Tree hangs on wires blocking Elmer Drive in Churchill


A tree has fallen and is hanging on power lines on Elmer Drive in Churchill. This has caused the road to be blocked off. Fire units are setting up barricades and using vehicles to close the road until the hazard can be cleared.
Audio|Source: Allegheny County Fire - East
03:49
Transcript:
Touchy. All right. You got a tree down split. It's hanging on the wires. Like I said, no arcing or sparking. You're going to do can't light out here. Roost you. I got a poll number for you two. 168195. How is she? 122-2 is getting off. Okay. For a true down and the wires between 308 and 310, Elmer Drive and Churchill, 122, 302 engine respond on eastfire for 628. 122 chief 122 assistant go ahead chief 122nd 222nd 2nd hey i need you to block it off at donningham and homer i'm gonna get barricades up and we'll block it off Are we blocking with vehicles or barricades in comes? They need you to block it off for now until we get some barricades up there. again of the where you want to shut down. Donningham and Churchill, Rose, right there, the intersection. Copy that. Do you want me use my personal vehicle or one of the fire department equipment? Your vehicle will be fine for now. Copy that. Assistant 122 into the scene. Copy. Two to empty, County. County. Okay, County. All right, I have no fire units around here in the apartment and Duke Elyde was notified. County, 122 chief. 122 chief. At this point, we just need to block the road off or go to the units we have. Unit 2, Deputy, you copy. Jack County, I'm passing command over to 122 chiefs. Out.
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Location mentioned:
Near William Penn Hwy, Monroeville, PA 15146
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