Multiple people reported in river near homeless camp, Reading PA
Medical EmergencyMultiple individuals were reported in the river near a homeless camp by River Road and Clinton Street. Emergency responders deployed rescue teams and boats to search the area for these people.
Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
05:6
Transcript:
00:00
We're now getting River Road in Clinton Street for multiple people in the river, still trying to get further.
00:12
Nobody is flagged out my testimony. There's a line who's out there. She's really nothing about a champion in the river. What's just going to get it now?
00:27
So I did copy there was a language where you were with or was there anything else? In the City Channel, this match the four, I see the assignment, make sure that the latter one gets the boat out on it or out for a simmer.
00:39
Okay, receive.
00:45
Correct, there was a language barrier she was reporting something about there's a camp down along the water. We'll be checking.
00:54
Okay,
00:56
receipt. Corny got that?
00:58
Negative what they said?
01:01
There's a language barrier she's reporting something about a camp down along the river.
01:05
They were going to check.
01:07
Okay. Why not I just have a handle for now.
01:10
Hold the other units.
01:16
Okay, we do stop the call on the phone and she's still saying that there's about five people in the river at the homeless encampment.
01:29
Okay.
01:31
Have Rescue One go up and the Boat Stage for now.
01:36
Copy Rescue One in the Boat to Stage.
01:42
Carnine also calls for two additional engines. Did you want them a while?
01:51
Engine seven to car nine.
02:15
Medics 7, Rescue 1, ladder 1, you're due for the vote.
02:21
River Road and Clinton Street for possible multiple people in the river, 0649.
02:27
8.7 and 9.
02:30
Merrick 7 is around.
02:32
Okay. To medic 7. Radio car 9.
02:39
New 7 radio.
02:42
Engine 7.
02:48
We're going in on foot at the air park.
02:51
I see if you can find it is in. Okay, received 0651.
02:59
We're going to call 9.
03:01
This is out. Drive.
03:09
Engines seven just advising they're going in front behind the EGI facility there to check for them.
03:14
The run card also calls for two additional engines. Do you want them or you go with just a ladder and rescue for now?
03:19
A ladder and rescue for now to we verify.
03:22
Okay.
03:25
All right seven, okay.
03:27
Medic 7 on the scene. Medic 7 on the scene.
03:32
Latter one.
03:33
Okay,
03:36
ladder one.
03:37
Okay,
03:39
ladder one.
03:40
I think seven to nine. Go ahead.
03:49
We're down on the edge of the water here where we're at.
03:52
See the frog, we can't feel a whole lot, but for my advantage, why we don't have anything that we can see.
03:58
Can you get up all to the Super Avenue Bridge and look down with that at the vantage point?
04:04
I'm trying in about 10 minutes.
04:06
I'm coming from here for township.
04:14
Ladder Warner, you go and respond as the ladder or with the boat.
04:21
We're coming with the Vogue.
04:25
Okay.
04:32
Cross 600 is 2KR9. I'm heading out that way.
04:36
I'll stop my version and give it a look.
04:39
Okay.
04:41
9 to 21.
04:43
9021.
04:50
Mike see what you can find for something that looks down the river there and I'm sure you guys will beat me in there. Let me know what you see.
04:59
Where are you? We all got one call on it.
05:01
That's correct. Only one call on it. It is right.
05:04
Okay,
05:06
seven if we're not.
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Location mentioned:
River Rd & Clinton St, Reading, PA 19601
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