Power Pole Down and Tree Blocking Highway 254 and River Road, Sparking Lines Reported

AI SUMMARY: At around 11:44 am, a power pole was reported down at Highway 254 and River Road. A tree was also possibly blocking the road, and multiple calls were transferred to the fire department regarding sparking lines. Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) was notified and was expected to respond within 15 minutes. The roadway was completely blocked, and PG&E indicated they would arrive within 10 minutes.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 12:11 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


11:44 a.m.
[2] [Appended, 11:45:28] [1] POWER POLE DOWN
11:45 a.m.
[6] [Appended, 11:45:46] [2] TREE IS POSSIBLY 1125
11:46 a.m.
[10] XFERRED MULT PREV CALLERS TO FIRE FOR SPARKING LINES [Shared]
11:47 a.m.
[12] 1039 PGandE WILL CB WITH ETA [Shared]
11:47 a.m.
[13] 1039 CT [Shared]
11:52 a.m.
[16] [Notification] [CHP]-CF 97 RDWY COMPLETLEY BLOCKED [Shared]
11:53 a.m.
[17] 1039 DOT [Shared]
12:07 p.m.
[19] [Notification] [CHP]-PGandE ENRT ETA 15 MIN [Shared]
12:08 p.m.
[20] PER PGE 10 MIN ETA [Shared]
12:55 p.m.
[28] 1039 ATT
12:56 p.m.
[30] PER ATT 2 HR ETA WILL ATTEMPT TO EXPEDITE

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