Fire police manage reopening of I-81 southbound exits, Franklin County PA


Fire police and traffic units coordinated the reopening of southbound Interstate 81 near exits 5 and 3 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Exit 5 has resumed normal operation, while the exit 3 off ramp remains closed. Rolling roadblocks and traffic control measures were used to manage vehicle flow during the reopening.
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Transcript:
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341, 344. Just stay put at Commerce for her right now.
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Copy.
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Traffic 18 and fire police to me, and she's going to be on her what?
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Copy, thank you.
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842, go ahead and spin around in there and started up, we're going to start the pace.
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842, go ahead and set the pace there, we're going to fall right behind, get in the center.
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Call up.
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Ambulance 2323 at hospital.
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It was 43.23.
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2017.
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3.43, when you get a food line truck, just blow your whistle once and our, uh, bring them through.
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Repeat that.
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The unit's at the bottom of the five,
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uh, off ramp.
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Hey, we're past the exit.
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So if you wanted to do what you were going to do really, you got it and do her.
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Copy that. Thank you.
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We're going to reopen the phone ramp then.
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843, I said, if you get a food line truck,
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just let me know by blowing your whistle once and then send them down to me.
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Traffic, let's hold up a little bit here.
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I don't see your car. He's coming behind.
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Let's go try that one.
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All right, I actually just remember they're coming out.
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Talking.
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Chief 3, Fire Police Command.
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Go ahead, Chief.
02:02
The paper just inquired.
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She wanted to confirm that they're reopening Southbound 81.
02:11
That is correct, sir.
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I have traffic 44, Utility 8, doing a rolling roadblock to exit 3.
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They are both going to pull off at the exit and keep everybody on the interstate.
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Perfectly command, 4447.
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Go ahead.
02:33
All right, with my location, traffic has died significantly coming off of Carlisle Street.
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With traffic 18 and 445 up at the firehouse entrance, I feel comfortable leaving this location on man and going up in assisting 343 and 1841 if I thought right with you.
02:53
Perfectly fine, brother, go forward.
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841, the fire police man.
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Go ahead.
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Do you need me anyplace else? We're finished here at the bottom of X-5.
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Fire Police command from Travick 18.
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I could use one more fire police at this location.
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I'd do one through to Frankl.
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12 by 28 safely on the ground.
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Traffic 18, where are you at?
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Probably no, two.
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Will flight take 20 rounds, 2020?
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Fireplace, 440, and the Fire Police Command.
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We have exit 5 back in normal operation.
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Myself and 441 is available.
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Take it, Paul.
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Fire police at the ramp at exit 5.
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I need you to proceed down the borough to Williamsport Pike.
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And it's this fire police there.
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Which has the control.
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I'll go up to traffic 18 and the other units can get down to waves for pike.
03:59
Copy that, that'll work, thank you.
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440 and 441 is direct.
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Cornal vehicle just passed my location.
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Our Police Command, Vives, Utility 6, Transport Unit.
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A just-passed R8 area here at Williamsport Pike and 11.
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Hit into your direction.
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Copy that, 344, give them a rope.
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Traffic 44.
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I'm going to have you in the rear since you got the better lighting.
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Just keep to the right when we get on the off ramp.
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I want to keep to the left so they can see a double error board.
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Copy.
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I say no more than these signs here on the right here.
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You can probably set up in there or a little further ahead, right where the three is.
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I'm going to go up a little further.
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Copy, I'll set up right here at the 3, Mind Worker 3.
05:02
Yep, that's good, and I'm going to hit right up here.
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842, just try to block that off, make sure nobody cuts around us.
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341 to Franklin.
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Good.
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To be advised per PSP we have reopened 81 southbound at exit 5.
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However,
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the southbound exit 3 off ramp is still close.
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Thank you, 23.
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