Garbage truck pulls down power lines in New Smyrna Beach, New Smyrna Beach FL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in New Smyrna Beach responded to a downed power line incident near Wildwood Drive. A garbage truck reportedly pulled down electrical lines connecting a pole to a building. Crews observed no other hazards and requested Duke Energy to handle the damaged line. One person was evaluated but apparently declined medical transport.
Audio|Heard on: Volusia County Fire and EMS
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02:42
Transcript:
00:00
Engine three, power line call near Wildwood Drive.
00:03
Engine three select tag seven down since fifty-eight.
00:09
Central medic TT zero.
00:17
One three zero, were you trying to (content withheld)?
00:21
Negative.
00:27
Engine 23 is en route.
00:34
Engine 23 at 0659.
00:40
Medic 125 central.
00:44
Medic 125.
00:48
You can take medic 220 off the call and touch us, they're calling.
00:52
Medic 112.
00:56
Medic 112?
00:58
Go ahead.
01:00
At this time there's one patient possible refusal, we're just standing by.
01:06
Okay.
01:08
Copy that.
01:10
05.
01:13
(unintelligible)
01:37
Engine 98, BLS 114, general medical monitoring, same Cambridge Circle.
01:42
Engine 98, BLS 115, select tag 3 ton 704.
01:51
Engine 98, roger.
01:55
Engine 98, 704.
02:03
S81 Central.
02:05
Engine 73, patient contact.
02:08
Engine 73 has a response.
02:11
You need Duke Energy to respond out here.
02:17
Looks like a garbage truck took the power lines from the street to the weatherhead of the building, but there are no other hazards here.
02:25
They just need to come out and cut the line.
02:29
AJ, one copy.
02:30
I'm landlining with him now.
02:32
Is it going to be a line that's pole to pole?
02:38
Negative, it's a pole to the weatherhead to the building.
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Location mentioned:
Wildwood Dr, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
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