Children stranded on river island in strong current
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Chester and Montgomery Counties Fire/EMS
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(number withheld) DeKalb Street.
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A water.
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Do on the Frosty Falls call for water rescue.
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For.
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Station 54,
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marine unit 27, 27 fire police, marine unit 56, three a day, water rescue.
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Frosty Falls, (number withheld) DeKalb Street, box 544.
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Station 54, marine unit 27, 27 fire police, marine unit 56, three a day, water rescue.
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Frosty Falls, (number withheld) DeKalb Street, between Valley View Drive and West Front Street, Box 5044 , Bridgeport.
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It's operating fire region six.
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Station 380 officers, disregard.
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Have responded to the water rescue.
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This is 10-27, okay.
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12-56, okay.
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G54, okay.
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G54, okay. Police are out with two juveniles, approximately (number withheld) years old.
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They're advising they're on the island, unable to cross them due to the strong current.
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Okay, received.
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G54 from Battalion 31.
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G54, go ahead.
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Steve, I'm up on the Cadden area under the Route 109 with the construction crew.
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They were having a hard time getting across.
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They saw them under the river.
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We got them up onto the island.
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Current's really strong through here.
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You're probably not.
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Be able to put a crew to walk across.
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Probably going to have to throw a boat in.
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I had a construction crew move the construction vehicles off the boat ramp.
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You guys should be able to get a boat in there.
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I'm about two to 3 min out, so if you're there and stuff starts arriving, you know, start setting up.
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I'm in the middle of the river going to Catawba.
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Going to one other line in contact with the juveniles, so I'm just going to stay here and hold them here.
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Okay, I'm about two weeks out.
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Chief at four from station three, three to six.
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Chief 54, go ahead.
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We're going to have the boats will be en route momentarily.
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Okay.
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Okay, Upper Marion 5 arriving for a rescue.
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Upper Marion 5, okay.
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Jamal, (number withheld) North, go for it up.
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Frosty Falls is the best spot to put in.
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Yes, yep, you guys come into the back lot by Frosty Falls there, and the kayak ramp will be the best spot for everybody to come in.
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Okay, myself and the squad are pulling up now.
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254 from assistant 27.
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The boats will be on the road momentarily.
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We'll send them over here as well with yours.
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Okay, sounds good.
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Traffic 54, you're out with boat one and boat two.
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27 is on scene.
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Traffic 54, okay, I'm boat one and boat two, squad.
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Marine
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27, responding.
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Marine 27, okay.
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Assistant 27 arriving.
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County, I'll start Schuylkill River command until Chief 54 gets here.
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Assistant 27, okay.
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Assistant 27 is Schuylkill River command at (number withheld).
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And everything on Ops 6 on arrival.
Rescue / Water Rescue
