Rescue crews recover patient from river channel, Santa Ana CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters coordinated a ground-based rescue near I-405 in Santa Ana to recover a patient stranded in shallow water along a river channel near Adams Avenue. A helicopter was deemed unsuitable, and technical crews accessed the site from the ground to complete the recovery.
Audio|Heard on: OCFA Tac 5A - Zone 5
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02:0
Transcript:
00:00
Did you copy the last traffic from Valley Engine 32 firefighters about him being just about 100 yards down, just past I-405? And maybe it's come to a stop.
00:10
Excuse me, is that going to be an opportunity for you guys maybe insert a rescue or that's still going to be a no-go?
00:17
It was looking like a no-go on our original pass, but we'll give it a good look here.
00:24
I got it.
00:29
IC Copter One Five Alpha.
00:31
Go ahead.
00:38
All right, we've assessed the area and the patient condition.
00:42
Helicopter one is not going to be a viable option for the recovery.
00:46
We are able to stay on station and provide down to three B.
00:50
Recommend putting people or technical crews in near Adams Avenue.
00:57
I don't see any other access and moving them upriver for the recovery.
01:05
Okay, I copy that.
01:11
I see Captain One Five Alpha.
01:17
One, do it for IC.
01:22
I see Captain Seven Alternative.
01:25
It looks like light vehicles have been able to access River Right.
01:32
There's a looks like a circle.
01:33
This road.
01:36
The patient is currently river riding shallow water, and as an alternate plan,
01:41
Tech crews could access by ground with a high point and get somebody down the high wall channel that was shallow enough that the water is not moving very fast at this point.
01:52
They'd have to cut one section of chain link fence out.
01:57
Okay, copy that.
01:58
I'll pass that information on to the rescue group.
02:00
Thanks.
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I-405, Santa Ana, CA
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