Downed lines and broken poles close School Street

Heard on: Indiana County Fire Dispatch and Fireground Operations

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Are these going to be the lines and poles on the left-hand side of May Street and School Street going up to the dead end?

00:06

Yes, County.

00:07

It's the poles on the left-hand side.

00:09

There's one, two, three broken poles.

00:14

Appreciate it.

00:19

Indiana County 143 on scene.

00:24

1619.

00:32

142, do you want us to just stage down here at the intersection?

00:37

Yeah, just stage at the intersection and shut it down.

00:43

140 chief to 143.

00:47

Go ahead, 143.

00:51

I had a gentleman down here says these lines are down right at his driveway that he can park at a gas well to get to his house.

00:58

He's passing him into his home.

01:03

Is it a blue Ford truck, Brandon?

01:07

Yes, it is. Two 50 with a flatbed.

01:10

Go ahead and send them back.

01:11

He can go to the gas well road.

01:16

Copy that.

8/20/2026 01:18 PM

Road Closure

School St, Indiana, PA

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to downed utility lines and several broken poles near May Street and School Street in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Units shut down the roadway and directed a resident in a blue flatbed pickup truck to use a gas well access road to reach his home.