Medical helicopter landing zone set at mall parking lot, Clearwater FL


Emergency crews set a landing zone for a medical helicopter in the northwest parking lot of Countryside Mall near Nordstrom. Law enforcement was requested to assist with traffic and parking control during the landing operation.
Audio|Source: Pinellas County Fire and EMS
03:36
Transcript:
00:00
I'm going to have you find an LZ[1] for me.
00:05
Copy that. Do you just want to use the helipat of countryside?
00:10
That's negative. Let's look across the street at the mall.
00:15
Take two copy. We'll go ahead and scale up the mall while parking on.
00:20
Engine 48, just flash.
00:24
Jake, however, come in to truck 48.
00:27
You guys can be available.
00:28
LR. 42, you can be available.
00:32
You can be available.
00:34
Just like J.48.
00:37
Just regards.
00:39
Hello, for you to copy Bill.
00:42
Thank you.
00:48
Engine 30, a patient.
00:54
Understood, engine 30 with patient.
00:57
SunSAR's 497.
00:59
Medics 40, repeat your transmission, please.
01:05
That was for 192.
01:07
We are good.
01:10
We are good.
01:13
That's a lot of student on fire tech kilo.
01:19
Go ahead.
01:24
Base Flight 3 coming for you with a A.k.a.
01:28
13 minutes, that's 1 3.3.
01:31
I copy that. We'll have a crew on Juliet for them.
01:38
I understand you be on Juliet for LV control.
01:42
Command of truck 6-2, you copy Juliet.
01:46
Truck 6-2, copy. Switching to Juliet.
01:49
Sir.
02:02
Go ahead.
02:05
You can come in have downgraded.
02:09
Just like agency zero ten minute timer.
02:16
Trust 13. Truck 13.
02:19
Track 13.
02:22
If you place F-HP on the call, reference we'll be leaving the station's vehicle on the off-ram, for 640, Northern North.
02:35
Okay, driver, command dispatch. We show Truck 6-2 and PD on sync.
02:42
Touch the Truck 6-2, PDA on seat.
02:46
Command of District 48.
02:49
District 48, guys.
02:52
I have you respond to the LZ[1] with Trux62. It's going to be the northwest corner of the mall parking lot at Nordstroms.
03:01
Yes, I'm going to copy.
03:04
Trucks 62 to command. If you can spare any law enforcement for parking lot control, it'll be helpful.
03:11
Copy that. We'll get somebody over there.
03:15
My presentation.
03:20
C-1N-QAW.
03:26
Sir, go ahead.
03:31
Safety Arbor Command Dispatch, Suncars and route to the LZ[1].
03:35
The LZ[1].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
LZ: Designated landing area for helicopters, typically for medevac or emergency operations.
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Location mentioned:
Near US Hwy 19 N Suite 1039, Clearwater, FL 33761
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