Traffic accident with injured patients and live wires, Los Angeles CA
TrafficA traffic accident occurred near Barham Blvd with a damaged utility pole and live wires down. At least one person was trapped and extricated from a vehicle. Two young male patients, approximately 18 and 19 years old, were transported to Northridge Hospital with injuries. Emergency crews searched the area below an overpass for additional victims.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire - Grounds
05:22
Transcript:
00:00
I'm gonna send them your way if you could let them know what the problem is with that pole.
00:08
Copy.
00:18
Rescue 839,
00:20
you can make yourself available.
00:28
839, copy, one available.
00:37
The light work seven.
00:40
Copy, what is that's that's access?
00:49
And two, is it auto fire only or is there any amount of grass balven?
01:00
Copy, so we will take the, sound like you said, CHP[3] is controlling the off-rem, we will make access from the southbound Highland Highland Off-Rim.
01:13
Extrication[2], I see.
01:18
I see the extraceation, go ahead.
01:23
Was the DOA[1], was that extricated or is he still entangled in the vehicle?
01:33
That's the 814 has been extricated in order to assess them and they're out on the ground next to the vehicle.
01:42
Okay, I copy.
01:45
Okay,
01:49
I copy. Do they know if there was a patient inside?
01:55
I have negative a habit face-to-face with LAPD. You got to do that now.
02:03
I got an address for you if you want in front of the pole.
02:07
I'll take it and then did we have wires down or just a damage pole?
02:16
Both. We have a sheer pole and then a feed that goes from the wires down into the underground and it's still alive.
02:27
Okay, give me the address.
02:33
near Manoan is the uh where the pole is at
02:41
you know a company well I'm gonna hit companies I'm gonna send a couple companies up top
02:54
Engine 27, can you go up that off ramp and assist engine 76?
03:04
Engine 27, copy, we're making that off-ramp.
03:14
Engine 76, the Lightforce 27.
03:17
Any idea on a patient count, are there any patients?
03:21
No patient just yet.
03:23
We're going to knock.
03:25
On the 8.7.
03:30
We're not seeing right.
03:36
Engine 76 are coming in very broken. Go direction.
03:45
I see from EMS 14. Both patients will be transported via RA[4] 102 and RA77 to Northridge.
03:57
Okay, I got it, 102, the N77, to Northridge.
04:03
And the initial was all looked like 20-year-old males. Does that include those two patients as well, approximately 20 years old?
04:13
Rescue 7-7's patient is an 18-year-old male, right shoulder pain.
04:18
102's is a 19-year-old male with lacerations to the right arm.
04:25
Transportation, I see a copy.
04:30
It was terminated, accident happened, then the PD rolled up on it. We can just check the ground surrounding the overpass for any potentially detected victim.
04:48
Lightforce 27 will accept the search on the ground below the overpassed.
05:01
Lightforce 27, I copy you may have to go and get on over by Barham and come back down on a treeway. If they got dejected, they're going to be on a three-way side of it.
05:10
They're going to be on a three-way, so they're going to rescue 76 stand-by.
05:19
Light Force 27, copy, we'll go to Barham and come back.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
DOA: Person found deceased upon arrival at the scene.
[2]
Extrication: Rescue to free trapped victim(s)
[3]
CHP: California Highway Patrol, the state agency responsible for highway law enforcement and traffic safety.
[4]
RA: Rescue Ambulance unit for emergency medical response or transport.
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Location mentioned:
Barham Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90068
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