Garbage truck tangled in overhead lines on Penn Street

Heard on: Franklin PA Fire-Tac Group Calls

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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.

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Chief Nine, we just received a call.

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A trash truck has hung up in the line, and their passenger is still in the vehicle.

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(name withheld) from Chief Nine for the phone number.

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Go ahead.

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West Penn, Route 41847.

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Copy, seven fifty-one.

00:24

(name withheld), revise West Penn.

00:26

The garbage truck did get into.

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Lines, they were communication lines, but it did stress the electric wires.

00:34

They had sparks and smoke from the transformer on that pole that I gave you the number for.

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The best I can tell, the residents that I've been able to make contact with, residents still have power.

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I will have information of the truck that was into the communication lines if they do need to come out and need information on the company.

00:57

Copy 752.

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No further fire department services are needed.

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I'll be switching back.

9/1/2026 04:47 AM

Fire

Penn St, Mont Alto, PA 17237

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a trash truck became entangled in overhead communication lines near Penn Street in Mont Alto, with sparks and smoke from a nearby transformer pole. The passenger reportedly remained in the vehicle, and residents in the area still had power. Fire units indicated no further services were needed.