Tractor-trailer and RV overturn on I-81 northbound lanes, Harrisonburg VA
TrafficA tractor-trailer and an RV overturned on the northbound lanes of Interstate 81 near mile marker 248 in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Emergency responders confirmed there were no people trapped and all occupants were out of the vehicles. Three dogs were also on scene needing assistance. The tractor-trailer was carrying tomatoes and was still running, so crews worked to shut it off for safety. The incident blocked traffic, causing delays and requiring cleanup and stabilization operations.
Audio|Source: Harrisonburg Fire & EMS
06:52
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 3 is on location.
00:05
Tractor trailer on its side and an RV on its side in the northbound lane at the 248.
00:15
Okay.
00:16
Carp. Beasping Command.
00:19
The engine 3 on location, track, the trailer and RV both on their side of non-time lane at the 248 over 8.
00:25
Put the business command.
00:28
Tengen 3 on location, track trailer,
00:31
and RV both on their sides in one-time lane, it's 248 over 8.
00:35
PISA command.
00:37
EMS-Wold's response.
00:39
EMS-1 respond.
00:41
EMS-1 respond.
00:43
AMS-4-8 on location.
00:45
AMS-4-8 on location. AMS-4 on location.
01:02
Energy 81, command,
01:04
all our pressure responding, error, 5 is good for weather, air 5 is good for weather.
01:12
Energy 81, command, all our pressure responding, error 5 is good for weather, air 5 is good for weather.
01:21
Italian Ford radio, place them on standby until we can execute further patient assessment.
01:26
Checking your current standby until further patient assessment, direct.
01:31
Radio Surford is in a row.
01:34
Sirfordier.
01:40
Commandant Battalion 4 is on location.
01:43
Radio cam report.
01:50
Squad 1, you're going to have to take the right shoulder.
01:53
Traffic's back up.
02:00
Squad 1's direct.
02:01
So let's know we'll get a crossover from around field of 251 come back.
02:10
You shouldn't have to.
02:12
North down, this is where the accident is.
02:20
Traffic's moving. Just take the emergency lane, guys, and I got my vehicle set up at the advanced verification area so you should be able to get around at playing room.
02:29
Any one commander area.
02:31
Command, go ahead.
02:38
No entrapment.
02:42
No entrapment, direct.
02:50
Sounding for it, command, can I get a camera for? You get down there?
02:58
We advise.
03:00
All offence are out of the vehicle.
03:07
I'm a... hold all apparatus responding for now.
03:13
Okay, I got the command post set up, I'll take it up here.
03:18
I guess we're not going to work.
03:19
Time, Fort Raider, you direct, kind of force a single clan.
03:30
The towning in four assuming Interstate 81 Command.
03:33
The Townion for assuming Interstate 81 Command.
03:36
The Towning for assuming Interstate 81 Command.
03:38
The Townion Four is going to Interstate 81 Command.
03:41
The engine 5 of Command, you want us to go to the 247 to come back?
03:46
The engine 5, you can cancel.
03:49
I understood.
03:52
Command scar wants a location.
03:56
Maybe on the 44 on location.
03:58
Yeah, it's 44 on the case.
04:09
Command, 2nd, Command, 2nd, Command, Command, Command, Command, Command,
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Command,
04:17
Command, Command,
04:18
we do have three dogs and one to be here.
04:26
Drag, three is all.
04:28
One of the vehicles.
04:36
We might have to stabilize the drive controller to be able to get into where the dogs are.
04:45
Direct.
04:46
MedicServe 40. I'm going to make you a medical branch supervisor go up there and evaluate and see what resources we need as far as transport units.
04:54
Direct.
04:55
The server is going to be assuming medical branch, ma'am.
04:58
A.S.O.Z.O.C.
05:00
M.3, the command.
05:05
Go ahead.
05:11
We're updating to patient refusals.
05:13
No one wants to go to the hospital at this moment.
05:21
Engine 3, squawed one.
05:24
The tire one.
05:25
Come on down the park in front of engine 3,
05:28
we're going to have to stabilize the tractor and trailer.
05:35
Engine three officer, do you want squad one as well?
05:38
Yeah.
05:47
Command to engine three.
05:50
Engine three.
05:56
If we determine what the track trailer is hauling, and are you going to need animal control for the dogs?
06:07
I don't think we're going to get animal control them.
06:10
You can check with the guy.
06:13
He is hauling tomatoes.
06:17
Commander's direct.
06:21
We advise the tractor is still running.
06:31
Direct.
06:33
Are you needing to create that tractor-trailer for just safety safe?
06:42
Yes, we need to be able to shut off the tractor and trailer and we need to be able to get the dogs to have a pickup truck.
06:51
Direct.
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I-81, Harrisonburg, VA
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