Wires Down

Timeline

1. 1:49pmCounty 911
   Kent County 911: Caledonia Township Fire — Wire Down, 7100 block of Thornapple River Dr SE, Caledonia Township
2. 1:50pmRadio
   Low-hanging wire across the roadway just north of the intersection of Thornapple River Drive and 68th Street
3. 1:55pmRadio
   Dispatch advising Caledonia Engine 71: second caller reports the wire is on Thornapple River Drive south of 68th Street, between there and 76th Street
4. 1:58pmRadio
   Engine 71 on scene at Thornapple River Drive; appears to be a communication cable; crews confirming and establishing command
5. 1:58pmRadio
   Communication line partially blocking roadway at 7100 block of Thornapple River Drive
6. 2:03pmRadio
   Two low-hanging communication wires stretching pole to pole across the road; crews checking whether they're in contact with power lines (1403)
7. 2:06pmRadio
   Command at Thornapple River Drive requesting dispatch
8. 2:07pmRadio
   Command requests Consumers Energy; not sure whether the communication cable is touching power lines on the pole
9. 2:30pmRadio
   Crew in front of 7400 block of 68th Street finds a broken communication line already tied up, possibly zip-tied; could have been a secondary call
10. 2:31pmRadio
    Crew continuing south to the original dispatch address, 7070, to confirm nothing is there before wrapping up
11. 2:32pmRadio
    Another unit checked both 68th Street and Thornapple River Drive intersections, no low-hanging wires; crews also checked south from 7100 to 7070, no low-hanging wires at 7070
12. 2:33pmRadio
    Consumers Energy to remove the wires from the roadway; Engine 71 clear, command terminated