Serious car crash with multiple injuries near Carpenter Hill Rd, Pownal VT
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, a serious motor vehicle crash occurred near Carpenter Hill Road in Pownal, VT, involving multiple patients, one with a trauma alert. Fire and EMS units closed Route 7 south to manage the scene and establish a landing zone for LifeNet 71 helicopter medical evacuation.
Audio|Heard on: Bennington Fire / EMS / Police
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08:49
Transcript:
00:00
Jeff,
00:03
when you come in, I'll direct you into the vehicle that's going to need extrication.
00:17
16 Chevy, 10-4[1]1.
00:21
Come in, Sue Bennington.
00:33
Command to Paddington.
00:40
Command is trying to reach you.
00:49
Command, this is 3L.
00:52
You can advise rescue three patients.
00:56
Three patients, one is a trauma alert.
01:05
Back where power rescue one and two should be there shortly.
01:08
They were about 2 mi out.
01:15
Buddy, send a sounder rescue.
01:18
One eight ETA.
01:21
Sounder rescue.
01:27
Sauna rescue units responding.
01:29
There's three patients.
01:31
Command is advising one as a fraud alert.
01:37
CR1 is on scene.
01:43
CR1 on scene 0755.
01:49
R1's arriving.
01:55
He's arriving.
01:58
Okay,
02:01
I'm gonna stage you and pull a hand line, please.
02:10
18W arriving.
02:23
Pinellas P10, come in.
02:24
I'm coming in.
02:27
Steve,
02:28
Engine 3, I want you to come up here.
02:36
County 579.
02:40
57, go ahead.
02:42
Vermont, King out of Robert 892.
02:46
Vermont,
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King Lincoln Charlie 299.
02:52
One always on.
02:54
Second plate was King Lincoln Charlie 299 .
03:00
First flight is King Adam Robert 892 .
03:05
Second plate, King Lincoln Charlie 2909 .
03:08
I'll get you the 3rd in a moment.
03:12
Five, he said one five up.
03:14
Command two three off, bad evening.
03:19
Man, that's just fair.
03:22
You put life flight on standby, please.
03:30
Command to one off.
03:37
Man, that's three off.
03:41
Two copy, life flight on standby , please.
03:49
10-4[1].
03:51
Where would you like the LD?
03:53
4-2.
03:55
Repeating Massachusetts,
03:58
2 Mary George Lincoln 4-2.
04:01
That car offender of hell.
04:04
Copy.
04:06
10-4[1], copy.
04:17
Four, Monington Rural respond to Pownall shut down Route Seven at Route Seven South and Carpenter Hill Road for a motor vehicle accident.
04:25
Again, Pownall Rural respond to Route Seven South at Carpenter Hill to shut it down for a traffic accident.
04:31
Can I have your tone at seven fifty-nine?
04:37
Command the one zero.
04:39
In service.
04:47
Service.
04:53
That's sorry, none.
04:55
Four two four alpha.
04:58
Yep, received. Thank you.
05:04
Auto car one.
05:08
Go ahead.
05:11
You were calling me?
05:15
Yeah, I'm gonna have one five go to the school.
05:18
Set up the landing zone.
05:20
One.
05:24
I'm headed to West End now, just passing Stafford Street going down Main.
05:30
Head four, I'm gonna side four six on it right here.
05:39
County five seven county court.
05:42
Down when we responded to the school for landing normal.
05:48
Four ones in service.
05:51
Received four one.
05:57
Traffic down at Carpenter Hill Road.
06:04
Received.
06:20
Seven's en route.
06:24
Receiving.
06:28
Three, go ahead.
06:31
All set or is there anything you need?
06:39
I think we're going to be all set.
06:40
I'm just going to remain on scene until the crash is cleared.
06:50
Call me five seven Bennington County.
06:54
Five seven, go ahead.
06:59
Contact Bennington police and ask them to have Bennington Rural shut down traffic at Carpenter Hill.
07:07
That's four.
07:12
That's 449 .
07:14
Four 49 .
07:18
Can you go direct with 428 to see if you are still needed or should 22?
07:25
And we're giving them a 21 now.
07:33
For Benton County, I'll be arriving.
07:40
We are command.
07:46
Receive FPA.
07:54
LifeNet 71 will have a 25-minute ETA.
07:56
If they accept, they will call back.
07:59
Clear of ground contact and are free to proceed.
08:08
M341, M344.
08:13
M344.
08:18
Ground and fire department on Route Seven South until they are there.
08:21
If they get all set up to block that road, you can shut the traffic down for ACSD.
08:35
Command to Engine One Five.
08:41
One Five.
08:43
One five, you're going to be LZ[2] command.
08:46
Ground frequency is going to be VTAC four.
08:49
Copy?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/affirmative
[2]
LZ: Landing Zone
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Carpenter Hill Rd, Pownal, VT
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