Car accident reported on Verrazano Bridge upper level
TrafficThe audio is a dispatch call reporting a car accident on the upper level of the Verrazano Bridge heading towards Brooklyn. Emergency responders are sent but the bridge authority is managing the scene.
Audio|Source: FDNY Fire Dispatch - Staten Island
02:3
Transcript:
Send out of attention engine, 161, ladder 7-7, respond. Telephone alarm 8037, the Verrazano Bridge, upper level, reporting an auto accident, Brooklyn bound. 161. 161, 10-4[1]. Ladder 7-7. Ladder 77. Ladder 77. You responding to the Verrazano Bridge? 977, we're responding. Number four alarm 8.037, Verrazano Bridge, upper level. Reporting an auto accident, Brooklyn bounds. 1325, dispatcher 219. All right, ten-fourth, stand out on the rescue five. Rescue. All right, rescue, you can go to ten-eight, two-forty-two is on scene, and he states that (name withheld) handle on the situation. Ten-four, ten-eight. Two-one, battalion. Two-one. Two-one. All right, just waiting for two-fourty-two to give us the signal. He's got it, it's up, uh, (name withheld) on scene. Thank you very much.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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10-4: Acknowledgement
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Location mentioned:
Verrazzano-Narrows Brg, New York, NY
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