Multi vehicle crash closes road at military hwy, Norfolk VA
TrafficA multi-vehicle crash occurred near North Military Highway involving three patients. One patient required blood and advanced airway treatment. The accident caused road closure and damage to a traffic light pole near the Tesla dealership. Emergency crews extricated all trapped patients. Police and utility companies responded to the scene to manage the incident and repair the traffic light.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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All right, copy that.
00:03
Just FYI, remember,
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trauma bay has blood inside the trauma base.
00:09
If you can get there quicker, that might be a better time efficiency.
00:18
I understood.
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Just work with the, excuse me, medic 10,
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and you'll coordinate that.
00:26
All right, copy that.
00:28
Agent 9 is on scene.
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Medi-Fordor, Command.
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1649.
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Command and Medic-Ford, fill up the opposite direction,
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stage behind R.R.T.2.
00:42
Do you have PD responding?
00:46
Yes, PD is in route. They should be pulling up on scene shortly if they are not already on scene.
00:51
Yes, sir, they're here, thank you.
00:54
All right, command to ladder 10, I am now going to make you medical.
00:59
You're going to have medic 10,
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medic 1, and medic 4.
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I think it's medical.
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Medical to medic 4.
01:12
Got your patient up here right behind medic 1.
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Medic 1. Medic 10 is safety 1.
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Valentine Boulevard Command and Office?
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Command, go ahead.
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We have three extricated.
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Exrication is complete.
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Norfolk copy us.
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Medic 10 to Safety 1.
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Safety 1 to Medic 10.
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On attack 2.
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Medic Quentin.
01:43
To that last unit, can you repeat?
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American 10, Safety 1, go ahead.
01:48
Switch attack 4, please.
01:50
Do you recall? Just regard.
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Safety 1, we're still on scene ready to roll out how far before you get this.
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Command 2,
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the Italian responding.
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Battalion has arrived.
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The battalion will come in, give me a rundown on what you have.
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If you're ready to transport, I recommend you going around to North General and I'll continue. Just give me your route to travel and I'll try to rendezvous with you.
02:30
Receive. We're intending on going down the boulevard from Merrimack.
02:37
All right, copy that. I'm probably, right now probably still five minutes out.
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Receit.
02:44
All right, I'm going to ask, you need somebody to call enough for John alone, know they're coming.
02:48
All right, I got three ALS[2] patients.
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One, uh,
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most severe is going to be leaving with Medi-10. They're working on RSI.
02:58
I've got two.
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One with Medic 1 in 1 is Medic 4.
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Possible fracture extremities.
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I have no more people trapped.
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and Ladder 10's handling the medical side of it.
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All right, copy.
03:22
Show Battalion 1 as Valentine Command.
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I'm going to make you operations.
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I'm going to make you operations.
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Do you have a line on the ground?
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We're working on that right now, Chief.
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I get a line on the ground for me.
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Me in a rescue one.
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Go ahead.
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I'm going to make you extrication[1] with Ladder 1. I know that we're possibly done with it, but I'm going to make you in Ladder 1 focused on the vehicles as extrication.
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Receive.
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Come in the Ladder 10.
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Ladder 10, medical. Go ahead, sir.
04:12
Okay. Copy your medical. I have three medic units on the scene.
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What is my total patient count?
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Complete.
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Your total patient count is going to be three. I got NETIC 4 transporting 1 BOS ambulatory. I got NEDIC 1 transporting 1 more urgent and then I believe Medi 10 transported the driver.
04:38
I copy that.
04:40
Does it seem like there's blood needed for only one patient or do we need to consider blood from another city?
04:47
Staying by one. I believe just for one.
04:51
Receive.
04:53
Yes, sir. Just for the driver, sir.
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Only one hole blade for driver.
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That you are fine.
04:59
Receive. Command to Safety 1, you'll be liaisoning with Medic 10. They're going to probably get in on the boulevard, just figure out how to meet up with them.
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Medic 10 to Safety 1.
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Safety 1, copy.
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Safety 1 in Medic 10.
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I'm about a quarter mile just east of Park Avenue.
05:24
Valentine Command of Norfolk, we do have PD on scene. Be advised that Valentine is closed both north and southbound right at the Norfolk State area.
05:36
I copy, sir.
05:39
All right,
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I'm still behind you probably by three minutes.
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Just, I'll continue your transport to North and General.
05:49
I'm still around from the general. Just as I, during the court report, the patient is a candidate for a whole class.
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RISD, he is a candidate.
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Community medical.
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Engine on offer.
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Valentine Command of Medical, Ladder 10.
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In Gen.I, Norfolk, Tag 2.
06:12
Got it.
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Transporting, to Norfolk, 10.
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1655.
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Okay,
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sir, this is going to be a public assist.
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We're going back to Tack 1 to clear.
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Copy 1655.
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Command 2, the medic that just left. Were you medic 1 or medic 10?
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Medic 1.
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See. See.
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Command to Medical, Ladder 10.
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Medical, go ahead.
06:44
Has MedicTen already left, the scene?
06:52
Yes, sir, Medicin has already left.
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Medic 1 is just left, and Medic 4 will be leaving momentarily.
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Engine 9 is going to be able.
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Received.
07:03
16-56.
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Command Operations.
07:09
Operations, go ahead.
07:12
Do we need utilities?
07:14
Hazardous condition is a special dealership, (number withheld) North Military Highway.
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Do we need utilities?
07:24
Yeah, I would say they need to put this light hole back up.
07:35
The pole is still standing, it's more of the crossing lights.
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Agent 16 hazardous condition[3]s, (number withheld) North Military Highway, respond on text 3.
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Agent 16 is responding.
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Engine 16 hazardous condition[3]s at Tesla dealership, (number withheld) North Military Highway, attack 3, attack 3, 16666.
08:00
Come in copy, so it's just a light pole, it's not a utility pole with power on it, just the traffic lights. Engine 16 is responding.
08:12
That's correct.
08:14
Valentine Command of Norfolk, can you contact the city of Norfolk Utilities, let them know we have a damaged traffic light that's in pole that are going to need attention? I copy. Do we know if this is going to be a Dominion power issue or just a lightning issue?
08:29
I would send Dominion Power too.
08:32
I copy.
08:34
Right, I want to come in.
08:36
In the latter one, go ahead.
08:39
We're about to head to North in general to pick up personnel.
08:42
All right, receive.
08:44
I'll break you away from extrication[1].
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You're free.
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This is one dot T.HU. One's medic for transport.
08:56
There'll be no more need for medical.
08:58
Battalion 3 with engine 16 ladder 14 or rescue to gas rupture at the Tesla dealership (number withheld) North Military Highway, TAC 3, TAC 3, 1658.
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Battalion 3 is responding.
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Cap.
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All right, received.
09:13
Was this just a single vehicle accident?
09:16
Negative. He, uh, he, uh, looks like a gray, or a brown toilet or a titan,
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a Nissan Titan.
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That driver is not injured.
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All right, receive, make sure that we've done an evaluation on that,
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the occupants of that other vehicle, please.
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Medical copies.
09:38
Interested 16, nothing.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
extrication: Technical rescue operation to remove a trapped patient
[2]
ALS: Advanced Life Support
[3]
hazardous condition: Fire/EMS incident type indicating a non-fire hazardous situation (e.g., gas leak, electrical hazard, wires down)
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Location mentioned:
Near N Military Hwy, Norfolk, VA 23518
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