As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a roadway hazard near Frick Road where a combine reportedly snagged overhead wires, snapping utility poles and leaving telephone cable on the ground and across the road. The road was blocked, no injuries were reported, and the line was described as a non-electrical telephone line. Township officials were requested to help close the road with signs.

Combine pulls down phone lines, road blocked on Frick Road

No injuries. The roadway's blocked. Copy that. I'll be there momentarily. 12-1-57 with one. 12-1-57, Ops 2, 1825. <nospeech> Last unit on dispatch. Washington Brush Five, you're responding to Morgan County. Calling squad 57, (number withheld) Frick Road. Have a combine snagged somewhere, hanging wire, snapped a couple poles. No injuries, and roadway's blocked. We need to go and talk to the township supervisor. Supervisor's having a situation with fire department closing all the way down. Okay, copy. Calling Fire Police 57-3 on scene. Fire, please 573, 2.7. Guys, wires on the ground. It should be a telephone line. It's non-electrical. Okay, copy. You're going to need the township to come out with road signs to shut both ends down. All right. Yeah, the telephone cable. There's at least one pole snapped and cable is broke in multiple places. Okay, copy. This is (name withheld). Company, call number 14. Frontier, Century Link, who overruns Frontier now. Okay, copy. Fire police 57, three from one. That's correct. I was wanting to know if you want me to stage here at Walker Road and Frick Road or call back there. You can probably go available. We're gonna let this over to the township by the sounds of it. Okay, if you want to see. I'm coming from Frick right now. Just watch my pickup sitting there in the middle of the road with lines across the road in front of it.

Washington Brush Five, you're responding to Morgan County.

Calling squad 57, (number withheld) Frick Road.

Have a combine snagged somewhere, hanging wire, snapped a couple poles.

having a situation with fire department closing all the way down.

You're going to need the township to come out with road signs to shut both ends down.

There's at least one pole snapped and cable is broke in multiple places.

Frontier, Century Link, who overruns Frontier now.

I was wanting to know if you want me to stage here at Walker Road and Frick Road or call back there.

We're gonna let this over to the township by the sounds of it.

Just watch my pickup sitting there in the middle of the road with lines across the road in front of it.

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