Traffic accident in Buffalo Township with air medical evacuation, Butler County PA
TrafficA traffic accident occurred in Buffalo Township near Mile Run exit. A landing zone was set up for Life Flight to evacuate a patient by air. The highway was closed temporarily by state police to allow the medical evacuation. Emergency squads and fire engines responded to the scene for medical support and traffic control.
Audio|Source: Union County Fire
04:29
Transcript:
00:00
This Buffalo Township.
00:03
Mile Run exit near PennDOT shed, landing zone for Life Flight.
00:11
Mile Run exit near PennDOT shed, landing zone for Life Flight, squad 9, 1201.
00:20
Command 5, Life Flight, 16 minutes to the shed.
00:25
I copy Life Flight ETA 16 minutes.
00:31
Hello, one central.
00:39
Go ahead.
00:42
Do you need a PennDOT crew to respond?
00:50
A little scratchy, Kenny. You're asking if I need a PennDOT crew?
00:54
Yeah.
00:56
Do you need a PennDOT crew like Alden Quarry?
01:04
That'd be negative, Central.
01:06
We're good on traffic up here and these are medium, so we're off the road.
01:12
Okay, 12.05.
01:15
Senator, if you can, let me know if an engine responds. It might be a race to get to the LZ in time. If not, I'm going to break somewhere and send them down. But I still want that engine.
01:34
West Buffalo Township.
01:39
Mile Run exit near PennDOT shed, landing zone for Life Flight.
01:47
PennDOT shed, Mile Run exit, landing zone for Life Flight, squad 9-127.
01:58
2.9 respond.
02:01
Squad 9 responding, countywide 12 or 7.
02:06
Command 5, Central.
02:12
Command 5. Command 5.
02:15
Squad 9 is on the way.
02:20
Chaffer squad 9, thanks.
02:28
Awesome update, six minutes for your Life Flight.
02:36
Got it.
02:44
Engine two, engine five, command five.
02:54
Command.
02:55
Yeah, Central Command 5.
02:58
Command 5. All right, if you're telling me it's DJF6, DTF6, I'm going to bring Life Flight directly to the scene. We'll land right at the 199 off ramp here at the 200.
03:12
State police shutting down the highway with the engine.
03:17
Copy Life Flight to the scene.
03:20
Which is for Squad 9.
03:23
I hope Squad 9 is available. Squad 9 to copy.
03:36
Yep.
03:45
And we'll say Command 5, come here in front of NICUA and you will have the driver for evaluation right now. Talking with state police.
03:59
Central 502.
04:02
Central 502.
04:07
Central 502. Central 502.
04:14
Can we use Life Flight primary or this channel?
04:20
They're beyond their primary.
04:23
I'll be ground contact, move in the Life Flight primary.
04:28
Okay.
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