Multi-vehicle accident causes traffic and evacuation near Skyway Bridge, St. Petersburg FL
TrafficA traffic accident involving multiple vehicles caused heavy damage to two cars near 1st Street North and 26th Street South by the Skyway Bridge. Emergency responders found all occupants out of the vehicles and no fuel leak hazard. Two nearby residents were evacuated due to a leak later confirmed safe. The accident caused heavy northbound traffic. Fire, EMS, and hazardous materials teams responded to the scene.
Audio|Source: Pinellas County Fire and EMS
07:22
Transcript:
00:00
Anti-EMS is going to be first off, please.
00:06
Copy advice if we're going to need another engine company up here.
00:14
13, the medic 7.
00:19
Mattix 7. Matt 7, what's your location?
00:26
The Nav intro.
00:29
Is that chat that I've responded?
00:37
That's not 5, it's not responding.
00:40
Do you have any units on scene taking command yet?
00:45
That's a negative.
00:48
Copy that, you can show Engine 5, Truck 1, and Matt 35,
00:55
responding to the Skyway bridge.
00:57
Understood.
01:02
Your 5-1, firetack, call.
01:09
Command L-11, whatever you're hitting seems to be working.
01:15
I want to copy. Keep you at the same spot.
01:22
And just that's two residents have been evacuated due to the leak.
01:26
Tico is still actually working to secure it.
01:31
The plastic man.
01:40
Go ahead.
01:41
Do you know what address they're evacuating from?
01:48
I agree.
01:52
Letter three, go ahead.
01:55
We just passed the southeast, southbound Nt EMS is one on T.
02:03
181st Street Point.
02:13
(number withheld) north and near 1st Street North.
02:22
It's 17.
02:24
We just passed the scene.
02:25
There's two vehicles heavy damage. FHP[2]s on scene.
02:28
All occupants seem to be out. There appears to be no fuel danger on scene.
02:33
Heavy traffic northbound.
02:39
Understood, engine 17.
02:44
Engine 21, inch of 17.
02:48
17, go ahead.
02:51
Well, our best access is to continue over the bridge and come back around.
02:56
I'm not comfortable going on-going traffic.
03:02
We were not comfortable either. We're going around currently.
03:07
Copy.
03:13
One rescue team.
03:17
Rescue team.
03:20
Rescated thing.
03:22
Where is the second patient located?
03:29
In the same room.
03:33
What's the room number?
03:39
Room number 132.
03:45
Asmat, Utility 5, the engine 5.
03:53
Command dispatch, can you go ahead and update that address to 22,
03:57
24,
03:59
26th Street South?
04:02
Understood, updating the address.
04:14
The PACE PAR[1] check has also been completed.
04:18
Okay, understood.
04:25
7 of my son, sorry, you can slow.
04:32
6,600 dispatch, get an ETA and 2, please.
04:38
I understood.
04:43
How loud 13 to Medics 3?
04:48
Medic 3.
04:50
Are you guys on team?
04:54
Negative. We're turning around at the bishop here now to go northbound.
05:00
Copy.
05:04
I'm sorry, 328.
05:05
We're a vall on scene.
05:07
It looks like Manatee Trucks 523 with Manatee.
05:14
I know the Sunstar 328. Can you do me a favor?
05:18
Quick triage, let me know what kind of patients in condition you have, please.
05:29
You can just contain, timbers, we're going to stand by with Tico.
05:34
Understood.
05:35
Timers says continued, we'll show you standing by with Tico.
05:42
I'm sorry, a 3-2-8, Tyler 13. Oh, one, yeah.
05:47
Tyler 13 guard.
05:49
It looks like there would be three green patients.
05:55
TEMS is canceling us. There's no medical need, no fire need here.
05:59
As being said, all Pinellas County units can go available.
06:05
Hi knowledge.
06:07
Al-I-13 dispatch, you can place myself available, MEC3.
06:13
We'll go available and ready.
06:16
Understood LR 13.
06:23
Engine 17 copies. Can you place this available, delayed returning 30?
06:31
Understood engine 13,
06:34
17 delayed for 30.
06:38
L. 13, how's Matt? Did you copy the last?
06:49
Copy, confirming there is no hazmat leak, hazmat 5, hazmat utility 5 available. Engine 5, truck 1 delayed 15 minutes returning.
07:02
Looking back there.
07:07
Just some residual smoldering and so waiting to get this power line secured.
07:15
Are they good?
07:21
Yeah, they're good.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
PAR: Personnel Accountability Report (par check) to account for all operating personnel
[2]
FHP: Florida Highway Patrol
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Location mentioned:
Near 1st St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33716
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