Infant trapped in elevator at public facility garage, Mesa AZ


An infant became trapped in an elevator between the garage floor and the visitor center at a public facility in Mesa, AZ. Emergency responders arrived and coordinated efforts to identify the elevator, disconnect power, and safely open the elevator to rescue the infant.
Audio|Source: Mesa Fire, Gilbert Fire, Queen Creek Fire
05:19
Transcript:
00:00
An infant stuck in the elevator from the garage floor to the visitor center.
00:06
I made contact with them.
00:07
We need to have you come down to the visitor center garage.
00:21
East Deputy alarm.
00:23
East Deputy.
00:26
East Deputy is on scene.
00:27
East Deputy assume command.
00:28
Command post be just to the east.
00:34
Alarm copies.
00:35
We do have East Deputy on us.
00:37
On scene now assuming command, the command post will be just to the east.
00:42
Command of Engine 2203.
00:52
I said the BSO down the ramp off of Lassur.
00:57
I think your best access to meet up with him would be that driveway.
01:04
Copy. I'm just grabbing some keys to meet BSO in the basement off of Lassure.
01:12
Alarm to Command.
01:14
Command to Ladder 201.
01:21
And to Ladder 201?
01:25
Ladder 201.
01:28
I'm sure you're way more familiar to this building than I am.
01:32
If you could make contact with Chief Hickey, he's in the garage and identify which elevator it is, and then you guys can go to the mechanical room.
01:45
Copy that, Chief. We're making our way there right now.
01:55
Okay, elevator five in a parking garage.
01:58
You've got a marker right here, it's elevator five in the parking garage.
02:06
Copy that.
02:10
Alarm to command.
02:15
Command, go ahead.
02:18
Sir, when we spoke to the visitor center, she said she had a key for the elevators and she would be heading that way.
02:27
Copy that, and if you still have them on the line, can they send a maintenance person that direction also?
02:34
I copy. I'll give them a call back.
02:39
Thank you. You're welcome.
02:46
No cases at this time, but PD is going to be required.
02:51
I copy Grove and Extension and PD is going to ask me the direction of travel and how many vehicles.
03:00
Please sound.
03:05
Copy, I'll give them a call.
03:11
2082.
03:13
We'll be in contact with the subjects.
03:16
We'll just use the pause.
03:21
Ten more.
03:27
Commercial Fire Alarm, 7,943, Eastway Road, Engine 221, Sea Deck 5.
03:36
Sea Deck 5, Commercial Fire Alarm,
03:42
7922, Eastway Road, Engine 256, CEDEC 5.
03:55
Engine 210, C-DEC-5, commercial fire alarm, 4221, East Home Circle.
04:03
Engine 210, C-deck 5.
04:09
The RTO room, thank you.
04:24
I know if you're trying to get through to us through, we're losing some comms intermittently.
04:29
Just in case you're trying to get a hold of us, we're not answering.
04:33
It looks like we're going to send one up to the third floor to secure the power.
04:38
They have opened it and appears the car is down here at the garage.
04:47
I copy. The car is in the ground floor in the garage and you are sending somebody up to disconnect the power to then open the elevator and get them out.
05:00
That's a permit and we'll try resetting it first.
05:17
Saabuva responding on station 207.
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