Tree on power lines near McKinley Rd in Montrose, Montrose MI
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As discussed during the dispatch call, crews in Montrose responded to a large tree that had fallen onto electrical lines near McKinley Road. While no wires were down, the tree was resting on several power lines and a nearby pole arm was turned. The area needed to be de-energized, and repair crews with a crawler vehicle and trimmers were required to safely remove the tree and repair the crossbar.
Audio|Heard on: Wexford MI Utilities Group Calls
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01:44
Transcript:
00:00
Six four 221.
00:03
Near McKinley Road, Montrose.
00:08
There's no wire down.
00:10
It's a large tree.
00:13
It's laid over and it's laying on the primary, the neutral, and the triplex secondary.
00:22
It's also got.
00:24
Got one of the arms on the pole turned around.
00:29
This might be a good one to do in the daylight.
00:34
They're probably going to need a crawler to get back there.
00:40
It's not something that can just be done from the ground.
00:43
The tree is on the south side of a house and will need to be de-energized.
00:50
A crew will be needed to fix the braces on the crossbar.
00:59
Copy that. At the McKinley Road location in Montrose, they'll need trimmers and a crew.
01:08
Better to do in the daylight.
01:10
We do not have a wire down, but a tree is pinning everything together.
01:15
Is that correct?
01:18
Yeah, that's correct.
01:20
I would recommend the tree crew have their crawler to use the bucket.
01:30
Copy that and crawler for the tree crew.
01:33
That way they can get back there and use their bucket and equipment.
01:37
We will send this back with a couple of notes on it.
01:43
Copy that.
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Location mentioned:
N McKinley Rd, Montrose, MI 48457
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