Vehicle trapped in floodwater with person clinging to it, Tucson AZ
Medical EmergencyA vehicle is stuck in fast-moving water near East Escalante Road and South Sarnoff Drive. At least one person is clinging to the vehicle surrounded by swift water. Multiple fire and rescue units are responding to perform a water rescue.
Audio|Source: Tucson Regional Fire Dispatch
02:57
Transcript:
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Battalion 1, Battalion 3, EEC 3, Engine 13, Matter 4, Menick 4, and Quint 17, Swift Water Rescue, East Escalante Road and South Sarnoff Drive, 3,800 south and 8,400 east.
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Respond on 8-7.
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Our alarm, 117.
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Engine 20, sick person, near North Camval Avenue.
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In contact, the caller announced from which side to approach from east or west.
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I copy.
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Light Squad 4, Swift Water Rescue, East Escalante Road and South Sarnoff Drive, 3,800 South and 8,400 east.
00:51
Units responding to swift water rescue at Escalante and Sarnoff.
00:55
We have one call reporting that there's a vehicle stuck in the wash that is just west of the dispatch address.
01:03
We don't know how many people are inside the vehicle, but we do know at least somebody's inside.
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Engine 341.
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Seizures. 11,527.
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West Elementary Drive.
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12,400 north and 11,500 west.
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Respond on May 6'5.
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I need it's in Route 2D.
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Swift. For just got information.
01:32
We'll be best to approach from the west. Mail just got out of the vehicle and is hanging onto the car.
01:41
That's up, take.
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Fire engine 13 is on scene.
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Check.
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Check engine 13.
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Fire 13 is on scene.
02:00
We have one SUV water through the tires, top of the tires.
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The vehicle is on the west side of the river.
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It's flowing approximately 30 feet a second.
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Engine 13 will be command.
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Copy that, engine 13 is taking command. SUV water to the top of the tires on the west side of the wash.
02:23
Water flowing about 30 feet a second.
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Medic 13 from engine 13.
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Okay, 13, engine 13, go ahead.
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Medic 13 from engine 13.
02:39
Okay, I see that you're approaching from the west.
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13, this is really 13.
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We're actually not assigned to this call.
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Would you like that to be?
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That's a negative.
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Command, this is the town of Korea.
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Location mentioned:
E Escalante Rd & S Sarnoff Dr, Tucson, AZ 85730
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