Multiple vehicle accidents and icy roads on interstate 35, Forest Lake MN
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, several vehicle accidents occurred on interstate 35 near Forest Lake and Broadway due to icy road conditions. Emergency responders are managing traffic and coordinating removal of a rolled-over semi-tanker north of Broadway.
Audio|Heard on: Washington County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
05:42
Transcript:
00:00
Can you notify Mindod again? They're going to need to hit the southbound 35 ramp to 97 as well as northbound 35 from 97 north,
00:10
especially the far left lane.
00:12
It's all ice still.
00:19
Just getting on the road now, do you want me to come up to Forest Lake or head to our station?
00:26
Let's start heading to Forest Lake.
00:27
They got a lot of accidents.
00:30
So if you want to get on the freeway as well,
00:34
start heading north and start checking accidents.
00:46
direction,
00:48
so we're going to be coming northbound on 35.
00:50
I had to turn around and I'm just getting back into Hugo to get heading towards the freeway.
01:04
Thank you.
01:07
We're winning on the north end, now we're starting, now we got to get caught up on the south end of Broadway.
01:14
Yep, I'll head down there.
01:21
35 south at 2.20 that we're going to need total.
01:25
You can get those started if they haven't already been.
01:32
Route?
01:34
En route 808.
01:40
And again, this is still all ice.
01:42
If you can make sure Mendat's going north on for sure, we're going to keep having more.
01:47
Yes, they are en route[1] and watching on the cameras as well.
01:52
I don't know.
02:03
I'm driving. I was going to be a bit.
02:09
What's up?
02:12
So I found that 40 mile an hour.
02:14
That's the one that's going southbound from Lake Street from 96 up here by the McDonald's.
02:19
So you have that bigger one on there.
02:22
You guys could swap that out.
02:23
You'll need that smaller one down south of you.
02:28
Which find is it?
02:31
It's that big 36 by 48, 40 mile an hour that you have on your truck.
02:40
Yeah, which one do I have to flop it with?
02:44
The other 40 mile an hour, that's the smaller sign up here on the north end.
02:52
Go ahead.
02:54
Has wobbly fire checked in yet mutual aid to us?
03:02
North 94, I'm on the ramp to 55 or 7th Street, blocking the right side.
03:09
(number withheld), Minnesota plate,
03:11
Tom.
03:13
Stand by, I have a party that showed up with me.
03:18
Ten from head, ten.
03:26
Wyoming Chief One check in.
03:33
Falsley, Command, no resident you want.
03:43
It's going to be a semi-tanker rolled over, checked on, just needs to be cleared.
03:49
35 northbound north of Broadway.
03:52
If you can make sure it looks like a Twin Cities non-tructo is on to see if you can just check with them, make sure they have the resources they need to get that removed, please.
04:04
Copy.
04:05
Chief for Rescue One.
04:10
Rescue One go.
04:11
Rescue one go.
04:13
The bus is going to be moving out of here shortly.
04:16
Do you want Rescue One to hold or move to a different position?
04:22
Rescue One, you can go just north of Highway 8 and start kicking traffic into the, from the one lane to the two lane.
04:37
Can you repeat that?
04:41
You are going to go north of Highway 8, just north of Highway 8, quarter mile or so, and start taking traffic over from the shoulder and the right shoulder in lane 1, all the lane 2.
04:56
Rescue 1 copies.
05:01
3407, 2407.
05:03
2407.
05:08
I believe our engine three requested a Dan's tow with heavy wrecker for the semi already if that helps you.
05:20
Can we verify that they are en route[1]?
05:24
I have not heard verification, but I can check on that if you'd like.
05:30
Dispatch, can you just verify that they have resources coming?
05:35
The state dispatch, the Forest Lake.
05:36
We started to Twin Cities for the semi-roll on scene right now for the semis just north of Broadway.
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en route: Unit responding/traveling to the call
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I-35, Forest Lake, MN
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