Person falls into canal, rope rescue deployed, Walnut Creek CA
Medical EmergencyA person fell 20 to 30 feet down into a concrete canal and is unable to move. Emergency responders deployed a rope rescue to reach the person. The individual may have a hip injury and requires medical assistance. Access to the patient was made through nearby streets and gates.
Audio|Source: Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
06:36
Transcript:
00:00
We have a visual on the patient.
00:02
He's down in the canal of a 20-foot sidewall. It's certainly a rope rescue response.
00:09
I'll come up with the access plan here shortly.
00:16
Conspirate copies.
00:18
Rope Rescue[1] Response patient 20 to 30 feet down in the canal.
00:23
We can switch over to Bravo, too.
00:28
Copy that.
00:37
Rescue[1] 10, Rescue, rescue, rescue, 86, truck one, battalion, one, safety, one,
00:42
star.
00:44
Hermetic 5, Investigator, 80,
00:49
Vertical Rescue[1], Cherry Lane and Contra Costa Trail. Cherry Lane at Contra Costa Trail.
00:55
See for a subject, 20 to 30 feet down in the canal. Engine 1's on scene, that's in the situation.
01:03
Best access will be behind Seven Hill School, Pack, Bravo, 2.
01:11
Confire engine one.
01:15
Confire engine one.
01:20
Confire engine one,
01:23
looks like best probable access is going to be off of the end of Lucherm Court. It's approximately a 150 yard walk to the canal.
01:37
Fire copies engine one advising best access from the end of the stern court.
01:47
Go and make this canal IC[2] and I'll be switching over to Bravo too.
01:53
Confire copies engine one canal IC[2].
02:00
Engineer one, firefighter one.
02:06
Go ahead.
02:11
Found a gate here.
02:12
I think it would be better access off the tree and Shepard Road.
02:21
Copy that. Maybe just stay down there for now until you can have you direct some rigs in that way.
02:31
Go on fire engine one.
02:38
Engine one.
02:40
We're going to change the entry access point.
02:44
Treat Road and near Shepard at the canal trail. Sounds like there's a gate there we may be able to get bricks through.
02:51
All right, copy. Thank you, good one.
02:55
It's Bonner, Richmond, 1211, 12111, 3 cross the chancellor.
03:00
It's going to be for a CO2 44-year-old male fault.
03:11
Agent one from Trump.
03:17
Go ahead.
03:21
So the access off the Shepard, if we get the truck down there, we're going to do hearing the truck.
03:30
You're a bit more from Chris, but yeah, if you access off a tree, um,
03:35
he is down there, you should be able to show you in. Okay. Okay.
03:42
Truck more cops, just the big concrete count.
03:50
Engine one, safety ones at the entrance working on the gate.
03:55
Engine one from truck one, I promise you.
04:05
Go ahead.
04:08
Is this the big concrete canal?
04:13
At the affirmative, it's about a 20 foot drop into the canal.
04:19
I'm trying to make access right now through a diversion tube. Might have access to the patient from here. Stand by.
04:30
Copy that. I've done this before, 36 foot ladder can get everyone in there and ladder slide well out.
04:42
Engineer 1, rest to 10.
04:46
Go ahead, rest to 10.
04:51
Can you bring a pair of woodcutters so we can cut this lock here?
04:57
Copy.
05:01
BLS 3, Co2 Walnut Creek 40 North Civic Drive crosses Walden Road, 1-05,
05:07
70-year-old female, General Island.
05:14
Now I see Medic 5.
05:21
That I see.
05:25
We're staged by Engine 1.
05:27
Where would you like us?
05:36
Three near Shepard at the UConnor-Lenternment.
05:42
Copy moving to Shepard.
05:55
Truck one, canal, I see.
06:01
One, canal I see.
06:06
Go to truck one.
06:10
There's going to be a non-ambulatory patient. We're going to need the Stokes.
06:14
Main contact.
06:17
We've got at least a hip injury at this point.
06:21
Still continue an assessment.
06:25
Copy non-ambulatory.
06:28
Stokes basket and ladder slide puts up 35?
06:35
Yeah, that should work.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Rescue: Ambulance/paramedic rescue unit for patient transport and care
[2]
IC: Person or designation responsible for overall command and management of an incident or event.
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Location mentioned:
Near N San Carlos Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
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