Woman rescued after kayak capsizes near power plant dam, Birdsboro PA
Medical EmergencyRescue teams responded to a water emergency near Poplar Neck Road by a power plant dam. A 55-year-old woman had capsized her kayak and was holding onto a tree branch in the river. She was safely rescued and did not require ambulance transport.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire A and EMS
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Transcript:
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It's going to be right in front of the power plant on top or like very right by the dam.
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One female still in the water holding onto a branch.
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Switch over to Fire A Alpha then.
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6-711 from Intermediate 5451.
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All right.
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You guys can go available.
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We'll be all right.
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In-Ral Neck Road.
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704-2-2-year- in-round, (number withheld).
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It's going to be next to near Poplar Neck Road, the generation,
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the generating station.
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For a 55-year-old female tipped over her kayak, is hanging on a tree branch on the river, is unable to get out.
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You have all number one.
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Copy.
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Corrects, 96-7-1-1.
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You can recall 6721.
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We'll head over to Hamburg.
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Okay, receive.
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I'll put you on it.
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70-42-2-resheap.
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70-42-1, Alpha.
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Medi-4-2-1, Alpha. Medic 6-7-21.
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Your water emergency, one going to not call for the Marine Unit to be out of Marine 25.
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47-2.
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Deputy 42 to Deputy 251.
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Yeah, let's have 325 dispatch.25 dispatch.
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They already been dispatch.
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I was advising that they were on your run card already.
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Or 25601, that's in June 20.
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25601, that's in June 1430.
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All right, we're safe.
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He is offering the water emergency for Coomber Township near Poplar Neck Road.
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Operator should be on Operations 1 after response, 1431.
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He is offering the water emergency for Coomber Township near Poplar Neck Road.
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All for which will be on Operations 1 after response, 1431.
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Cumber Command, Deputy 251 on Ops 1.
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Medics 6721 on fire alpha.
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Go ahead.
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You can recall.
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Medics 6711 is going to be handling.
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Receive to the handle.
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You can call on deputy 42-2 on Off1, God.
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Maddox-1-1. Medical 6-7-1 available, medic 611-1-Berk.
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Go ahead, Berks.
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Please, on location, the female is out and does not need ambulance,
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and you can recall.
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Okay,
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we're available switching back to your message.
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Okay.
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Britsy, WXX2, Berks, do you coffee direct?
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Pressure, right.
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Pressure, 25, in Ralph.
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Pression 25 in Ralph 1432.
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Forks, 70612.
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96024 are that writing?
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Deputy 61-2.
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All location and from PD, victim has been extricated.
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Midage 624 at 1432.
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Offered, I was trying to give you the additional after he went on scene.
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Nobody 61-2 looks.
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Go ahead, Burke.
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42 command,
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deputy 251 on Alps1.
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What are you called EMS?
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I have to formative.
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You in place 61 available.
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Thank you.
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13151 on location.
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Company 61, you can recall from near Bickle Drive.
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Cells and extricated no longer needs assistance, 1433.
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Avalon 6151 on location, 1433.
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Deputy 42,
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Deputy 251-1A.
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Good, Deputy.
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Deputy.
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Just a year where we have personnel for the boat where it will also be deploying our ATV for access purposes.
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Very safe.
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Dave TV is probably going to have to go on the other side of the screen from the TITA station and go across the dam.
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Bracey.
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Do you want us to also head that way with the boat?
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We'll go to Poplar.
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Location mentioned:
Near Poplar Neck Rd, Birdsboro, PA 19508
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