Fallen power line prompts temporary road closure, Schenectady County NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/4/2025 03:04 PM

Schenectady County, NY

Fire crews responded to a fallen power line in nearby woods that caused temporary road closures and traffic control until the hazard was cleared.

Audio|Source: Schenectady County Fire/EMS

03:13

Transcript:

00:00

325. All right, we found it's going to be in the power line going down the woods there.

00:12

Closest pool is going to pull number one.

00:15

The expert national grid.

00:26

321, pull on the line.

00:28

3-5 to 3-2, are we going to one-way this or what?

00:36

Have no clue.

00:43

Hold steady for a second.

00:52

139 to the fireplace.

00:54

Fred, is there just one of you or is there two of either?

01:00

There's three. I'm on my way down. Any one second.

01:05

Alright, we're gonna close down one lane and just alternate.

01:11

I'll let you guys work that out.

01:15

Receive you.

01:19

Whoever is down by sports time and usually come down closer to where that political sign is and go from there.

01:26

And we'll keep this a lane closest to cyber operating closed.

01:35

Other 50 yards?

01:51

Hey, you parking at me.

01:55

See you again?

02:01

2665, let me know what in your position.

02:08

dispatch (number withheld).

02:14

All ahead of traffic in Wednesday, is that okay?

02:19

I've got several cars straddling the line right now. I'm holding the whole line behind the three parts that I've got right now.

02:28

Okay,

02:34

please. Alright, 139 to fire please.

02:38

We're going to be moving everything off the road so we can open the road back.

02:46

Receive, open it up?

02:50

Yeah, the hazard is not going to fall onto the roadway.

02:57

Receive. Open it up.

03:02

I'm open on my end.

03:08

If you could on either end, just slow them down as they're coming through, but don't stop anybody.

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