Trash truck knocks down telecom wires near Saratoga Ave, Excelsior Springs MO


A trash truck backed into telecom wires near Saratoga Avenue, causing wires to hang near a vehicle. The wires are not sparking and may not be power lines, but responders treat them as possibly energized wires.
Audio|Source: Clay County Public Safety
03:24
Transcript:
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Standby for dispatch call of lines down, near Saratoga Avenue.
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Coroner route.
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Pleasure in route.
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Response requested near Saratoga Avenue on a call of lines down and trash truck backed into telecom wires. It's hanging down and almost touching a gray vehicle that looks like a pathfinder.
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It is not sparking at the moment. They said that the pole doesn't look damaged from where they are.
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Dispatch Rescue Tuesday, North Town.
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1415.
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Cells for pumper 2 will be en route?
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Pumper 2 and out.
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You go ahead and give Amberton and call.
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I'm heading that way, please.
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Tops calling, Amhern.
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Hi, on soon.
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Onsen. On 10, 17.
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Just match 101.
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101, go ahead.
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You can put me on call, put me on the scene.
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Saratoga will be blocked.
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Copy.
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101, which way do you need us to come in from?
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Hey,
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you can come out of the Broadway if you haven't already committed downtown, you can just stage there in from the OPD.
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Copy that, we're just coming down Sundayside Hill now.
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Stand by medical dispatch, 1410 Hospital Drive transfer to Liberty.
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Requested 1410 Hospital Drive Valley Manor transfer to Liberty party is going to be at the nurses station malpatient feeling weak after having rectal bleeding they said he is full code but they are not working a full code he is breathing and conscious.
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This is one o one one one one all right poll number one you ready go ahead.
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Edward Sam 0954 No updating information The Shaw fishing member units in service, Liberty will be transporting to Liberty Hospital momentarily Copy, Edward Sam, 0954 Cup that, 14, Corey.
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Rescue 3, Liberty.
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We'll be transporting one non-emergent to Liberty Hospital.
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All right, it's going to be telecom wires. It is not power wires that are down across the vehicle,
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but they are draped over a masthead that is associated with near Saratoga, so we cannot guarantee that they are not energized by those, so we'll need Amher to still respond.
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Near Saratoga Ave, Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
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