Vehicle crashes into ditch causing utility pole damage, Washington County MD
TrafficA vehicle went off the road into a ditch near Jefferson Blvd, causing two utility poles to break and wires to hang low. Emergency responders are on scene treating up to four possible patients. Power company is expected to arrive within an hour to address the electrical damage.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Marching 792 is on the scene, filming dispatch, one vehicle off the roadway in the ditch.
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Here's all the lock, sir.
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I will be out checking.
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Operations are on PS2.
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Command 752.
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You, sir.
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Use caution approaching.
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We've got wires down definitely, uh, trying to figure out exactly where.
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He's caution.
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Copy, use caution approaching.
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Okay, use caution approaching. Okay, rest your engine seven, the rod.
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Okay, rest your engine seven.
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Command of Rescue, 7, take a position, blocking position, 979 is medicated.
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Deputy Chief Seventh is up investigating Culevenate.
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Okay.
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Command, it's a total of four possible patients.
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Copy, total of four.
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Negative on entrapments.
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A double entrapment.
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Copy. Washington, third medicator.
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We'll search your third medicator.
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45 minutes to an hour for the power company.
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Copy.
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And you got two poles sheared off.
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Wires are not on the ground, but they are extremely low.
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Okay.
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75 is Medic[1]aid and have good access to your patients.
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That's correct.
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Copy. In the area, (number withheld) Jefferson Boulevard, person under collision.
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3D. Medic[1]aid unit, Medics, 753, respond.
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TIS 2,
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22, 22, 22.
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We're available patient, refusal.
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5.3 is fine.
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53, semi.
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Walser, Franklin's 4-7sultzine.
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Trangin 47, 22.
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Hagerstownside.
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So I went off free transport units from 75.
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What's a keep 79 here for patient care?
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Okay, so far you have 751 and 2, but two's on the scene.
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751 be your third.
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You want another one to come from Hageretown, you want to come from Wainsborough.
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We have access issues from our side.
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Have it come from Hagerstown.
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Okay, we'll start another one from the city.
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It's 26-1-22-23.
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7.53 Washington, Ralph.
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PS2. Sir, Akronomy, S2.
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2 ALS for the pediatrics and the adults can go BLS with them.
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So a total of 2 ALS from the Hagerstown side will suffice.
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All right, but they are telling me they can't fit the medicate and see the wires.
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That's all I was getting another one from that side.
01:50
Yeah, total two from the Hagerstown side and we'll be good.
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Medic: Medical Unit Dispatched
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Location mentioned:
Jefferson Blvd, Maryland
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