Downed cable removed from road near Simpson Road

Heard on: Westmoreland County Fire

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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.

00:00

I'm going to throw some cones out on RDP's wires in case nobody sees them from the local area.

00:06

13.

00:07

Fire engine's arriving.

00:08

It's going to be in cable line.

00:09

We're going to remove it off the road.

00:12

10-4.

00:17

Dispatch, Captain 104.

00:19

Give call to Captain.

00:20

The address is (number withheld) Simpson Road.

00:23

It's going to be four to four.

00:24

It's been removed for clearance.

00:25

10-4.

00:32

Dispatch from Assistant 44.

00:35

Assistant 44.

00:40

You notified bus garage for the high school.

00:45

The elementary kids are going to be getting out shortly, and there's a couple buses that run this road.

00:50

They're going to need to go up Mill Road to Kissell Springs to get to the other side of the incident.

01:00

They were already aware of it.

2026-10-16 19:09 UTC

Road Closure

Simpson Rd, Greensburg, PA 15601

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported downed cable or wire partially blocking the roadway near Simpson Road. Cones were placed and the line was removed to clear the road. A nearby school bus garage was notified because several school buses using the area needed a possible detour around the incident.