Emergency crews respond to alligator on trail in rain


Radio dispatch describes emergency crews planning to help a caller who is afraid to pass a large alligator on a trail due to rain and standing water. Units discuss bringing an ATV and coordinating additional support.
Audio|Source: Collier County Fire and EMS Dispatch
02:15
Transcript:
00:00Engine 10, battalion, 10, public assist, 1-295, Shady Hollow Boulevard West.00:07Respond on Control North.00:10Engine, 10, battalion, 10, public assist, 1,295, Shady Hollow Boulevard West, Bird Rivery Trail.00:18Respond on Control North.00:20Time out, 20, 35 hours.00:27So, can you throw into 10, utility 10 responding at this time?00:32Copy.00:37Control for 10, 10, acknowledge page.00:40So are we looking at a gator attack or a gator sighting?00:46It's going to be a gator siding.00:47I guess it's on the trail that the caller is on and they're afraid to get past it.00:54Hmm.00:55Do you have an AG deputy en route?00:59That's a negative this time.01:05I didn't have an AG deputy en route to this location, and maybe they can assess what to do, but we'll have a DAC10 en route to that location just in case.01:24Yeah.01:26Squad 10, Battalion 10 on TAC 10.01:33And Battalion 10 control North.01:37Go ahead.01:43The agriculture deputy is just double-checking to make sure that we're going to bring an ATV to go out there and go get them.01:53That's affirmative.01:56I can already assure you due to the...
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Engine 10, battalion, 10, public assist, 1-295, Shady Hollow Boulevard West.
00:07
Respond on Control North.
00:10
Engine, 10, battalion, 10, public assist, 1,295, Shady Hollow Boulevard West, Bird Rivery Trail.
00:18
Respond on Control North.
00:20
Time out, 20, 35 hours.
00:27
So, can you throw into 10, utility 10 responding at this time?
00:32
Copy.
00:37
Control for 10, 10, acknowledge page.
00:40
So are we looking at a gator attack or a gator sighting?
00:46
It's going to be a gator siding.
00:47
I guess it's on the trail that the caller is on and they're afraid to get past it.
00:54
Hmm.
00:55
Do you have an AG deputy en route?
00:59
That's a negative this time.
01:05
I didn't have an AG deputy en route to this location, and maybe they can assess what to do, but we'll have a DAC10 en route to that location just in case.
01:24
Yeah.
01:26
Squad 10, Battalion 10 on TAC 10.
01:33
And Battalion 10 control North.
01:37
Go ahead.
01:43
The agriculture deputy is just double-checking to make sure that we're going to bring an ATV to go out there and go get them.
01:53
That's affirmative.
01:56
I can already assure you due to the...
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Location mentioned:
Shady Hollow Blvd W, Rural Estates, FL 34120
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