Vehicle crash with fire and air rescue on Carefree Highway, Maricopa County AZ


Responders describe a vehicle crash on Carefree Highway with fire and serious injuries. Fire crews launched two helicopters and asked ground units to set up a landing zone west of the crash. The highway will be closed for extrication and a green pickup truck is reported near the scene.
Audio|Source: Maricopa County Sheriff - West
02:29
Transcript:
May very drink? Fire, again of an injury that's life-threatening. 10-4[3]. You send me that 263? 204. 3.46. Tomorrow is a pass by fire, but there's two more ambulances coming. We're going to have one of them. We're going to have a helicopter. Okay, you said you've got two that just passed two and you only need one. Careful, man. And then you're going to start a helicopter? From the fire that's already happened, 17. Okay, so today. Fire has launched two helicopters to the scene. They're requesting us to assist with an LZ[4]. We're going to set up an LZ west of the crash site. I'll be ground contact. I'll be on Mutual H4[1]. I'm sorry. Fire launched two helos. They want you for LZ and you have the LZ wear. We're going to set up an LZ directly west of the crash scene on Carefree Highway. I will be ground contact and it will be on Mutual H4. 10-4. Item 232, you call BAA 20. 32. It's going to be out of Arizona, Lincoln, (name withheld) (number withheld). 10-4. (name withheld) (number withheld) is at 2, GMC Yukon, (name withheld), (number withheld). May 33. If you can advise DPS to put in a notification, the Carefree Highway is going to be completely closed for extrication, unknown EPA[2]. And closure is going to be, again, just at the same mile marker as the crash. With that green pickup truck, it's going to be a little bit south from the intersection. So.
May very drink? Fire, again of an injury that's life-threatening. 10-4[3]. You send me that 263? 204. 3.46. Tomorrow is a pass by fire, but there's two more ambulances coming. We're going to have one of them. We're going to have a helicopter. Okay, you said you've got two that just passed two and you only need one. Careful, man. And then you're going to start a helicopter? From the fire that's already happened, 17. Okay, so today. Fire has launched two helicopters to the scene. They're requesting us to assist with an LZ[4]. We're going to set up an LZ west of the crash site. I'll be ground contact. I'll be on Mutual H4[1]. I'm sorry. Fire launched two helos. They want you for LZ and you have the LZ wear. We're going to set up an LZ directly west of the crash scene on Carefree Highway. I will be ground contact and it will be on Mutual H4. 10-4. Item 232, you call BAA 20. 32. It's going to be out of Arizona, Lincoln, (name withheld) (number withheld). 10-4. (name withheld) (number withheld) is at 2, GMC Yukon, (name withheld), (number withheld). May 33. If you can advise DPS to put in a notification, the Carefree Highway is going to be completely closed for extrication, unknown EPA[2]. And closure is going to be, again, just at the same mile marker as the crash. With that green pickup truck, it's going to be a little bit south from the intersection. So.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Mutual H4: Mutual aid/fire tactical channel
[2]
EPA: Estimated time of arrival or emergency protection action
[3]
10-4: Acknowledgement
[4]
LZ: Landing Zone (for helicopters)
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Location mentioned:
W Carefree Hwy, Arizona
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