Road closed near Burma due to fallen trees and power lines, Kootenai County ID
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Road ClosureAccording to the dispatch call, multiple trees have fallen across roads near Burma and Highway 97, bringing down power lines and blocking traffic completely. Authorities have set up traffic control and are monitoring the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Kootenai County Fire and EMS
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03:14
Transcript:
00:00
Do we have law enforcement directing traffic on one end of Burma?
00:09
Negative.
00:13
Copy that. I had a personal call stating that law enforcement had redirected traffic on one end from a downed power tree.
00:21
I'll be interested in getting my issue.
00:37
Heading to the station; however, there's a tree across Highway 97 by a nearby house.
00:46
Copy that, is that tree fully blocking Highway 97?
00:51
Definitely, 100%.
00:55
Copy that.
01:11
Central 1401 is in-out.
01:19
Copy 1401.11.
01:21
1401 for 1402.
01:25
1401. 1401.
01:26
1401.
01:28
Did you copy the last traffic that there's a fully blocked tree at Highway 97 in the Wellspring area?
01:37
Copy, that's Highway 97.
01:39
I've been there already.
01:40
I'm coming over Gotham Bay.
01:42
It's also blocked, so I've got to cut my way through here.
01:56
Good.
02:03
14-0-6, did you have traffic for me?
02:10
Central 14-0-2.
02:12
14-0-2.
02:15
14-0-2.
02:18
I'm un-seeing at the...
02:20
Oh, sorry, standby, we just have a tree down.
02:29
1420. We have multiple trees down here at this location.
02:34
We have another tree fall.
02:36
We've got power lines involved.
02:38
We have traffic both ways on both sides.
02:43
Copy that. I'm right behind you.
02:51
14-02 in the 46.
02:55
Go ahead.
02:58
I'm sending traffic control on the south side of I-90 by the following street.
03:03
Yeah,
03:05
copy just let them know we have multiple trees down and they're not going to be able to get through here.
03:14
Copy that.
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Location mentioned:
E Burma Rd, Idaho 83833
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