Water rescue response at Ragged Mountain Reservoir access issue, Charlottesville VA


Multiple fire and rescue units are responding to a water rescue incident at Ragged Mountain Reservoir near Rookwood Place. Responders face difficult access and are staging with special vehicles while using a cell phone ping to locate the person needing rescue.
Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
04:22
Transcript:
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Engine 151, Engine 82, Squad 11, Rescue 18, Water Rescue 136, Water Rescue 70, Gator 5, Gator 6, Station 15, Battalion 202.
00:13
Access issue, Ragged Mountain Reservoir, near Rookwood Place.
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Respond on Alpha Tech 3.
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Engine 151, Engine 851, Engine 82, Squad 11, Rescue.
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Water Rescue 136, Water Rescue 70, Gator 5, Gator 6, Station 15, Battalion 202.
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Access issue.
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Brackett Mountain Reservoir, near Rookwood.
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Near Rookwood Place.
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Respond on Alpha, TAC 3.
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ETCHA 5Wight to the building for Gator.
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5Wight to the building, 1300.
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She's getting around, Rookwood.
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Chief 70 is the station.
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2859. Chief 70 to the station, 1,300.
00:51
It is responding to Rockin Mountain.
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Please move to AlphaTax 3 for other operations.
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Squad 11 is responding with Water Rescue 11.
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Squad 11. Water Rescue 11.
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399. ECCCBSAG-202.
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J-2. Go-bye.
01:01
Yes, sir, just checking to see if you can get a cell phone ping on where the victim is.
01:06
And also any units that would be accessing from Fontaine, stage on Fontaine, due to the construction until we can get a smaller vehicle in with us.
01:16
Easy being water at U136 and route.
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1301. We've got a ping and a special map marker labeled on the map.
01:23
Just based on the cat, it looks like they're going to be on the Blue Blaze Trail.
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Gator 1. Access issue.
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Rocket Mountain Reservoir, near Brookwood.
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5.7, near Brookwood Place.
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Respond on Alpha, TAC 3.
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Gator 1. Access issue.
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Rocket Mountain Reservoir, near Brookwood.
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Near Brookwood Place.
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Respond on Alpha, Pack 3.
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I understood, thank you.
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ECC Rescue Chief 103 en route to Rescue 1 for Gator 1 ECCC Gator 5 with Nautrium momentarily Edison 103 Heson.
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202 from 82.
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We'll head from the Ivy side.
01:57
ECC Rescue 108 and route for the building for Water Rescue 136.
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Rescue 108 for.
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to the building through 136.
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Water Rescue Center, but that's that name, right? Water Rescue, 70.
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No. ECC, Patent, 2-0.
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ECC. Can you add Water Rescue 11 to the Hover program? My restaurant.
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Can you add a note to have all water rescue units stage on Fontaine.
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until we can determine the access inside of the park? Understood, adding water rescue 11, 1303.
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Understood, 202.
02:27
These all water rescue units, police age on train, so access is determined per BC202, 1303.
02:34
BCC, can you also have the closest cater? Head to the Boar's head entrance as well.
02:47
I just said 202 will notify the closest cater market up.
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Chief 202 for Midger 151.
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Oh, it doesn't see you want to see one.
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Yes, sir, we're on Fontaine right now.
02:56
You want us to try to make access in there or evaluate or do you want to stay here? Peter 5 Respondent.
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Location mentioned:
Ragged Mountain Reservoir, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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