Helicopter landing guided at busy traffic accident scene, Coon Rapids MN


Emergency responders are coordinating to safely land a helicopter near the intersection of MN-95 and Arcola Trail N. The traffic accident scene involves multiple emergency units, power lines across the intersection, and blocked roads. Fire and patrol units are marking the landing zone and guiding the helicopter to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Washington County Public Safety
05:46
Transcript:
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Machine texting and driving information 1550.
00:07
Just coming up on scene, where would you like?
00:12
Why don't you hang back by the county CSO[1] there just in case we need to do the chopper? I'm not sure what they're doing yet.
00:21
And it sounds like they're going to use Pack 1 for the chopper control.
00:28
Copy Hangback with CSO[1] that was M-Pack 1.
00:34
Let me verify with the county.
00:36
Stand by.
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University Avenue, Unit 107, Inkley Rapids, time 1550.
00:51
Copy.
00:56
Death Pack 1, did you say that is patched with us?
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That's what she said.
01:03
I don't know if we want that patched or not.
01:04
I'd say...
01:10
Do you want it separated?
01:14
Well, we can separate.
01:15
I'll go to Ask Hack 1.
01:20
Is there David Sam?
01:22
Second one will be Minnesota 2 Henry X 940.
01:32
Archive 2 from LifeLink 4.
01:33
How do you copy an aspect 1?
01:40
C2 command,
01:42
we're going to land the ship.
01:47
Go ahead.
01:49
Crashes on City Street, Teechon 22.
01:54
Copy, thank you.
01:59
Man there, if we can have that, CSO[1],
02:03
probably down by Arcola.
02:04
If he can move down and move all those folks south of Arcola, we'll land them on the widest part of the street.
02:16
Morris, on a PI[2].
02:19
Did you copy, Vernor.
02:25
Copy writing a large speed or nothing showing up.
02:28
Nesting Hesman 1555.
02:35
Taylor, Chief 2, Fireman.
02:36
Go ahead.
02:38
Link is hailing you on STAC-1.
02:41
Zero,
02:45
can you log me out on your end, not letting me do it?
02:51
Copy 90, 0, 1556.
02:57
Back one?
03:00
Good afternoon, Chief 2.
03:02
This is Lifeline 4.
03:03
We're showing 3-03 Minifero from your scene.
03:06
Just looking for a good landing zone description,
03:10
where we'll be landing and any hazards in the area, please.
03:17
So on for you at our Cola Trail in 95, we are going to push back that to the south of the southeast corner of the intersection going across to the northwest part.
03:36
We're going to land you just south of that intersection.
03:43
We're landing just south of an intersection where the power line is across that intersection.
03:49
But you guys have a couple fire trucks blocking our landing zone or what is our outmarkers for what we want to land in between?
03:57
We have State Patrol, one fire squad, and deputy,
04:02
the fire squad will be right, fire squad and State Patrol will be right underneath the guide wires.
04:11
After that, we'll do a high rock re-out here in a little bit and let you know what it looks like us.
04:17
Can you call my cell phone please?
04:32
Of course, 1558.
04:39
Correct.
04:44
One minute.
04:49
We got power lines crossing the intersection and power lines to the west of the highway.
04:55
We should be coming overhead here in just a second.
04:57
We see the ambulance.
05:00
We're going towards the LZ[3], is that correct?
05:04
10-4[4], that is one of the ambulances, I believe that one is doing a transport right now.
05:08
The second ambulance is still north of this site.
05:12
State Patrol in the White Squad are marking the guidelines, the wires coming across the street.
05:18
You are clear from the white pickup to the south of us to the State Patrol in my squad.
05:27
Good at. We see that bus leaving to the south.
05:30
We'll leap landing just north of that pickup truck.
05:34
And then we got the guide wires that cross by that state patrol there.
05:39
So that looks good to us.
05:42
We'll be down here in a little bit here.
05:46
Two and four.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
CSO: Community Service Officer
[2]
PI: Personal injury incident involving harm to an individual, often related to accidents or emergencies.
[3]
LZ: Landing Zone (designated helicopter landing area)
[4]
10-4: Acknowledgement or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
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