Power Lines Down on Zenia Lake Mountain Road, Road Blocked with Puddle of Oil - Emergency Services Delayed

AI SUMMARY: A traffic hazard was reported at 3800-3911 Zenia Lake Mountain Road involving power lines down in the road. A pole was completely on the ground with only cables left blocking the entire roadway. There was no vehicle in the road, but there was a puddle of oil. The reporting party stated that the pole was not blocking the road, but the lines were. PG&E was contacted and estimated an ETA of 1 1/2 to 2 hours. The fire department was not responding to pages and was unable to get them to respond.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 1:31 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


1:03 p.m.
[2] POWER LINES IN RDWY
1:04 p.m.
[4] POLE COMPLETELY ON THE GROUND/ ONLY CABLE ON THE RDWY
1:04 p.m.
[5] ACROSS ENTIRE RDWY
1:05 p.m.
[6] NO VEH IN RDWY // PUDDLE OF OIL BUT NEG VEH
1:06 p.m.
[7] PER RP POLE IS NOT BLOCKING BUT LINES ARE
1:06 p.m.
[8] 1039 TRIN SO/ WILL ADVISE FIRE BUT DOESNT KNOW WHAT THEY WILL DO ABOUT IT
1:10 p.m.
[10] 1039 PGE
1:18 p.m.
[11] PER PGE ETA 1 1/2 HR TO 2 HRS
1:28 p.m.
[12] PER TRIN SO/ CANNOT GET FIRE TO RESPOND / NOT RESPONDING TO PAGES
1:51 p.m.
[18] PGE STILL HAVE 1-2 HR ETA
4:54 p.m.
[23] A90-020 PGE 97 1125 CLRD

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