Vehicle trapped in floodwaters on St. Hollow Road, Washington County UT
Road ClosureA vehicle became stranded in rising floodwaters on St. Hollow Road in Washington County, Utah. Water entered the car, and the occupant climbed onto the roof. Emergency responders were dispatched for a swift water rescue. Significant flooding caused water to cover the main road out of High Valley. As a result, Grass Valley Road was closed due to flooding.
Audio|Source: Washington County Sheriff, Fire and EMS - East
07:22
Transcript:
00:00
Since on CAD, the RP's car is sinking and there's water up to her door. It's going to be a blue 2023 cross-track and there's water flooding into the car to get out of her vehicle.
00:17
6-02, can you guys actually post up to 5 for me?
00:26
Control engine 42.
00:32
603M C.
00:34
142, go ahead.
00:36
Control engine 28, send traffic.
00:40
Swift Water 131,
00:42
Chief 132, Viga report to the station real quick.
00:46
Dispatch 601 is in route to a search and rescue.
00:51
Swiftwater 131, copy.
00:54
We are five minutes out.
00:58
There is a minor flooding SR7 in St. Hollow Road, but it looks like it's dissipating.
01:04
There's nothing we're going to do about it. There's also flooding basically all up and down St. Hollow Road, but it's not too bad. Cars are getting through, so we'll be back in service.
01:16
Okay, I copy.
01:17
I have a potential rescue assignment, unknown as somebody's in a home.
01:27
601 for us 62 it's coding A 29 delta 2 again 29 delta 2
01:49
601M brush 62.
01:51
It looks like the RP's going to be parked at the base broad debris basin and all the emergency lights are going off on her vehicle.
02:03
Division three from command.
02:08
Go ahead.
02:15
Chief and I are here at the road coming into town by that big culvert and it's full again.
02:28
SWIFT water 131, Chief 132, ETA.
02:35
Copy SWIFT water 131, we are three minutes out.
02:40
Okay, they copy, get up here quick, please.
02:45
That backhoe cleared down there,
02:48
or can we let some traffic through?
02:51
Control 602.
02:53
6.02?
02:56
For a review, we send them,
02:58
they're on the northbound side.
03:02
Do you want us to continue in round to SG2, or would you like to post us to 5?
03:07
Yeah,
03:09
I've got some pretty good backup up here. Can you hit this life?
03:15
Copy. Yeah, they're coming right now from this, from my ad.
03:22
Okay, got that all holds north side.
03:26
In progress, you know, that's the truth.
03:30
Command Chief 132, just be advised we do have water over the main road out of High Valley.
03:39
I'll copy that we're actually here right now.
03:43
Okay, in 43.
03:44
Why need to move another center cone?
03:47
On it.
03:50
Division 3 stands.
03:54
If you want to keep holding traffic, I'll get the ladder turned around as well.
03:59
Copy that.
04:00
3db 37, I copy it 2317.
04:05
Okay, XO5A2.
04:06
Okay, my last vehicle was a sports utility Mercedes.
04:14
The sports utility Mercedes.
04:20
Copy on the pier zero.
04:22
The RP is now on the roof of the vehicle, but if the vehicle is submerged in the...
04:28
...like?
04:30
62, copy.
04:36
You're going to come from around up here in the intersection.
04:41
Engine 26 responds, 2990 East River Road. Again, 2990 East Riverside Drive Unit 226 on all-s. This is Control Clear, 2317.
04:53
I'll just go into Changer Law area.
05:01
Control from brush 62 is search and rescue available?
05:05
County search and rescue laws already on the way out there. 3-9-1-miss problem that they verify now emergency.
05:12
Tempor.
05:13
In 3.
05:15
Jeff, are you on the radio?
05:18
1826, copy state.
05:24
Okay, you're ready for some cows down on the traffic from their site.
05:29
Copy that, no.
05:34
So this is command.
05:39
Go for Zeno.
05:42
Engine funny place, run out.
05:49
Is the northbound lane open for traffic right now?
05:54
Engine 26, copy again 2990 East Riverside Drive Unit 226 on a mailed cell and needs help backup. The front door will be unlocked.
06:06
Command, Zito speaking.
06:10
Yeah,
06:12
give me about 30 seconds here. We'll drain the traffic and I'll move the center here and we can just get it opened up. Copy that.
06:21
We need to close Grass Valley Road down again. We need to put up the cones at the church and get a vehicle station there.
06:29
Last truck down is going to be a sheriff's vehicle.
06:35
Copy. Copy.
06:37
Copy that. Pulling onto the road right now. Got it covered.
06:41
Okay, we're ahead of you with the flashing lights. We're going to go ahead and get back out of here.
06:47
Copy that.
06:55
Peter Rescue 31 and you can show me on scene.
06:58
Rescue 31.
07:01
Be advised that the water has been rising, so be very careful where you park when you get down here on the road so you don't get enveloped.
07:11
Copy that, and I'm moving out of the way, so it should be good to open up all the directions.
07:17
Copy, thank you.
07:20
All right, I'm sending my traffic up your way then.
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