Multiple casualties at Amarillo airport with drone interference, Amarillo TX
Fire & Arson; Medical Emergency; Other CrimesEmergency responders managed multiple critical and serious injuries at Amarillo airport. A drone flying in the area prevented an air ambulance from landing. Coordination involved fire, medical, and law enforcement to handle casualties and locate the drone operator.
Audio|Source: Central Panhandle Counties Public Safety
09:46
Transcript:
00:00
Fire Office, this is triage.
00:02
Our reds are now at 10, our yellows are still at 12.
00:06
We're coordinating with Y6 right now to get the criticals out as quick as possible.
00:16
Terminal to command.
00:24
Yes, come here, go ahead.
00:28
I need some more law enforcement over here at the terminal, please.
00:35
Triage, this is fireoffs. I did pop your traffic. We're just trying to figure out how many reds are going to be going with the first ambulance? Do we know yet?
00:58
And upgrade it to 10, and we only have two ambulances, so we need some more, please.
01:19
AISC, ops 3.
01:21
I got a visual on the drone. It's flying eastbound right above tax to make kilo. Can you notify law enforcement, please?
01:30
Command to airport operations, hunting more escorts.
01:37
AOC copies, officer.
01:46
Go on.
01:49
Deploy two ambulances to the feed, waiting for a escort for ANAWS where you need on.
02:02
To CREC, correction 47-0-2 Southwestern, it's going to be on suspicious blood in the driveway.
02:11
Contact alert this location. I noticed there's a suspect your buyer-on.
02:18
Priya's, this is FireOps. Just to update you, Lifestar cannot land until their drone.
02:26
There's been a drone spotting, so they're trying to identify it.
02:30
As soon as they know, we'll have to set up a landing zone for Laptar.
02:45
to set up that landing zone.
02:51
As of right now, we're still waiting on more personnel from staging.
02:59
There seems to be a problem with escorts.
03:02
It looks like you just have two more aim of those that just showed up also, just so you know.
03:11
Triage is clear.
03:13
I'll update you when to get patients out of here.
03:36
AOC-OX-5, we have that drone inside.
03:39
It's going to be basically just without Pat 5 and the little Pan-Fex shack behind the scene.
03:52
AOCC, OX-5, it is now moving along perimeter road and the festival.
03:58
Heading the east toward Airport Boulevard.
04:02
Correction I-40.
04:06
And see copies.
04:15
Bob, this is FireOps. This is FireOps.
04:24
This is Red 5, go ahead.
04:29
Could you guys stand by and get ready to possibly set up a landing zone for Lobstar? I don't know if you're playing on all that traffic, but they're waiting on to find the operator of the drone,
04:40
but the hosman, we don't have any extra personnel yet.
04:47
We're still waiting on them from staging.
04:51
We're five Rogers, where do you want that LV set up?
05:18
But stand by for a second. Right time, Rogers.
05:27
This is in case we are exiting the plane, there are no more victims on the plane.
05:34
We are going to pick the patients on the field.
05:41
Fire ops, this is...
05:46
Interior,
05:47
you said you had a primary?
05:52
Team 4, Fire-Ops.
05:55
Say,
05:58
42.
05:59
Safety drone. Ops, copies.
06:02
Command, this is FireObs, we clear.
06:04
We have a primary offer that everybody can get back ready.
06:15
This is triage. We have live 3 and live 24 loaded with one red and two yellows apiece.
06:23
Ready to split back out as true.
06:31
Topps 3.
06:33
They need the math casual trailer on Kilo as soon as possible.
06:40
Howie?
06:48
This command, go ahead.
06:53
Do you need engine five with three personnel to report to this internal...
06:59
On traffic?
07:01
104. Okay.
07:10
The UMPY trailer is in route.
07:25
Boom.
07:27
Thank you, please.
07:30
MCI trailer and head route.
07:35
Fire officers is triage.
07:37
We have Life 12,
07:40
Life 3,
07:41
and Life 24 with one red and two yellows apiece. They're ready to be transported out of here.
08:00
AOCOP3, do you know if law enforcement is located at drone operator?
08:09
Negative, I've not received any feedback from law enforcement, only Ops 5.
08:16
Copy.
08:19
501, command.
08:24
Command, this is engine 5. We're responding.
08:26
We're going to meet everybody at triage.
08:29
Command,
08:32
clear, Ingen, 5.
08:35
Transport Officer 2, Live 3, be transporting 1 red, 2 yellow, to northwest.
08:52
His command, go ahead, 501.
08:56
If we have an AP supervisor on scene, can you get with him and see if he can send some units out to assist
09:05
3507 and look for the drone?
09:15
Command is clear at 501. I've got APD here.
09:19
They can clear direct.
09:28
TRIOS, this is fire ops.
09:30
I was clear on your last traffic.
09:34
We're waiting on ops or escorts to get those patients out of here.
09:40
Ops, this is fire ops.
09:43
Do you have escorts for these ambulances to get these patients out of here?
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Location mentioned:
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA), 10801 Airport Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79111
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