Water rescue operation in Wicomico County pond, Fruitland MD
Emergency responders conducted a water rescue operation at a retention pond near Flavbridge Road in Wicomico County. Officers entered the water to search for a patient, supported by multiple fire and EMS marine units and aerial units monitoring the scene. An excavator was observed submerged in the pond.
Audio|Source: Wicomico County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Central to the station 3 or any station 3 unit responding to the water rescue acknowledge.
00:15
EMS 1113.
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EMS 1, 119.
00:24
Chief 14 to Assistant Chief 1 Fireground 2.
00:32
Central 2, Deputy Chief 3.
00:35
Fruitland PD, Wicomico, Central.
00:41
No response from your station, your discretion on re-alert.
00:47
Fruitland PD, go ahead.
00:49
Go ahead, re-alert.
00:52
We've got two of our officers in the water attempting to locate the patient.
01:02
Chief 14 is Deputy C3.
01:05
Do you need our Marine unit or we're going to have any place to put it over?
01:14
I'm still a few minutes out, Deputy Chief of Arsdeiase command at this time.
01:20
Being familiar with that pit, we're probably going to need a Zodiac.
01:24
Go directly in.
01:32
Okay.
01:39
Chief 14, the Deputy Chief 1.
01:44
Go ahead. Chief, we need our Marine unit.
01:50
EMS2, can repeat your message.
01:52
Water Rescue Box 3-1, re-alerting Station 3, Station 15.
01:57
We need all Marine Unit.
02:00
Near Flavbridge Road, cross streets of Graydon Lane and Pladridge Road.
02:07
I don't think so because there's really no place to actually put it into this retention pond area.
02:12
We probably need a Zodiac.
02:16
EMS2. Can you ever feed your message?
02:24
Rush 1-36 to be in a home location.
02:27
Rush one, range 6 in a home location, 1131.
02:30
Pressing Moldarado.
02:38
Deputy Chee-3.
02:40
Central EMS2, did you have a message?
02:43
Rescue 1, location line 31.
02:45
(name withheld), are you on the boat or the engine?
02:50
Deputy G3 to Deputy Q1, uh,
02:55
may be possible to get that new Zodiac with Elmar's Interwater there.
02:59
Just an option.
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Central Deputy Chief One.
03:04
Go ahead.
03:06
The advice we've just gotten word from Fruitland PDA that they have two officers in the water looking for a patient.
03:13
That's negative, central.
03:15
Okay, sir, let's do anything.
03:18
Central to Flavbridge Road Command.
03:20
Correctly the Trooper 4 is on the air.
03:23
Listening.
03:24
Command, the FBI Trooper 4 is en route.
03:27
They are going to use their thermal camera.
03:30
Okay, copy.
03:32
Just let them know there's another helicopter above us.
03:35
I don't know who it is.
03:37
Probably. Station 3, central, call, cover.
03:40
Okay. Station 3, call cover, 1132.
03:44
Utility 16-1 and dive-1 is on location.
03:47
Utility 161, drive 1, 1133.
03:51
Drive 1, make your way on the back towards the pond.
03:55
That's right.
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We're up here by D3 at this moment.
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You want it down this road and let me stay up here on the grass.
04:03
No, come down the dirt lane.
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It's strong enough to hold you.
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Freeze.
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You want to also make your ways to the back.
04:18
Recruit engine 302 respond, 320, 3 and 3.3.
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For rescue engine 302, responding 323 and 31133.
04:29
20M is supposed.
04:31
20 M, go ahead.
04:34
Probably taking drive operations.
04:41
20 M has drive operations at 1135.
04:45
Also be advised, the helicopter that's overhead is DNR.
04:48
They are advising they do have eyes on the excavator in the water.
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Okay, copy.
04:54
Which way is it facing?
04:56
Stand by.
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For Air, four, McBrown 2, we're at Airborne now, the overhead corner of carily.
05:10
Deputy 2-3-centromromo location, person in favor.
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Deputy T31136.
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5801-3-1-diver.
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Drive 81-1-3-11-36.
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81.19 Central.
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I'll meet the 81.5 T.1 seen as a second driver.
05:36
8119, okay, 1137.
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The rest of the Union's 3-0-2 Central, all location.
05:48
If your engine 302 on location, 1137.
05:53
Chief Hed to Central calls covered.
05:56
G-15 advising calls, cover, 1138.
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32.3 is command.
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This is for good.
06:10
Go ahead.
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Rescruity 302 to command.
06:23
E2's on location, did they give any kind of description of the vehicle or any other information?
06:36
E2, that's negative.
06:38
This is called anybody a long company.
06:41
Say that it was a pen.
06:42
Okay.
06:48
Deputy Chief 1 is something.
06:49
The Chief 1, go ahead.
06:51
Okay, for only transferring command to Deputy Chief 3.
06:55
Transfer and Command to Deputy Chief 3 at 1139.
06:59
Sandra, he'll be Saman Spec Ops.
07:04
Copy, Deputy Chief 1 has SpecOps at 1139.
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