Firefighters trapped inside building rescued by ladder, Waverly PA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a building fire where their access through the stairwell was blocked by the fire. Multiple firefighters made mayday calls requesting rescue. They were trapped inside and needed to be rescued by ladder access from outside. Rescuers worked to safely get the firefighters out through the window using ladders.
Audio|Source: Luzerne, Wyoming, and Lackawanna County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Lockerickwark on a kind of dispatching, 289, mobile 17-1, respond, 1, the Lillet Road, Marworth, nurses, station.
00:05
47-year-old is male, severe right abdominal pain with...
00:08
Repeating.
00:09
Lockeroy, on a kind of dispatching, 289, mobile 171, respond, one, the Lillet Road, Marworth, nurses, station, North Abington Township.
00:15
47-year-old male, severe abdominal pain with black tulle.
00:18
North Avenue, Greenhouse, Plan, operate on blue, 1250.
00:25
Man 2, Engine 2, Officer.
00:32
Do you have par?
00:35
J.F.
00:37
Parr.
00:40
All right.
00:42
This is a drill, this is a drill, this is a drill.
00:46
Mayday[1], mayday, mayday,
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bultac, boltack.
00:50
I'm lost on the first floor.
00:53
I need someone to come and get me out.
01:13
We're exiting out.
01:18
Command[2] copies, you made contact with our federal check. Do you still want the writ in the building?
01:26
Rick can stand down.
01:29
Ten-for, command to the Rick group, you could stand down, stand down.
01:34
Copy.
01:42
Bravo side.
01:44
I need a ladder to the window.
01:49
Command[2] to the group, another Mayday[1].
01:51
Mayday[1], Mayday, Mayday, on the 4th Division. We have a firefighter stuck, needs help exiting via ladder.
02:00
Copy his little way.
02:04
Command[2] to Truck 5 officer.
02:07
You guys are going to assist with the firefighter extrication.
02:12
If we're heading out, Calvert 4th Division.
02:18
And for Division 4.
02:24
Better gold.
02:27
Not one.
02:30
Forty-901. Let me see.
02:34
On scene, 1253.
02:40
Command[2] for the last minute,
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you're unreadable. Command[2] for the last year, can you repeat, you are unreadable.
02:54
Last June it could you repeat your previous message you were unreadable.
02:59
And you'd go off there, we have fired off.
03:02
We're going to be trying to see the whole line.
03:06
Cover their access.
03:11
That's 411 J-Conson in 1254.
03:18
And we're with Firefighter Gold with the May Day.
03:21
Our access on the stairwell has been cut off through to fire.
03:25
We're waiting for access via the ladder.
03:30
Okay, ten-four. They're working on getting you a ground ladder up to that window now.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Mayday: Urgent emergency signal indicating immediate assistance is needed due to a life-threatening situation.
[2]
Command: Incident Command established by a unit or officer in charge
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Location mentioned:
Near Lily Lake Rd, Waverly, PA 18471
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