Fire crews respond to stuck elevator in Quincy, Quincy MA
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Rescue / EntrapmentAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a stuck elevator near Southern Artery in Quincy. Fire and EMS were on scene investigating power loss to the elevator. The elevator company was notified and dispatched. No one was trapped, and responders assisted in moving a patient by stretcher and stair chair.
Audio|Heard on: Quincy Police & Fire Dispatch
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04:19
Transcript:
00:00
Quincy Fire Department broadcasting, Engine Three, Ladder One, Rescue One.
00:03
Near Southern Artery, stuck elevator.
00:07
Quincy Fire Department broadcasting, Engine Three, Ladder One, Rescue One, near Southern Artery, stuck elevator, Car Two.
00:15
Not to us.
00:17
Copy that.
00:26
Three is responding.
00:28
Three is fine.
00:32
We can close that out to my partner.
00:34
I'm going to write with what we have and then refer it to the area search team.
00:47
Ladder five to command, there's a vent going right up through that wall.
00:55
Man has it.
01:05
Engine three is off.
01:07
Artery command, do we have any idea which floor they're on?
01:13
They were coming from floor three, but they stated they do not know.
01:20
Come in, (name withheld).
01:30
Fire one's off.
01:33
Fire one, you're off.
01:50
Command to fire alarm.
01:51
It appears this elevator has no power at all.
01:54
We've tried cycling it.
01:55
We're going to have to make contact with the inside.
02:06
Are you asking me to look for a number or do you have a number for me?
02:12
No, the elevator company is on its way.
02:14
They're going to be 20 minutes.
02:17
Fire alarm has that elevator company on the way.
02:22
Lt, this is (name withheld).
02:32
Yeah, go ahead.
02:41
EMS not stuck in the elevator.
02:43
They're on the floor with the patient on a stretcher.
02:46
No need to get into elevator.
02:54
Do you guys need help with a stretcher? I could send a few guys up.
03:05
This is Engine 3B, what floor are you on?
03:17
Third floor.
03:20
Stair two.
03:22
We're right in front of stair two.
03:24
We'll just need help with bringing the patient downstairs.
03:32
Can you go to stair chair up there or not?
03:41
Yes, moving the patient to the stair chair now from the stretcher.
04:00
Car two to engine three.
04:06
Answering.
04:08
Just confirm no one else is in the elevator before you leave.
04:15
Yeah, that's confirmed.
04:18
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
Southern Artery, Quincy, MA 02169
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