Fire department finds no one in sewer; mental health case, Portland OR
Medical EmergencyFire department responded to a reported confined space rescue on SE Division St, suspecting a person might be trapped in a sewer. After inspecting and monitoring the area, they found no individual present and concluded the situation was likely related to a mental health concern rather than a physical entrapment.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
04:33
Transcript:
00:00
In 23, why don't you guys come up and assist might be team? This might be a mental health issue, but we need to be verified.
00:09
Coffee. Yeah, they are in a confined space.
00:11
We'll get an air reading for you, too.
00:17
And you're 21, copy.
00:18
That me? Good.
00:24
All other companies upon your eyes will just level one stage.
00:32
Command engine 21B, we're not seeing anything.
00:35
We can see all the way at the bottom.
00:37
We've called in there a few times.
00:39
There's nobody saying anything and we can't see anybody in there.
00:47
Command copy, do you feel fairly confident? This is a mental health issue.
00:57
Probably, I have not talked to the individual, but it does not look like anybody could probably fit down the sewer hole.
01:09
C4 is arrived, we'll go ahead and take command.
01:11
We'll let Station 1 evaluate there on scene.
01:14
Station 1, you'll have a rescue group.
01:20
Station 1 copies, yeah, we've arrived with Squad 1 and Engine 1, truck 1 circling in.
01:28
And all others can slow the code 1.
01:34
Command from End the 23.
01:37
Yeah, go ahead.
01:41
We monitor the air to this space and it's all clear.
01:47
Copy that, we'll just let the rescue group take a look at it, and based on their findings, we'll recall this.
01:55
AMR 309, police is staged, and we'll allow traffic to flow southbound.
02:05
Needing some kind of resource.
02:08
This would be a white mail associated with the green and gray tent.
02:11
Talk of his Alps 1.
02:13
PSR1, Hinson Church, Annex, 1315, Sophease 2,0 Avenue.
02:18
The mail that's been on the property for 24 hours, needing a welfare check.
02:23
Please just check on them and needing resources.
02:25
White mail with a gray tent.
02:31
Engine 23 from Command.
02:38
09 from command on OP6.
02:42
For John. Yeah,
02:46
very good. I like to keep one lane of traffic just so they don't push into our scene here.
02:51
Thank you.
02:55
...street. Talk of his Ops 1.
02:59
9306, party 4 Charlie Bay Road call, southeast 21st, southeast 14 tri, southeast Nelson Street.
03:03
Talk of his ops 1 at 8 o'clock.
03:09
Squad 12 from command, I've done a face-to-face with Rescue Group.
03:13
They're comfortable with you clearing.
03:15
C1 you can clear at your discretion.
03:20
Squad 12, you said, 12, copy.
03:25
C1, copy.
03:31
And all companies, the tech teams just determining how big the tunnel system is here.
03:39
We have a small fuel spill.
03:42
We'll be investigating.
03:43
A copy engine 80 arrived at a small fuel still investigating 803.
03:53
21 and 23, officer, if you're free if you come to the command post.
04:02
inspectional companies that we've ruled out that this is going to be a confined space rent to rescue more than likely a mental health issue so we're going to recall this incident clear out six all companies returning
04:16
a recall of the confined space incident southeast division street and MLK all companies clearing and clearing objects at 806
04:28
This is information on the recall of the confined space incident southeast Division Street, Southeast MLK.
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SE Division St, Portland, OR
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