Man trapped in deep construction pit in Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA
Medical EmergencyA man jumped into a deep construction foundation pit about 15 to 20 feet deep and became trapped. He is alive and talking. Firefighters and urban search-and-rescue teams are working with police to access the area and rescue him.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire
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Transcript:
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Metro from battalion one on scene near North Central Ave.
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Co-locating with LAPD, I'll give you further size up in a moment.
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Have all companies hold out at Citadel in Maine.
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Command post is at the same location.
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The time one, Roger.
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Here's a sign of the compliance base stage,
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Citil,
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Casa, Maine.
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So located with PD, I'm in front of where the incident's at.
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What it is is construction and they have dug piling for the foundation and the suspect is not armed.
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He's alive and talking and he jumped into the footing and he's about 15 to 20 feet down.
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I do not have eyes on him yet but USAR[1] is right there to come through.
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I'm all up down.
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Roger, just confirming we're not sure if this is a trench or a confined space, you're still investigating, but one patient and we are cleared to enter.
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Yes, that is correct.
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I was going to go check it out and see if it's a confined space or a trench.
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I don't know if it's a tunnel or like with the covering or casing or if it's an actual trench.
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I'll let you know in just a second.
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I copy all.
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USAR[1], Lightforce 3, did you copy that traffic? We're going to have you stage out that signal and station.
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However the USAR[1] company we get here based on Light Force 1 sizes.
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My Force 3 copies.
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We're going to come in off at Griffin and Maine.
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Stichael at Maine.
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and of pingo roll just as you did the car any other time rush that we're sending a
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firefighter down that railroad track maybe on that fast right now
Police codes explained
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USAR: Urban Search and Rescue
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Location mentioned:
Near N Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90059
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