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Accidental downed cable line blocks road in MartinsburgMartinsburg WV

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Martinsburg, WV

Fire crews responded to a downed cable line blocking a road in Martinsburg, WV. They coordinated with cable company and used ATVs to access the area and clear wires off the road. The incident appeared accidental with no signs of arson or crime reported.

Audio|Source: Martinsburg Fire, Berkeley Fire, Tac 1-4
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Transcript:
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Brush 65, when you get up here,
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go to the weight of my bus truck and try to get underneath the power line with Forestry line and come up that side of the woods.
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65 copies.
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Command.
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Go ahead.
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My standers are saying right there at the base somewhere, there's a Jeep trail to the right that would bring and come around and come up to the top if you want to try to find that.
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Yeah, it's Schneider across from 46.
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Okay, would you like to have the person who knows the trail take the ATB up through there and see if they can get up top to you?
00:53
Yep, they can.
00:54
I don't know where the line's down right there or not.
01:01
Forty-three Berkley.
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Andrew 43, go ahead.
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Erfee, you're ready for full number.
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Okay. Okay.
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Two point three, go ahead.
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It's going to be one, four, three,
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two,
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over three,
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seven.
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Just to confirm,
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one, four, three, two, over three seven, is that correct?
01:32
Affirmative.
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Simple.
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Did it, boy, say, first.
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Enter 43 go ahead.
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Berkley, wires appear to be Cable Line.
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Go ahead and store Cable Company, plus them wires on the rail around.
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Kathy H. 43, wires appear to be cable lines.
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We'll go ahead and start the cable company, 16-06.
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I'm going to stand ATV 30 with a civilian in front and his buggy to see if they can make access to the trail to the right to get up top to you.
02:17
They're going to be a crew of two with ATV.
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Okay.
02:29
Is that line down there 65?
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We're good right here.
02:36
Do you want me to try to access this plane? Yeah,
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you can try to access if we get too tight back out there.
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Okay.
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5.01, Arrasbrook Medical Center.
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501, you have advised to arrive to birth for medical.
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With that,
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and the civilians with two to show the property how it makes the way in.
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Okay, 1st 65 is trying to make access now.
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Engine 43, Berkeley.
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Engine 43, go ahead.
03:25
Berkeley, temporary, move the cable line out of the way.
03:30
So we could open the road so we know other fire services needed.
03:34
Cable company still needs to respond.
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You send it 43 in service, screens for wherever it reopened.
03:43
Gravians in 43, smooth wires out of the way, no other fire response needed.
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We are attempting to publish the Cable Company.

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