One vehicle accident with driver trapped near Columbia Boulevard, Portland OR
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TrafficA single vehicle crashed near Columbia Boulevard on northbound I-5. The driver is trapped by the steering column but awake and talking. Smoke seen is from the airbag. Rescue units are on scene working to free the driver.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
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02:10
Transcript:
00:00
For the accident at northbound I-5 at Columbia.
00:06
Driver is trapped by the steering column, northbound I-5 to Columbia Boulevard exit.
00:11
It's for Truck 8, Engine 24, Truck 13, C2[2], and Medic 1347, this will be an Ops-6.
00:17
This batch with the pin-in[1] response, northbound I-5 to the Columbia Boulevard exit, one vehicle accident, driver is trapped by the steering column.
00:26
Truck 8, Truck 13,
00:28
Engine 24, C2[2], and Medic 1347, this will be an Op-6, it's Joey.
00:39
6.347. 1347?
00:42
One car is off the roadway, not blocking, one patient.
00:45
He is conscious, awake and talking to us, unable to open the door, and he is entrapped at this time.
00:53
One car on the roadway, one patient awake and talking, unable to open the door and entrapped at this time.
00:58
That's 219.
01:03
It's from 1347.
01:05
It looks like the smoke is just airbag deployment.
01:07
I don't see anything from the engine.
01:11
Coming?
01:16
34, you can clear fire.
01:20
That one copy, thanks.
01:22
Dekin.
01:27
It's not, currently the doors seem locked.
01:31
His driver-side door is pretty bit inward.
01:33
It probably won't be able to open from this side.
01:38
Patient conscious is it capable of getting out to the passenger side.
01:43
Patient is in the driver's side.
01:45
He is conscious awake and talking to him.
01:49
24 copies.
01:55
Truck 30, C2[2].
01:58
Yeah,
02:02
Based on reports from what we're hearing from Medicaid, I'm gonna clear you guys, we'll call you back if I need a second truck.
02:09
Yeah, copy that, we'll be clear.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
pin-in: Vehicle collision with entrapment requiring extrication
[2]
C2: Chief officer unit 2
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Location mentioned:
N Columbia Blvd i, Portland, OR 97217
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