Person trapped under train car near Pico and Westwood, Los Angeles CA
Firefighters responded to an incident near Pico Blvd and Westwood Blvd in Los Angeles where a person was trapped underneath a train car. Rescue crews accessed the victim and were able to slide them out from under the wheels without using heavy equipment. The area around the platform was taped off to ensure safety during the rescue operation.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire - Grounds
07:25
Transcript:
00:00
Tine 9.
00:02
I'm on the south side of the tracks.
00:05
I can't get over to you.
00:08
I could help with some downrange intel for you.
00:14
Got the Tine 18.
00:16
Roger, we got engine 59 investigating.
00:19
I'm holding everyone else out right now.
00:25
We have a Niport 992 behind you.
00:30
Lightforce, Roger, I got you.
00:35
Westwood, I see.
00:37
We're holding on Pico and Westwood. 5A, we're holding on Pico and Westwood.
00:40
5A, Roger.
00:48
I see you from engine 5-9 we do confirm the pentgraph is down on the train.
00:52
We're making our way to try to make a visual on the victim.
01:14
All right, team permission 5-9.
01:26
The state are meeting at this time.
01:31
Let's get out.
01:32
The automatic.
01:34
Next thing comes, fire.
01:35
Two, because.
01:40
Last company, you're extremely broken, go to direct.
01:49
59, Roger, and just confirming, did you head east or west on the track.
02:01
Okay,
02:03
Roger that.
02:04
Truck 37, come on in.
02:05
I'm going to make you extrication group with your task force.
02:10
Engine 50, make your way down with the medical equipment with MS9.
02:18
63,
02:19
you're going to assist medical group with patient care.
02:25
That sign copy of rescue 59 is unseen with Injure 59.
02:37
Central ICs from 18.
02:40
What light first were you sending down for X-station group?
02:51
Battalion 18, that's going to be Task Force 37, is assuming Execurcation Group.
02:57
Yeah,
03:01
copy.
03:02
Best access is just come right down the track.
03:07
Exrication group, come on down the track,
03:09
and you can bring a small, maybe a small ladder to get down to the platform.
03:15
The Battalion 18, Tassburg 3-7 is en route.
03:26
Battalion 18, I'm going to call you safety.
03:33
How's not 21 on scene?
03:37
Hasnought 21, go to standby?
03:40
A-34 on seat.
03:41
Guy from the Battalion 18.
03:44
Do you have the Heavy Rescue component to use our task forces?
03:50
Heavy Rescue 3 is en route.
03:53
It's not a full use our component.
03:56
The, uh, hit a,
03:59
our task force coming.
04:03
I see some heavy rescue.
04:05
We're about western and a 10 freeway.
04:09
Rescue 3, Roger, I copy.
04:31
Lightforce 92, on in, I'm going to make you my fire group.
04:39
Mass Force 37, just bring a backboard down, no extrication equipment.
04:45
Bring your personnel,
04:46
all Lightforce 37 personnel.
05:01
Roger that back, Fortale.
05:03
I see the battalion 18.
05:11
What we have is,
05:13
this is a car at the station.
05:16
We have one patient that is directly underneath the car.
05:21
We do have access to the patient.
05:26
And we're going to be able to, it looks like,
05:30
slide them out from underneath the wheels and pull them out without having any heavy equipment needed to extricate them.
05:41
It's going to take a little bit just to get access to him, and the members are at him now.
05:52
Battalion 18 safety, Roger I copy.
05:55
I'll keep the use of our component coming until we have the patient cleared.
06:02
Yeah, let's do that, Mr.
06:07
Page.
06:13
We copy our response, we're headed down.
06:19
Just by taping off the platform here, we're exiting everybody from the platform, please tape it off.
06:25
Thank you, Judge.
06:34
We have 834 on seat.
06:45
Roger 834. I'm going to have you come up, you're going to assume you're going to help with the evacuation of the train, just help clear that so 63s can tape it off.
06:58
There you go.
07:05
A truck 37 from engine,
07:08
is anybody in contact with the operator where they can open the doors?
07:16
The engine from Lightforce, we're not with any of the personnel here.
07:21
We have the guy almost out.
07:24
Copy all work on it.
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Location mentioned:
W Pico Blvd & Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064
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