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Utility Pole Snaps and Burns Near Old State Rd 55 NMontgomery County IN

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Old State Rd 55 N & W 775 N, Coal Creek Township, IN 47994

Fire crews responded to a snapped utility pole burning near Old State Rd 55 N and W 775 N. Power lines hung dangerously low across the road. Law enforcement assisted with closing the road for safety.

Audio|Source: Crawfordsville Police, Fire, and EMS
03:13
Transcript:
00:00
Cole Creek Fire, Crawfordville Fire, 712 West,
00:04
75 North. Mail is advising there's a power line, check power pole that has snapped in half, the top of the pole is burning.
00:12
There is a low-hanging line stretched across, hole 55, it is dangerously low.
00:17
We'll have law enforcement around 1447.
00:25
Secretary Command.
00:34
...down a power pole snapped in half.
00:36
The caller is advising the top of the pole is on fire.
00:39
There is a low hanging line that is hanging low across Old 55.
00:53
location, they'll be around to that location.
00:56
I believe you can disregard Crawford's vote this point.
00:59
Also changing safety from Firefighter Meadows to Firefighter Bussey.
01:09
Carls will disbandage firehead borders clear on disregard.
01:16
Disregard at 1448.
01:22
Out of fuel is helping out 15 to 20 minutes yet.
01:30
14 seconds.
01:32
I want to respond to that for that and find that .29 come on there to your location.
01:43
You go.
01:47
42 will bring up to Wingate from the pilot.
01:55
504022.
02:00
Fireground 1[1].
02:22
This information, the UN service is responding from TIPI, they're all on duty, so it should take them on to get down here.
02:30
I think there's two or three coming.
02:33
Ten, four.
02:39
X-15 dispatch.
02:47
We've got a suspicious vehicle call for Lake County.
02:50
Can I drop you in?
02:53
Approbative.
02:54
Next 15.
03:01
Looks like the pole is snapped from the top.
03:03
We do have flames.
03:04
Our lines are going across the field, not the roads.
03:07
We'll have 775 north closed.
03:12
All right, 1450.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Fireground 1: Primary tactical fireground radio channel 1

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Location mentioned:
Old State Rd 55 N & W 775 N, Coal Creek Township, IN 47994

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