Vehicle rollover fire blocks Route 8 northbound, Shelton CT
TrafficA vehicle rolled over and caught fire on Route 8 northbound near Exit 9. Multiple people were injured, including one with severe amputation below the ankle. The highway was fully blocked by fire and victims.
Audio|Source: South Central Region Area Fire and EMS
06:5
Transcript:
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Shelton, please, fish on fire, companies,
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3'1,
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3.8 northbound in the area of near Exit 9 for the NBA.
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Repeating,
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companies 3.1,
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3.8 northbound in the area of near Exit 9 for the NBA.
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Timeout is 1246.
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Griffin, BLS[1].
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BLS[1], 1247.
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All right.
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All three copy. All three copy.
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Town ALS[2] priority,
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Rudy northbound at the exit 9, possibly the bottom, might be looking at the whole Shepard Road.
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Repeating show the MS. Fourth Mountain AILS priority, Rudy, northbound,
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the exit 9 off-ramp for the NBA rollover, cross streets are timeout, 10.47.
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Five-sixth or sixty.
01:33
Yeah, Old Trafford, uh, over that.
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Okay.
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Received.
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Received.
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Received.
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560 is going to be in the median.
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Car six is going to be in the median.
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Carcic Shell.
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I just want to give you quick rundown.
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Squad 1 in the car fire, 101's command.
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Engine 24, myself and car 3 are going to the route equal.
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Roger.
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Car 6, the station 3 units, make sure the rescue gets out first since the squad is committed.
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Thruits through copy and then it's up to the station.
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Thanks, I'll take.
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Get on at seven and come up.
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All right, I'm approaching, we got smoke showing.
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They're saying the same thing,
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smoke between the on-ramp and the off-ramp of exit 9 north.
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We'll be pulling up momentarily.
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24, what's your location?
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11.
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Involved.
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Car 6 is on, it seems to be routed north between 9 and 11.
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We have one vehicle fully involved in multiple patients on the side of the highway.
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Stand by for a further update.
03:56
Roger Car 6, you've got one vehicle fully involved multiple patients on the side of the highway.
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Carstitial reporting command, the highway's completely uppassable, guardrail, fire, and victims.
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You're shutting it down.
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I'm gonna shoot it down.
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I'm gonna shoot it.
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Yeah, my, Roger.
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I'm going to the scene.
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Hearing that there's multiple victims north, they need to send an ambulance.
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We're tapped in town if we need mutual aid, just let me know.
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We'll get another unit going there and on the fire band.
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Recease.
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Full amputation below the ankle.
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Chief Car 6, you're reporting negative extrication one victim with double amputation below the ankle.
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EMS, copy.
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The AMS dispatch, come.
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Fire reporting multiple patients, one patient with an amputation below the ankle.
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Whatever we're following.
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Rescue 33 at the center.
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Roger. Car 6, Company 4 wants to know if you need them up there.
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Yeah,
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you can start up.
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The company four start up there. You got the rescue in route, you got engine two in route.
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You got engine two in route.
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EMF cartridge.
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Yes, go to.
05:56
If there's an ALFU is available, that may be good. I'm hearing roll over.
06:04
Pretty serious, I agree.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
BLS: Basic Life Support medical response, providing non-advanced emergency care for lower-acuity situations.
[2]
ALS: Advanced Life Support emergency medical response involving paramedic-level care for critical or high-priority situations.
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Location mentioned:
CT-8, Shelton, CT
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