Fire causes evacuation, wheelchair user needs help, Jefferson Parish LA
Fire & ArsonA fire emergency on Peters Rd has led to multiple evacuations. Wind direction is being monitored to find safe evacuation areas. One person at near Grefer Street is confined to a wheelchair and cannot evacuate without help. Emergency crews are arranging transportation and managing road closures.
Audio|Source: Metro New Orleans Area Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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Chief (name withheld) is the on-scene coordinator spoke team already.
00:03
We need to find out which way the wind is blowing so we can have a safe location for the evacuees.
00:09
Can we work on that? And then what's the closest playground on the north side of the express play?
00:15
The closest playground is going to be Martin Luther King and we've got an east-northeast wind.
00:20
Copy that. F.S.1 follow on put there, row.
00:22
Copy that one run.
00:23
File on 600.
00:24
Are you correct with that wind speed and direction, it's east-northeast or east-southeast?
00:29
Correct. Could be east-southeast at six miles per hour.
00:31
Copy.
00:32
Ladder 617 command or follow.
00:35
Commander 6-17 is following.
00:38
On the 900, Greta,
00:41
I have 3,000 to be able to be.
00:43
Got a 617, 900 gruffer, three people evacue in both of us.
00:47
6400, command.
00:48
I have two at 904 Gr[e]fer Street, one's confined to a wheelchair, they can't go anywhere.
00:53
Copy, we'll be making arrangements.
00:55
All right, Randy, we need to shut down Peter's Road as well.
00:58
We got a lot of traffic coming down.
00:59
We need to shut down Peter's Road, um, heading south.
01:03
26 in the area.
01:04
Timphard is 26 in the area.
01:05
It's only 26 in area. It's 2028.
01:06
Squire 7, you're responding to a medical at (number withheld).
01:08
Squire 7, you could disregard it.
01:11
In June 14, you respondent to a medical at (number withheld) St.
01:13
Anne Street, Crosters North South Cedar Street, zone 546.
01:16
In June 14, Respondentile Medical 8-1-1-1 St.
01:19
A.N. St. Ann Street, Courses North South Peter Street.
01:21
Go 4, 646. Use the first respondent channel 227.
01:24
Okay, 246. Fire 1 for command.
01:27
Copy command, JPM.
01:29
C. If you're four, you respond to the medical aid, the Wairookuses down in the Rones, old footing.
01:33
Maynard from follow up, you of odds, we have had moves and energy response.
01:36
Romaine's all.
01:37
Deltay's fire department unit to (number withheld) Highland Avenue, 39-year-old female, she fell, she's still on the ground.
01:42
She believed that she broke possibly her left ankle, and she weighs about 150 pounds.
01:47
Agent 4, your respondent telemedical road crosses down the road.
01:51
Zold 1421, use the first responder channel.
01:53
Stand by for seeing safety.
01:55
517. Command.
01:56
28.
01:57
Command. Engine 4 is fine.
01:58
4. 7.
01:59
We have a 617 command.
02:00
We have either got no answer at 910 or 912.
02:05
Grefer, but we do have lights on in the house.
02:07
Communications is 26.
02:09
Oh. 26.
02:10
Just 206, three advice per 179 Bravo, 179 Bravo, to seeing their safe, seeing their safe.
02:16
104. Moving in.
02:18
Command from 1.
02:19
Bell Chase Fire Department, you needed to (number withheld) Highland Avenue for 49-year-old female, and she fell.
02:24
She is still currently on the ground.
02:25
She believes that she possibly broke her left ankle, and she weighs the park from about 150 pounds.
02:30
Same 4. Right for finance.
02:32
Chief, I need a good location to bring a bus for those evacuees as we start.
02:37
If the wind direction is right, the wind is blowing to the west across the canal, correct? That's correct, is from the east.
02:45
All right, copy.
02:46
Give me a location east of the incident so that I can at least get the bus start on it that way.
02:54
We could probably stage in the parking lot of the state office building.
02:59
All right, copy that, Chief, and that's a West Banker's expressway and give me a street.
03:02
It's going to sell.
03:03
All right, copy that.
03:04
I'll get emergency management to work on a bus there, and I'll be there in a couple minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Peters Rd, Louisiana 70058
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