Power line down and smoldering near Brown St causes outage, Portage IN


A power line near Brown Street is down and smoldering due to contact with wildlife causing a short circuit. This has resulted in a loss of power for nearby homes.
Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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POTage 1. Priority 1[1].
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Electrical hazard.
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Wiredown.
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At near Brown Street.
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Time up 1000.
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4.
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213.2.0.
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But 193 has one of the juveniles.
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27. I have the second.
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They're confirming both juveniles located.
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Help but that's a permit.
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Tempor, advisor, officer, location.
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Vail Park on Windsor Trail just north of Vail Park.
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Teport, Vail Park, Windsor Trail.
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VALPA 115. 177 will be in the yard of near Settleburg crossing.
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There are near Settleberg Crossing.
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Chasmix 6.10.25 Friberidge.
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6.
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Decision 6.2.8.
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6. 6. 6.
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Indiana truck flight, T-Tom K King 946, O ocean T-Tom Z-Z. TK-946 OTZ expires in 26, that's the only blue Chevy truck in the lot.
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Go-6, you count for?
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That's perfect.
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Your last location was westbound from Woodstream Crossing Readvice?
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I'm still at the current location with juvenile.
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Okay, 193.
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193, 115. Just stand by there.
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I'll be back to grab it.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Injuries the location that you found in the 19 and email me at triple-I for the passenger room 1024.
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13-213.
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24.
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Can you log 3714 for the EMS?
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It's going to be a refusal in just that medical report, the 10-8[2].
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24.
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Number 115,
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1023, self-school, ending 5661-2, 5666-1-2.
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10-06.
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Zone 2.
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141.
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500 north say road 49, 500 north and 49 east of this location of westbound lanes the white pickup truck back into a ditch occupied color is not involved
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141 potential quarters letter one
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I've got a poll number when you're ready
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345 over 837-345-837.
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We've got a smoldering on top of the pole.
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Here's wildlife care in contact with it and shorted it out.
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It's directly behind near Brown.
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Neighbors are without power.
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Ported to 9-1.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Priority 1: Highest-priority emergency response requiring immediate action due to threat to life, safety, or property.
[2]
10-8: Available for duty and ready to respond to calls.
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Location mentioned:
Near Brown St, Portage, IN 46368
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