Road closure for medical helicopter landing on Highway 49, Magee MS


Fire department units staged near a church and prepared to close the northbound side of Highway 49 near a Shell station to allow a medical helicopter to land safely. No fire was confirmed; the main activity involved road closure for emergency landing preparation.
Audio|Source: Magee Fire
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Transcript:
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You say you want us to stage right here at the church or you want us to be out there by 49?
00:03
My athlete was updating that helicopter was 15 minutes off.
00:07
I'll stand by so I get up with the same lesson.
00:10
I'll go come out there and we'll see where that bird's at.
00:12
In four, we just go right here by the church, you can put us out the same again.
00:15
Go ahead.
00:16
When that bird gets closed, I was telling you, when it gets closed, I'll probably send them down there to the shell station at the top of that hill and let ladder shut down that northbound side so he ain't got no traffic coming northbound.
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Location mentioned:
Near US 49, Magee, MS 39111
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