Person jumps from bridge into water prompting rescue, Fredericksburg VA
Medical EmergencyA person having a mental health crisis stood on the edge of the Blue and Gray Parkway Bridge in Fredericksburg, then jumped into the water. This led to a coordinated response by fire, rescue, and law enforcement for a water rescue operation.
Audio|Source: Stafford County and Fredericksburg Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Units throughout the medical emergency at the Blue and Gray Parkway Bridge.
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We have a mental health subject standing on the edge of the bridge.
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The radio sheriff's office at the stage.
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Engine 15-0.1, dark.
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Page of 1501 is direct. Is registered fire aware?
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I believe their Sheriff's Office, correction their police departments, aware.
00:27
Do you want us to go ahead and contact them for fire rescue law?
00:33
I would contact registered fire, make them aware.
00:38
Correct.
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Amble, 1501, are you direct on staging?
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We direct.
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Mr. 1501.
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Go ahead.
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Stay back for one moment.
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May 17-80s-1-8.
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The office is arrest requesting a vote to save the boat launch.
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Direct. In this 15-1, Rout to City Docks.
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Go ahead and let's register fire now.
01:29
Can you go ahead and add the time 1501 and give us the channel?
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As long as Fredericksburg fire is aware with their units, we can hold with ourselves in the battalion, and we can operate if anything changes.
02:17
We have a mental health patient that is standing on the edge of the bridge right now.
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We have Sheriff's Office en route.
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Pershing they're actually going to be on team.
02:33
Okay. What units do we have currently on the call?
02:36
We have engine 1501, ambulance 1501, and MSU 1501, and MSU 1501, and we're trying to contact Patrick'sburg as well.
02:47
Okay, copy.
03:06
Box 0131.
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Unknown Negray Parkway and Nets Blue and Grey from Kings Highway, Italian Chief 1501, Priority, 1.
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Operating on 15 alpha, 2.
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Blue and gray Parkway and ends blue and gray from Kings Highway, Battalion Chief 1501.
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Box, 910, Fire Alarm, 202, Boeson Cove, Engine 1509, Priority, One,
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operating on 15 Alpha, 2,
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202, Boson Cove, Engine 1509.
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Hutch is reaching out to Fredericksburg fire.
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We're going to go across Chatham Bridge and down the Pookie Talks.
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Amulose 1501 is going to stage on Blue and Great Parkway.
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We have left the engine of the station will be an MSU 1501.
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Okay, I'm direct.
04:15
Just make sure we have a clear plan. You guys are planned to have your boat in the water.
04:20
The Fredericksburg doesn't come online with a couple boats here in a second. We'll just match a fool.
04:26
Looks like the patient has jumped. He's alive in swimming.
04:35
We went ahead and upgraded.
04:44
and gray parkway and end blue and gray from Kings Highway vote 1501 engine 1507 medic 1507 bms 1,500
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by any spotlights they may have onto the patient
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For 1701, Medics 1721, truck 1701 for the water rescue 990 blue-gray.
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The signing 1701, Medics, 1701, truck 1701 for the water rescue and MSU for the water rescue 990 blue-gray for the car shooting Dixon on Fred 1 at 2050.
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MSP 1501.
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MSP 1501 from animal, 1501.
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Most likely going to be out 15-0-3.
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Is such a President for the incident at 264.
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Go ahead.
06:27
Just focus there's companies. They have them on their drone right now.
06:30
He's in the middle, right underneath the bridge. It seems to be unfazed or unharmed.
06:38
We're direct.
06:42
I have an individual who jumped off of the Blue and Gray Parkway Bridge in the area of 990 blue-gray. We've got fire rescue, correction. We've got law enforcement asking that you guys stage at Dixon Park as Stafford County is also launching units from city dock as well. They've upgraded to a full assignment for the water rescue and also have law enforcement in the area.
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Blue and Gray Pkwy, Fredericksburg, VA
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