Trench collapse leads to rescue operation in Erie, Erie PA


Emergency crews responded to a trench collapse where one or two people were trapped during excavation for a waterline. There was one person with a leg injury, and a gas leak was also reported in the area.
Audio|Source: Erie County Fire and EMS
03:9
Transcript:
Engine 13, Engine 8, DC-324, PR1, Operations on TAC1, Trench Collapse[1], Rescue Confirmed Trapped[2], East 44th Street at Perry Street. Engine 13, Engine 8, DC-24, TR1, Operations on TAC1. Trench collapse, rescue confirmed trapped, East 44th Street at Perry Street. 324 East 4th Street. 324, East 44th, and Perry Street. You were responding for a rescue. They were doing excavation on a waterline and the hole collapsed. One to two people are trapped, one with a leg injury. 324. This batch engine 8th, TR1 en route. 113.13. 13 responding. D.C. 113. I'm going to have you head to post 1151. Dispatch Tara 2. You want to see if he wants us to respond on that? Tower 2, we can ask. 324, Your County. Ceremonitive. 324 is on location, investigate. 324 on scene investigating. EC1-07 operations. Copy returning. 1.7. 687's in service and instance. 687. 6.87. Go ahead. DC-107 ALF Perry 1 for an entrapment, East 4-4 in Perry. Okay, could you also notify NFG for this location? We have something like a gas leak in the quality electrical room here. Copy, we will. Engine 13. Engine 8. Power 2, DC-24, PR1, Operations on TAC1, Trench Collapse, Rescue Confirm Trapped, East 44th Street at Perry Street, Engine 13, Engine 8, Power 2, DC-24, TR1, Operations on TAC1, Trench Collapse, Rescue Confirm Trapped, East 44th Street at Perry Street. County, come in. County Command. 324, go ahead. County Command. We have all victims out of the hole. I'm going to have Engine 13 and EmergeCare. I need two ambulances from Emergency Care, two patients, so all other companies can return in service. 1-0-7-5-5.
Engine 13, Engine 8, DC-324, PR1, Operations on TAC1, Trench Collapse[1], Rescue Confirmed Trapped[2], East 44th Street at Perry Street. Engine 13, Engine 8, DC-24, TR1, Operations on TAC1. Trench collapse, rescue confirmed trapped, East 44th Street at Perry Street. 324 East 4th Street. 324, East 44th, and Perry Street. You were responding for a rescue. They were doing excavation on a waterline and the hole collapsed. One to two people are trapped, one with a leg injury. 324. This batch engine 8th, TR1 en route. 113.13. 13 responding. D.C. 113. I'm going to have you head to post 1151. Dispatch Tara 2. You want to see if he wants us to respond on that? Tower 2, we can ask. 324, Your County. Ceremonitive. 324 is on location, investigate. 324 on scene investigating. EC1-07 operations. Copy returning. 1.7. 687's in service and instance. 687. 6.87. Go ahead. DC-107 ALF Perry 1 for an entrapment, East 4-4 in Perry. Okay, could you also notify NFG for this location? We have something like a gas leak in the quality electrical room here. Copy, we will. Engine 13. Engine 8. Power 2, DC-24, PR1, Operations on TAC1, Trench Collapse, Rescue Confirm Trapped, East 44th Street at Perry Street, Engine 13, Engine 8, Power 2, DC-24, TR1, Operations on TAC1, Trench Collapse, Rescue Confirm Trapped, East 44th Street at Perry Street. County, come in. County Command. 324, go ahead. County Command. We have all victims out of the hole. I'm going to have Engine 13 and EmergeCare. I need two ambulances from Emergency Care, two patients, so all other companies can return in service. 1-0-7-5-5.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Trench Collapse: Structural/Excavation Emergency
[2]
Rescue Confirmed Trapped: Confirmed Victims in Need of Rescue
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Location mentioned:
Perry St & E 44th St, Erie, PA 16504
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