Power lines down at avenue a and first street, Westwego LA
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Road ClosurePower lines are down at the intersection near Avenue A and First Street after a dump truck hit a utility pole. The area is barricaded due to live wires on the ground and the utility company has been notified.
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03:19
Transcript:
00:00
Can you dispatch into 9-2A3,
00:05
the Avenue A,
00:07
First Street, power line, down,
00:10
possible a dump truck pole,
00:13
simple.
00:14
Copy Avenue A and First Street? Yes.
00:20
Firewallis, Ving 5, Vignton, and jump at high.
00:25
I have my text, depleting.
00:28
104.
00:30
900 from Fire alarm.
00:35
900.
00:37
Can you give us a 100 block?
00:43
100 block? 100 block.
00:45
Copy the 100 blocks.
00:49
It's going to be the block of Avenue A or first?
00:54
Avenue A.
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Happy.
01:00
Hello, Mrs.
01:01
Engine 5, Engine 5, Engine 5, Steen,
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Command,
01:05
Investigate.
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10. Engine 5, Unseen, Investigate, and 02927.
01:14
Nine hundred taunting.
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Copy.
01:18
Not found out of seeing.
01:24
Okay.
01:26
Copy. Nine two eight in route on seat.
01:38
Copy. Copy nine two eight on seat.
01:54
2928.
01:56
No route to a power line,
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Avenue 1st Street.
02:01
So 9200.
02:03
Power lines Avenue 81st Street.
02:06
So 9200.
02:08
5,
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it's power line down, problem time out, 309.39.
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Mile from 900.
02:19
900.
02:25
We're going to need empty G at Avenue A and Perth Street.
02:29
We're going to barricade it with barricade K, but we have live wires on the ground.
02:35
Copy, Energy has been notified.
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We'll invite from the live by from the live wire.
02:39
Live on 537 available, sorry.
02:42
Thank you, ma'am.
02:45
Copy 3377 available area.
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The one else, same.
02:57
10-4[1]. File on from 900.
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900.
03:07
We've barricated the area off.
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We still need energy to continue.
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We're going to clear all units.
03:12
I mean, return all units, 900 is clear.
03:15
Copy, barricade area off.
03:17
Still need energy, return on units, 900, clear.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or message received; affirmative or OK.
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Location mentioned:
1st St & Ave A, Westwego, LA 70094
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