False traffic accident alarm at North Oak Trafficway, Kansas City MO
A mobile crash detection system alerted emergency responders to a traffic accident near North Oak Trafficway. Multiple units were dispatched and investigated the area, including a call from inside the vehicle where only traffic sounds were heard. After thorough searching, responders found no evidence of an accident and declared the call to be unfounded.
Audio|Source: Kansas City Fire
03:44
Transcript:
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Pumper 40, 3,400 North Oak on a traffic accident, mobile crash detection A3[1].
00:05
Pumper 40, 3,400, North Oak on a mobile crash detection A3[1].
00:14
Truck 13th and quarters.
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Truck 13 and quarters.
00:25
Car 102, Truck 12, Medic 540, respond with Pumper 40, 3,400, North Oak on a traffic accident, A3[1].
00:33
Car 102,
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Truck 12, Medic 540, join Pumper 40, 3,400, North Oak, and a traffic accident A3[1].
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Truck 12 on the way.
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Select 12 responding. Call 102 in companies. This initially came in as a crash detection alarm.
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Second call came in from within the vehicle,
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and the only thing that could be heard was traffic in the background.
01:04
6.5 on scene.
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Pover 18 patient contact.
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Pover 18 patient contact.
01:14
8.5. Gordon, Truman.
01:18
Maybe 505, the Truman.
01:21
Can you go ahead?
01:28
Since the medic is transferring, this car one's already need to continue in still.
01:37
Number 18 is on scene, our patient is already in the back of 505 and ordained service.
01:43
Correct. Can Carl 103 stand down?
01:47
130 in servicing quarter.
01:51
Yes, 1.30 can stay now.
01:53
I'm 1.30 on service and quarters.
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40 in the area.
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Number 40 in the area.
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One of the two in companies, we do not have a vehicle description.
02:19
Hello, okay, it's on 40s.
02:24
Go ahead.
02:27
We've been south on North Oak all the way down to the North Kansas City line.
02:32
We have found nothing.
02:33
You want to slow everybody down?
02:35
Yeah, it's fine. If I could reduce.
02:41
All companies responding, 3,400 North Oak trafficway reduce and continue.
02:51
POMPRA 18 in service and quarters.
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Comper 18 in service and quarters.
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5'10 in service and routes.
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510 in service in rounds.
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528.
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528, go ahead.
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You can show us back in service in round to quarters.
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Showing out of service in round the quarters.
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12,
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we've been back and forth, we don't find anything.
03:23
I think we just call us unfounded.
03:25
Terc12 in the area.
03:27
Tric 12 in the area.
03:30
Tric 12 in the area.
03:31
One or two, copy, one or two's in.
03:35
Copy, unfounded. Medic 540, you can be in service. Car 102 in.
03:40
540, copy. In service.
03:43
40 is in, unfound. 40 is in, unfound.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
A3: Low-priority, alpha-level medical response or assigned radio channel/talkgroup A3.
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