Downed power line causing road hazard on Cedar Springs

Heard on: Wythe County and Town of Wytheville Fire and EMS

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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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Brush four is going to be on scene, Cedar Springs and Myrtle Lane.

00:04

We'll be releasing people down here with traffic control.

00:09

Copy. This is

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30.

00:18

Go ahead, 30.

00:20

Since you got brush four down there at Myrtle Lane, we're going to go ahead and sit here where the line is down, make sure nobody flips over.

00:27

Beautiful.

00:33

Rescue 31 to Central.

00:39

Go ahead.

00:41

Central, were you able to verify that they had been notified? Reference that power line on Cedar Springs Road.

00:50

Negative, I don't have any numerics to give them a call yet.

00:58

Okay, if you can give them a call and give them that pole number, that pole number should tell them exactly where it's at.

01:06

We're treating unit 42 in central.

01:15

The closest address is going to be (number withheld) Cedar Springs Road.

7/4/2026 12:31 PM

Road Closure

Cedar Springs Rd, Rural Retreat, VA 24368

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews managed traffic around a possible downed power line near Cedar Springs Road and Myrtle Lane. Units stayed in place for traffic control while the power company was asked to respond using the utility pole number.