Vehicle hits five pedestrians causing hazardous spill, Norfolk VA
TrafficA vehicle collided with five pedestrians near West Ocean View Avenue, causing a transformer to leak hazardous fluids onto the road. Several pedestrians were injured, with three requiring transport to medical facilities. Emergency teams responded with medical and hazardous materials support.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
07:18
Transcript:
00:00
Vehicle-transformer, looks like one of the main transformer units.
00:03
It's leaking fluid. I look like some sort of cool it.
00:06
I'd say probably a couple hundred gallons right now on the roadway. We're trying to block it from getting down storm grains now where we're at a hole dry.
00:13
Medic 15 are out.
00:16
Rescue 2 received.
00:18
Rescue 2 in Norfolk. You can add Hazmat[1] 1 to this event place.
00:21
Norfolk copies. Hasmat 1.
00:28
Press v.2212.
00:35
2251.
00:36
Has Matt 1 by Request of Command near West Ocean View Avenue.
00:52
Hasmat 1, by request of command for the motor vehicle accident near West Ocean View Avenue,
01:00
responding on TAC 3.
01:03
Hasmat 1, motor vehicle accident,
01:07
near West Ocean View Avenue, by request of command, TAC 3, 2252.
01:13
Safety 1 drive.
01:18
22, 52 hours.
01:26
Ladder 13 to rescue two. I need two backboards or Reeves. I'll fly the car. I have two more patients up here. I want to get them out of this leaking fluid.
01:40
Lotter 13 repeat.
01:42
Cloud of 13, can you repeat that?
01:49
Two backboards or a reeves in a backboard.
01:53
Up by the car, we have two patients with leg injuries up by the vehicle.
01:59
We have leaking fluids around the victims.
02:01
I want to get them off at this hill.
02:04
Okay.
02:09
You two, Alfred Bravo.
02:13
Bravo, go ahead.
02:18
Stokes basket to the top of the hill where I'm at.
02:21
Breatzing Problems, (number withheld) Wyoming Avenue Apartment A.
02:26
Stoke's Basket?
02:29
That's correct.
02:32
Receive.
02:38
Mediq 10, breathing problems (number withheld), Wyoming Avenue, Apartment A.
02:43
Respond, TAC2.
02:47
Medic 10, breathe-in problems (number withheld), Wyoming Avenue, Apartment A.
02:52
TAC 2, 2255.
02:56
Rescue one, Norman.
02:59
Go ahead.
03:04
Do you add Rescue 1 to that message and we'll be responding with Hazmat[1] 1? Certainly, sir.
03:15
Tatea 2 is all seen.
03:20
Tadent 2 to command.
03:23
Command, go ahead.
03:27
Go ahead. Give me a rundown on what you got in your assignment.
03:35
Yes, sir. We got five pedestrians involved in the accident.
03:41
Two are ambulatory. One was transported. We got two, working on two getting off of this hill up here where the vehicle is.
03:52
Received. So you're saying we have five patients need to be transported?
04:00
I believe it's three currently. There's two that are sitting on the sidewalk that are up in ambulatory walking around, but I believe we're going to have three.
04:11
I copy, three patients.
04:14
I think 15 arrive.
04:17
I think 14 is on team.
04:19
I think tens are smarter.
04:23
2257.
04:26
Tying 2 to command. I'll go ahead and take command.
04:29
Tying 2, Norfolk.
04:31
Go ahead, sir.
04:33
Engine 15, copy.
04:35
Sir, show battalion 2 is West Ocean View Command.
04:39
Norfolk copies of 22-57 hours.
04:44
Command engine 13.
04:46
Engine 13, go ahead.
04:52
I'm going to assign you medical.
04:53
Let me know we have medic 13,
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medic 15, and medic 14 in a route.
04:59
Let me know if they need any additional resources for medical.
05:03
Yes, sir. Copy that.
05:05
Command recipe 2.
05:07
Rescue 2.
05:14
I'm going to go ahead and assign you as the Hasmat group along with Hasmat 1.
05:22
I copy.
05:23
We're in the process of placing the patient on the backsboard and the Stokes right now. We're up this hill, so once we have the package, we'll need a stretcher at the base of the hill out of that fluid.
05:32
Command received.
05:34
Command of Safety 1.
05:36
Safety 1.
05:38
I'm a sign of you overall safety.
05:45
Yes, sir, copy.
05:47
So far up to this point, there's no victims that need a tall blow.
05:53
Command received.
05:56
Command of the Ladder 13.
05:58
Ladder 13.
06:02
You'll be assigned to Agent 13 as part of medical.
06:06
Ladder 13, copy.
06:12
Perfect to command.
06:15
Command, go ahead.
06:21
If there, for notification purposes,
06:24
if we could ascertain any status for life-threatening or non-life-threatening injuries?
06:30
Command of Medical.
06:32
Yes, sir, go ahead.
06:34
Can you give me a condition of the three medical patients?
06:44
Rescue Command, first patients come down to help.
06:50
Medic 10's arrived.
06:53
Yes, sir. We, Medic 13 transported one patient already.
06:59
2300.
07:01
Patient was non-responsive, but they were breathing.
07:07
We're bringing down one patient on the Stokes does not appear to be life-surning injuries.
07:13
Same as the other female that was laying beside her.
07:17
Command received.
07:18
Command Norfolk.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Hazmat: Hazardous materials incident
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Near W Ocean View Ave, Norfolk, VA 23503
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