Mass casualty event with multiple patients and landing delay, Amarillo TX
Medical EmergencyA mass casualty event occurred near Amarillo, TX, with multiple red and yellow patients being triaged and transported. Four red patients are currently loaded onto an Ambulance bus that is unable to leave. Thirty-one deceased patients were found at the scene. The medical helicopter Lifestar cannot land due to drone interference in the area. Additional ambulances have been requested and are arriving to assist with patient transport.
Audio|Source: Amarillo Police and Fire
07:22
Transcript:
00:00
We're loading four reds onto the Ambus right now.
00:04
They'll be able to get out of here when they're ready.
00:10
Triage, this is FireOps, copy four reds onto the Ambus.
00:14
Can we, are they able to take any yellows or no?
00:22
So, hi, ASE.
00:23
Five.
00:31
I've got two EPD units that relieve me at the meter, and I'm going to be outside the question for a little bit.
00:38
Copy.
00:45
Fire Office, this is triage. Four patients is all that the Inbus can take. We also did find 31 deceased patients in the field.
00:56
(number withheld).
01:03
near Granada.
01:05
near Granada, Tech 2.
01:11
Triage, this is fire ops, confirming only M bus can only transport four reds, and you found
01:22
31 dead in the field?
01:25
That's right.
01:28
Triage, this is fire ops.
01:29
We have one bus.
01:31
Can we get any more of those yellow patients out of here, or do they need?
01:35
What do we have left for patients?
01:40
Negative, they have to have monitors for everybody else.
01:45
We have five reds and four yellows left.
01:51
Confirming, we have five reds, four yellows,
01:55
and they have to have monitoring.
01:58
Copy that.
02:00
I have two red and four yellow going to Northwest.
02:05
Then I have two red and four yellow going to BSA.
02:10
Man,
02:14
this is FireOps.
02:15
Okay,
02:19
man, go ahead.
02:24
Just confirming we have five red and four yellow patients left, just waiting on more boxes.
02:36
Drone has still not been cleared from the area, so Lifestar cannot land yet.
02:54
515.
03:00
1102, is there something we can do to assist with the drone operation to get it down to lifestyle land?
03:09
This is command.
03:11
What do you need?
03:18
Command, this is FireOps, we need more aim for this.
03:21
We're not able to land Lifestar at this time due to the drone. We're still waiting on them to find the operator.
03:31
Command is clear off, Sources and one aim looks.
03:35
We're going to be out of the district.
03:41
We're not to South Georgia for a fire drill.
03:45
Time parts of trouble.
03:51
This is FireOps.
03:53
I don't know if you were clear on traffic from Triage, but we have four Reds about to be transported out of here from the Ambus.
04:03
Command, this is FireOps.
04:07
Go ahead, FireOps.
04:11
Were you clear, we got four red patients on Ambus about to be transported out of here?
04:20
Okay, ma'amara. Okay. Okay.
04:25
Oh, bye, Eddie.
04:31
Report command,
04:37
this is engine five. Do you want us to set up the landing zone?
04:44
Engine 5, this is FireOps.
04:47
Affirmative, we do need a landing zone set up, but be advised they cannot land yet because of the drone in the air.
04:56
Break, triage, this is FireOps.
05:01
Triage, this is FireOps.
05:06
Go ahead,
05:07
Ops.
05:09
I was made aware that the Ambus cannot leave.
05:17
Do we have any information on why?
05:25
I do not have that information,
05:27
but you also have a BSA ambulance that just showed up.
05:32
They're right over here, I'll send them your way.
05:37
Triage is clear, I've already talked to AMS supervisor, they're loading one red and two yellows on that box right now.
05:48
Triage, just so you know that I was saying there's a, you have another ambulance.
05:54
coming your way right now.
05:59
Triage is clear on one more box.
06:06
4-83, I finally found it.
06:11
It's Oklahoma Robert John Mary 994.
06:16
We'll be right under the Pebble Billboard.
06:20
We're 287 and I-40 cross.
06:25
This is Fireoffs, go ahead.
06:29
What resources do you need?
06:31
Good morning. Can you sign on that, tag?
06:34
This is by engine 12. Go on start me a call.
06:36
58,
06:37
Susan, the South Georgia Elementary for a fire drill.
06:42
Oklahoma,
06:43
Robert John Mary,
06:45
994.
06:47
Engine 12, we just got a structure fire I'll need you to respond to near Rochelle.
06:55
Tax 3
07:03
At this time we just need a couple more ambulances apparently
07:10
The Ambus has four Reds, but they can't leave.
07:14
I'm not sure what the status is on that.
07:17
And again, Lifestar can't land.
07:18
So as soon as you get more ambulances, we need them sent this way.
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Amarillo, TX
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