Tar spill and medical emergency on NC 540 highway, Wake County NC


Emergency responders are managing a tar spill of about 250 gallons on Interstate 540 near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Fire personnel are on site with a sand truck requested and one lane closed. Meanwhile, EMS is attending a 62-year-old woman experiencing severe abdominal pain. Additionally, a vehicle is stopped on the side of the road with a person changing a tire.
Audio|Source: Wake County Fire
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Transcript:
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there's another call at NC 540 at Chapel Hill. It's going to be an EMS[1] call.
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NC 540, northbound at Chapel Hill, in case units come through there.
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Alright,
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you want us to go past engine 7?
00:20
Yes, past engine 7.
00:24
I'd say give it about 400 feet, almost right to the end of the cones and just extend as much as you can towards that bridge where the trailer is.
00:38
All right.
00:44
Engine 41 medic 6-8
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Go ahead.
00:51
We're about 5 miles away.
00:56
All right, again, you've got a 62-year-old female patient.
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She's complaining of abdominal pain with radiation to her back. She's complaining of an 8 out of 10 pain right now.
01:05
Blood server is 123, 123, 123, 1-2-3.
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Blood pressure, again, was 110 over 80.
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Her prostate is fluctuating between 1119 and 74.
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She is alert.
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She's going to need a stair chair chair to get her out.
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104. What hospital do you want to go to?
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Correct.
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104.
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For all, let Raleigh know that they can cancel the ambulance for 1,0004 full break.
01:45
Medical 11 copy.
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Rescue 21 from the ladder 22.
02:05
We just passed the vehicle on the opposite lane. It appears to be a guy laying on the ground changing the tire. We can see him moving and taking the tire off.
02:15
We're going to check in with them once we get turned around.
02:22
All right, I copy.
02:24
You still want us responding with you?
02:29
Negative. Y'all can go ahead and clear what I think we can handle this. I'll call you if we need you.
02:36
Here you have a clear letter, clear and rescue 21. Turn to service.
02:42
AMSRQAWRICT. Call on 43.
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Phone on 43.
02:56
Carrie, can you please get up with DOT and Public Works?
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and see the ETA for both for a sand truck to my location.
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This is going to be a 250-gallon tar spill down the intersake.
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Go forth.
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Latter A.V.
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Bring me a jug of Uza past the bridge.
03:31
Copy.
03:33
Gary, Central, Command, 43?
03:37
Go ahead, Gary.
03:38
I need to confirm so I can shut down 540 in my mapping system so it doesn't pull anybody else.
03:43
What area of 540 is shut down?
03:48
We do not currently have any of 540 completely shut down. We are operating one lane.
03:53
Copy direct, operating one lane, thank you.
03:59
You're also,
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to be specific at mile 64.6.6 west.
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Risky 7A's hit it. Come in.
04:15
Go ahead.
04:19
The product is staying up on the road. It's just barely touching the edge of the grass. It's following the concrete.
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We're going to throw some oils right down here at the bottom just to keep it from going further, but it seems to be staying out of the soil past the road.
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Copy, thank you.
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6-8, you can back into this driveway here.
04:53
Look at the note to my call.
04:56
Are they, is Sheriff's Officer trying to cancel us?
Police codes explained
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[1]
EMS: Emergency Medical Services
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