Helicopter lands for medical emergency on I-57 near Salem, Salem IL
Medical Emergency, Road ClosureA medical evacuation helicopter landed on northbound Interstate 57 near Salem after an incident caused two injuries and led to road closure.
Audio|Source: Salem Fire and Surrounding Fire, Police & EMS
04:6
Transcript:
00:00
619, let me know that I'll land the birds off the roadway here, so I'll shut them down back here.
00:04
So I'll shut them down back here.
00:06
Yeah.
00:07
Come on me, I'm a unit's united.
00:08
Ervac 28 is trying to reach you on eye reach.
00:10
AirVac 28, Salem, PSAP on I-reach.
00:13
AirVac 28, the responders just arrived on scene.
00:16
It was an early activation,
00:17
two injuries.
00:18
You got 137 as a second aircraft coming in behind you.
00:20
Somebody from the scene will reach you shortly.
00:22
40s on scene, 754.
00:24
Marion County, 620, 1041[1].
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620, 1040[2].
00:27
619, car one.
00:29
I just heard fire say they were going to shut down northbound for the helicopter.
00:33
Is that proof or did he accidentally say the wrong direction?
00:36
That is correct, ISB wanting the north side shut down.
00:39
It's important.
00:40
Do you want me to work my way further south in? Get ready to shut that part down?
00:44
Yeah, that'd probably be the best.
00:45
AIS 1 on scene, 75, they're shutting by the northbound side.
00:49
9. 9. 19, if you want to let fire chief, no, I'll take care of setting it down in just a second.
00:53
I'm on my way there now.
00:54
He's then or form.
00:55
Any idea what the ETU, the helicopters are.
00:57
6-1 roughly 20 minutes.
01:00
Go ahead for you eight.
01:01
Rob, are you guys ready for the internet.
01:02
Rob, are you guys ready for the internet?
01:04
78, Salem.
01:05
Okay. Sex vendor registration and the lobby.
01:06
I got him on the, started on the paperwork.
01:08
Okay. Salem, Tionki and I'll be in right to that.
01:10
2313 is on scene 7.5.7.
01:12
County, 601 northbound Interstate 57 is shut down.
01:17
At the 131.
01:18
601, Temple.
01:19
United One's on scene, 759.
01:21
That's average there.
01:25
We'll take a look at it as we come around and we'll let you know.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
1041: On duty
[2]
1040: Off duty
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I-57, Salem, IL
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