Road closed on Us 15 near Taneytown for helicopter landing, Gettysburg PA
Road ClosureTraffic on U.S. 15 near the Taneytown exit in Gettysburg is closed to allow a helicopter to land for a medevac operation. Fire police are managing the road shutdown and controlling the traffic detour to nearby Taneytown Road. The closure will last about 15 minutes while the helicopter refuels and prepares for takeoff.
Audio|Source: Adams County Fire Police - Digital
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Transcript:
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22, 2. Stop, copy.
00:07
Edge 22, the fire, please.
00:09
We are flying helicopter.
00:11
I need U.S. 15 south, I'll shut completely down.
00:18
Okay,
00:19
go ahead and send a run.
00:22
We're going to fly and we're going to keep traffic rolling one lane until we get confirmed confirmation from the helicopter coming in.
00:36
It's 2211. Repeat that and I to go ahead and release them for now. Release the soft-found traffic.
00:46
Chief Southbound traffic flowing until we get confirmation the helicopter's inbound.
00:54
Copy that.
00:58
That's correct. I'll advise on the helicopter's inbound and shathelling down detour him down to Taneytown Road.
01:08
Service 22. Do you have enough manpower there to shut down this traffic or we need more resources?
01:19
How do we just do like we did this morning, just shut it down for that 15, 20 minutes and be done with it?
01:30
2211 to 222.
01:32
I'm okay. We're shutting it down whenever we get the call.
01:42
Fire police operating at 22-1 bucks. Well,
01:45
flight, that's what made, it's going to be at least 15 minutes. They have to fuel up before they take off.
01:53
201, copy that.
01:59
Fire Police Command, this is Traffic 1.
02:05
Police Command, this is Traffic 1. Traffic 1.
02:11
So that's how he won.
02:15
I am in position right now to shut down 15 at the Taneytown exit.
02:21
And I have a gentleman up on the top of the hill to shut down the on-ramp, if you so desire. Just let us know.
02:31
Thank you very much.
02:33
We probably will do it.
02:41
That's a P-21.
02:45
Go ahead.
02:47
Just to let you know, we'll play two agents returned from the previous incident.
02:52
They were refueling before they looked off. We'll give you a heads up.
02:58
I'll be that, thank you.
03:00
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Near Taneytown Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325
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