Medivac rerouted to Somerset Ave for burn victim, Lakewood Township NJ
A medivac helicopter initially on standby at Lakewood High School was rerouted to Somerset Avenue for a burn victim. The victim is a 1-year-old child who suffered burns and emergency response teams were dispatched to the location near Forest Avenue and cross streets 5th and 6th Street in Lakewood.
Audio|Source: Lakewood Fire Department
02:45
Transcript:
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Engine 5, box 12, 855, summer at the Lakewood High School for a Medivac standby. No ETA at this time.
00:08
Not in 1945,
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780, Lakewood 2.
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Lakewood 2, Prospect Street Command.
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Copy Underpot, nice for you.
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Go to Prospects, fans.
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I have County on asking if you guys have the Medivac channel on your truck.
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Affirmative.
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Copy.
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Lakewood Enterfizer routes Somerset.
00:46
Do you have an ETA on Medivac?
00:51
Stand by engine five.
00:57
Repeat that your audio would love.
01:01
Engine five, they rerouted the Prospect Street Bird to go to Lakewood High School.
01:07
They're going to be landing in the next minute or so.
01:12
Okay.
01:15
I didn't forget.
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Langer 1 from Major 5.
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Go to Langer 1.
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You can relocate over there or you want to check it.
01:43
We'll wait at ours and you go to yours, I guess.
01:48
Yours is going to ours.
02:04
Ladder 5, response to Box 11, near Forest Ave, cross streets at 5th Street and 6th Street. It's going to be for a 1-year-old burn victim called in by (name withheld), contacted by county.
02:19
Timeout, 95787, Lakewood.
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Lakewood from 8-5.
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Go ahead, Enter 5.
02:28
Just confirmed the medevac that was in Route 2 Prospect Street got diverted to Somerset Avenue, correct?
02:37
That's affirmed.
02:38
The one at Somerset Avenue is going to be for a burn victim now. County being did more emergent, so they rerouted the bird in air.
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Location mentioned:
Somerset Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701
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