Motor vehicle accident blocks lanes on Pacific Avenue, Tacoma WA


Firefighters responded to a vehicle accident near Pacific Ave in Tacoma, blocking multiple lanes. At least one person was injured and needed medical care. Additional fire and medical units were called to assist.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire
04:32
Transcript:
00:00
Receive A2, also start as one additional company for a blocking.
00:09
Command letter 3, revancing, blocking lanes 1 and 2.
00:17
Come up and provide patient care to the patient care to the paid assignment.
00:28
To receive, to patient care, and so are the people underneath the side?
00:33
Command from Tacoma, confirming you want one additional,
00:36
that's in addition to engine 17?
00:41
Affirmative, one additional in addition to engine 17.
00:46
1244.
00:51
For me a medic unit for hypotension.
01:04
Medic 2, Channel 8,
01:07
ALS[1], Uptrade, Avalon, Health Care,
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(number withheld), Pacific Avenue, unit 207. Medi 2, Channel 82, ALS[1], Upgrade, Abolong Healthcare,
01:20
(number withheld), Pacific Avenue, United 27, 912440 groups.
01:32
Comey, engine 16 is your additional engine?
01:37
Canary Steve, engine 16 is additional engine.
01:40
1245.
01:44
Engine 17, on your arrival, I'm going to have you, you're going to approach on the H-OV lane side and provide a block for engines 13 and see if they need the assistance with patient care as well.
01:59
Received into 17, lock, ground, 11th, they jump you like.
02:08
If we need any additional patient care, I'll have you join them as well.
02:18
Tacoma, Medic 5 is clearing this call if we're closer to a medic too.
02:26
Did you ever see a rate 5?
02:32
1247.
02:35
Successful from Pearl Street.
02:41
If you can also get on it, Jackson, this is just at the on ramp to the, or just on the base of the bridge.
02:52
Since 16 receives, I will be going on a freeway. What would you like this? We'll figure out on scene.
03:01
I'll have you provide a lateral block in the main room.
03:05
This is going to be a lateral block in lane one.
03:09
And it's just going to receive lateral block, laneway.
03:15
Engine 8, and Matic 2, Channel A2, ALS[1], and Pontic Person, Alaska Persons, 5220, South Alaska Street.
03:25
We get 5...
03:32
62220, South Alaska Street, and at 500, time 1248.
03:42
It is 13 for Measure 17.
03:45
What are your needs?
03:51
17 for command. I'm actually going to stop traffic. They have a better block up there than they did a few minutes ago, so I'm going to bring you over here to assist of patient care. But hang tight, I'll stop traffic.
04:02
Ender 16 from command, if you have not committed to the freeway, I'll have you stand by and hold short.
04:11
Stand, Engine 16, we've, we're now on the freeway.
04:19
I'll have you, I'm having the engine 17 come over to the lane one block now. I'll actually just have you come up and stand behind on the H-OV side behind State Patrol.
04:31
NG-60 receive, H-RB-Safe.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
ALS: Advanced life support medical response with paramedic-level care for higher-acuity emergencies.
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Location mentioned:
Near Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA 98408
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