Disabled train car prompts passenger evacuation at Vernon Station, Los Angeles CA
Medical EmergencyA train car broke down near Vernon Station in Los Angeles, causing passengers to be evacuated. Fire and emergency medical services coordinated to assist everyone, including a person in a wheelchair. Both sides of the train tracks were cleared and all passengers were safely guided to Vernon Station. No urgent medical needs were reported.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire - Grounds
05:22
Transcript:
00:00
A truck 21 from engine 14. We're just to the north view. There's an opening up here by us that we could evacuate people out of the street.
00:12
Here, Roger.
00:21
Truck from engine 2-1, Navy DOT to Ennoll Vernon.
00:25
That traffic is only going to keep building.
00:28
All right.
00:36
Hey, Chuck 21, we're going to control this intersection here. I'm going to see first.
00:42
And we can bring everybody this way to the north.
00:51
All right, I want all companies to work off the west side of the track.
00:58
The track is still active on the east side of the track.
01:03
There's an opening to the north where it's 14 is we can get people out of this fence.
01:16
Alright 94 pitch 94 on two.
01:24
Go for 894.4.
01:31
R894 from Agent 94 on 2.
01:36
Oopsie.
01:38
Sorry for 94.
01:40
Yeah,
01:42
all right, 94, we're clear to enter.
01:47
Friday, right.
01:54
off the tracks.
01:55
We're only working off the west side of the tracks, that is,
01:59
the east side of the tracks are still active.
02:05
Roger. So we just have used evacuation and just additional companies to usher the patients and if we have many medical needs, correct?
02:14
Correct. I have engine 21 looking to see if we have any medical needs and we're celebrating to see if we have any disabled persons.
02:23
Roger that. You have engine 14 to assist you as well.
02:27
Just communicate to them on the tack. I'll get Metro a size up.
02:30
Sounds like we're only going to need the task force. Maybe one addition. We'll keep the rescues.
02:34
Okay.
02:36
EMS, if you want to head up and I'll just make you transportation just in case we have any patient and coordinate with the rescue once they get unseen.
02:51
EMS-1, Roger.
02:59
Okay, truck 21 from Engine 14. Do you need help down there? We've got control of this intersection at 41 and we're just kind of lighten the pathway here for them to come this way if need be.
03:12
The engine 14 do come on down this way. We're evacuating everyone to the south.
03:26
Roger Live Force 21 from the battalion one do we have the supervisor with you have they confirmed that both directions are shut down
03:34
I do not have the supervisor with me. I have not confirmed the tracks are shut down.
03:39
We're only working off the west side of the tracks.
03:44
Copy that. If you have appropriate clearance, I'll confirm with them that we'll keep that other side open.
03:51
Roger.
04:01
In Newportee, can we confirm if we have any handicapped persons that need assistance that cannot make it back to burning?
04:12
Give me a minute I'm working my way towards the train now.
04:22
Live Force 21, I see.
04:25
Go ahead for Live Force 21.
04:29
Yeah, Life Force 21, I'll keep you as Evac.
04:32
Talk with Rock.
04:34
They've diverted the additional trains, so both sides will be clear.
04:38
They did confirm this is just a disabled car, as you stated.
04:42
They're requesting that we assist the passengers to the Vernon Station.
04:47
They're concerned with any ADA compliant.
04:50
Work with EMS and Rescue 21 if they need assistance.
04:54
And if we need additional rescues to assist the passengers to the Vernon Station, that'll be their next point of D.BART. location.
05:04
Roger. We're evacuating everybody towards the Vernon Station. We do have one patient in a wheelchair.
05:10
We're going to assist that person back towards the Vernon.
05:16
Roger that. And let me know if there's any persons with a medical complaint.
05:21
No, that's the time.
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Vernon Station, Los Angeles, CA
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