Tree falls on vehicle on Branchville Road, driver injured, Ridgefield CT
TrafficA tree fell onto a vehicle on Branchville Road near Route 7. The driver was injured with a head laceration but was not trapped. Emergency services responded, and the road was completely blocked by the fallen tree.
Audio|Source: Ridgefield Fire
05:43
Transcript:
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Minus responding to this NBA[1] is going to be the lower half, we have Route 7.
00:03
One person with a head injury, we're getting further negative on any entrapment.
00:07
All right, it's nice.
00:08
Medi-4 engine one, do you hear that way? Oh,
00:10
yes, sir that way.
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See if you're right.
00:12
Okay, thank you. Roger Mediore, this may be due to a tree being down.
00:19
I'm not sure if a tree landed on this vehicle, we're trying to get further.
00:22
Okay, and one dead hit you.
00:23
Okay, get you.
00:24
Cap, which way are you coming up on this call?
00:25
We're going to be coming to north of 7 up Ranchville Road.
00:30
Roger, that's what I was going to ask for.
00:32
Thank you.
00:33
Radxy 7 response.
00:34
Thank you. Roger.
00:35
Meg 1, dispatch.
00:36
Is this going to be on Old Branchville?
00:38
It's going to be on Branchville Road, close to 7.
00:41
Alright, just touch Engine 1 and all units.
00:43
Just be left us. We just lost everything in the touch center for a moment.
00:46
It's ready to come back up.
00:47
Under 1 property.
00:48
5% engine 1 to revise.
00:50
This road is completely blocked per PD[2] that are on-scene branch roll or branch rolls.
00:55
There's any way you can get around to the other side.
00:56
I'm not sure.
00:57
Maybe Stony Hill to Florida.
00:58
Agency, go ahead.
00:59
Is the vehicle involved with the tree, or is the tree a separate incident?
01:03
Agency, the tree came down.
01:11
The vehicle was hit by the tree.
01:12
I'll keep him out of the vehicle now.
01:14
Can you something. Roger, if you want to call which way you want to come in.
01:17
It sounds like we can get right through the tree down the vehicle.
01:20
Roger, we're too far to come any other way but down Branchville.
01:23
That's why I wanted to come the other way, so we should be good.
01:26
Formal. Roger, get both sides covered then.
01:28
5.5-engine 1, engine 2.
01:30
Just be advised further information, PD[2] on scene at this time.
01:33
It's going to be a tree came down on top of a vehicle.
01:35
Occupant is out of the vehicle.
01:36
He does have a too much laceration on the top of his head.
01:39
Negative on any entrapment.
01:40
Enter 1 copies.
01:41
Medic 4. Can you work your way to come on the other side of?
01:44
Brandtrial down by 7.
01:45
Like, I have to go, but I don't know what's up to you.
01:48
Roger, continuing,
01:49
go down and go off floor the road if you can.
01:51
Francis Tavit.
01:52
We hope you like to go right there.
01:54
Engine one is on C, three down across the roadway, we'll be out investigating.
01:58
All right of command.
01:59
The engine one is on scene with command, three down across the roadway, investigate.
02:02
Bank what elevation.
02:03
Carport to engine one.
02:04
Engine one, go ahead.
02:05
Which way do you want the rescue to come in?
02:07
Right now, continue on Randco.
02:09
Engine one to the medic one.
02:10
So working you way around three is non-volved motor vehicle accident.
02:14
Just a tanker forward.
02:16
We have a crew and headquarters.
02:17
Could you go again without traffic? It was broken.
02:19
We have a full crew at headquarters.
02:21
Roger, I'm going to send you on an ASA residential just down the street.
02:24
I'll just touch you (number withheld) Vary Avenue.
02:27
We did speak with the homeowners.
02:28
Children at home. Negative smoke.
02:29
Negative fire. They're standing it's due to the lightning strikes on the area.
02:32
One-two-five, Barry, copy.
02:33
Special engine one.
02:34
You can cancel.
02:35
I need one end up, this location, engine two.
02:37
You can head down, Allen, so I call on Barry Avenue.
02:40
All right, engine two will consist on, uh, calling Barrier Avenue.
02:43
Engine 2, Roger, I copy.
02:44
Sorry, dispatch engine one, you only going to cancel the rest of you.
02:47
Rishi, Paul. Fire police.
02:48
We're safe off this road.
02:49
The car is out from the tree.
02:50
I just keep one hand on the road.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
NBA: Motor Vehicle Accident
[2]
PD: Police Department
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Location mentioned:
Near Branchville Rd, Ridgefield, CT 06877
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