on that same outage, maybe just not where you guys are. Thank you. It's more going to be an hazard just if the branch breaks and falls into the roadways. It's going to apply the pump of work. It's right now it's still attached and it's not causing the wires to fall down or anything. It's also not power wires. It's going to be a cable wire and there's a tree that's sturdy and attached that's running through it. I'm not sure. I didn't know I had EMA and you pulled them off in 31 North Washington and you're gonna need them at 58th and James? No, we're trying to handle the situation by ourselves here. And I spoke to the mechanics, I'm going to the garage to see if we can get Engine[2] 182 inside there and then you can swap and go into that power today. IELTWRTRIVE, Darien, Engine 90, Metac-90, Cross Street of Stewart Drive and Dead End. Wiretower arcing, District 4334, left 593, area road, westmark engine 125. Actually, you pull up $1.25, I'll put myself on that for now and I'll advise me need an engine. Okay, message received. Pulling up engine 125. ACDC[1], Medic[3], 183 is in quarters as well, no can. Okay, message received. Yeah. About 5,600 blocks, I've got to treat this blocking portion of the Southbound lane. Go ahead. Just be advised. South Ellen from Sheehan to Marston got hit pretty hard. There's a bunch of trees down in people's branches and large-sized limbs down in people's friend areas. They're not causing any hazards. So to get any calls, just be aware. Personally in the roadway, but it could be probably dragged by the homeowner. Other than that is just more just a lot of small branches in the roadway and homeowner responsibility. Chief 183. Chief 183. Put on the list for Conrad, it's definitely hanging on the power line, plus it's pushing on one of their polls that if you can notify our public works that they're going to have to come out here. On Cumbner, just south of 59 to pick up a pretty good tree that's in the roadway. Out on 83 in Riverside, Riverside and 83. It's going to be on Echo Clean 44670. E2-EQ 44670 on a flight Nissan Central. We are returning. Okay, Mr. James Drive that we just found. Okay, Master, receive. 23 I taped it off with fire lane tape for time ed to see I'm the service retreat
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ACDC: Area Communications Dispatch Center
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Engine: Fire engine unit
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Medic: Medical response unit
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Downers Grove, IL
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