Person prevented from jumping off bridge during crisis, West Hartford CT
Medical EmergencyPolice and emergency units responded to a person on a bridge near South Quaker Lane who appeared to intend to jump. The situation was treated as a mental health crisis. State police and emergency services arrived, blocked the highway for safety, and the person was later found safely away from the overpass. Emergency units then cleared the scene.
Audio|Source: West Hartford Police, Fire and EMS
05:13
Transcript:
00:00
8 and 9, can you start ending to the overpass of South Quaker, near South Quaker?
00:05
Complaint called in saying there's a person on the bridge.
00:08
Looks like they want to jump.
00:10
Okay.
00:12
All right, copy.
00:13
I'll come back for us.
00:20
Seven and four, if you could slide that way as well.
00:29
They're doing a copy, notify the state.
00:39
Squad 1 and Medic 21 respond to the area near South Quaker Lane at the overpass for the medical.
00:46
It's being reported as a mental health crisis.
00:49
Looks like they may possibly jump off the bridge.
00:51
We have state police in route.
00:54
Squad 1 and Medic 21 respond to near South Quaker Lane at the overpass for the mental health crisis.
01:00
You're talking about it is 1248.
01:02
Okay, thank you.
01:03
No.
01:05
Please 1249.
01:06
No.
01:07
Eat them out, eat running.
01:10
Just next four one.
01:12
Step four.
01:14
Go ahead, club.
01:18
Roo.
01:19
Did you make contact to the state?
01:21
They're going to block highway.
01:24
That's affirmative.
01:25
We're contacting the state now.
01:28
Ten four. She's chasing after somebody southbound.
01:33
Jason.
01:35
Carport dispatch.
01:36
I'll be en route to Quaker.
01:39
Great feet, car four, 12, 15.
01:42
Sorry, you're on patrol.
01:43
Just keep calling then.
01:48
Hey, you got me.
02:00
Platter for MediCorpsonson near Farmington Avenue at Plain Elderly Housing Unit 116 for the medical.
02:07
It's being reported as difficulty breathing.
02:09
That's Lauder 4, MediCorps, near Farming Can Avenue at Plain Elderly Housing Unit 116 for the medical for difficulty breathing.
02:15
Your time off 1250.
02:17
Clock 4 from 121.
02:21
That is the black one.
02:23
10-4[1], 111 Wilford Street.
02:26
I see three and seven and ten are over there.
02:30
Soon they had a second call and he's outside the gate.
02:32
I don't know if we ought to start engine five,
02:35
start blocking the highway at least one way.
02:38
Yeah, let's see.
02:39
Copy dispatch.
02:40
Why don't you have engine five?
02:42
Stage of the onward to the highway.
02:45
For now, we'll see what State police wants to do about restricting traffic.
02:51
Receive car four.
02:52
We'll hold for engine five over there.
02:54
Again, the state has been notified.
02:57
Let's get an incident channel for this for now.
03:01
7-4-4 just confirm that address 7.
03:06
Received all units going to near South Quaker can go to fire incident 1 all units going to near South Quaker fire incident 1.
03:13
Engine 5 received squad 1-0 near Wilfrid 107 Wilfrid 107 Wilfrid 107 Wilfrid 104 on the copy fire 71 we're all on scene.
03:25
Regie's 1251 team.
03:28
Just let me know if medical's clear to come in.
03:31
No, it's, uh.
03:33
For me to mount me to mouth.
03:35
Repeat 1252.
03:42
Car 4-5005.
03:44
Cary 5. 5.
03:52
Where exactly would you guys like us?
03:55
Mine's off. Medical's good.
04:02
Stage.
04:03
Reddit.
04:04
South Main at the on-ramp of the highway, and we'll get a report for Medi-21 or Squad 1 about which area you should best cover.
04:14
Recease.
04:20
I want to cover.
04:22
Dispatch the command.
04:25
Car 4, go ahead, dispatch.
04:27
Dispatch.
04:30
Nine, what was you asked?
04:32
Police states they are currently on 104 Wilfrid.
04:39
I apologize, I was 107.
04:42
Medical can come over, but the person is not talking at all.
04:47
Stand for it.
04:49
All right, so not on the overpass?
04:54
909 arrival, you found.
04:57
Arrival 1253.
04:58
Correct, not anymore.
04:59
Police are out with them at 107 Wilfrid.
05:02
Okay, message received.
05:04
Then we're going to hold us to 21 and squad one.
05:07
Dismiss the rest.
05:09
No, so we're being canceled by police.
05:11
Squad one has it unseen, well back to the inspection.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Near Quaker Ln S, West Hartford, CT 06110
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