Power outage caused by squirrel at transformer near Atrium, Brown County WI


A loud bang was heard near Atrium and Jordan, causing a power outage. The outage was likely due to a transformer issue caused by a squirrel tripping the breaker near the intersection of Jordan and Quinnett.
Audio|Source: Brown County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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If you could check the area around Atrium and Jordan, we got one call so far about a loud bang noise.
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411, I can advise if I need a second.
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4.48.
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For a copy to me.
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Sounds like she has no power, so I'm assuming that transform.
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The number of those three.
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Where are we?
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Do you check, Eastbound Kellogg from Norwood? There's a gray pickup truck that speeds down Kellogg every morning.
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Unknown plate.
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Good year and do it, I'm out of vision.
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Hi.
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Just that for me, Miss 11.
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Hi.
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You can mark as clear the scene of the hospital, sorry.
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411 dispatch.
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Go ahead.
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Here's a squirrel trip to break around a transformer. I'll give you the poll number when you're ready.
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Go ahead.
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It'll be 96 F rank, F rank,
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2, 5.
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Near the intersection of Jordan and Quinnett.
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