Two vehicle crash on Balkman Road with injuries, Westmoreland County PA
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a crash involving two vehicles occurred on Balkman Road near Route 993. One person reported pain in the back and neck but was not trapped. Traffic control was implemented to manage the blocked roadway.
Audio|Heard on: Westmoreland County Fire
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04:12
Transcript:
00:00
Police are on scene requesting fire for traffic control.
00:04
No acknowledgement out of your company yet.
00:06
You have Rescue 87 on the road.
00:12
10-4[1], just keep things in motion until I get there in about three minutes.
00:19
63A1, which way do you want to come in? Has he asked you?
00:26
Just come off 993, Balkman.
00:31
Not bad.
00:37
Dispatch, police do have any updates there?
00:40
Confirm negative entrapment or entrapment?
00:43
How many vehicles?
00:45
They didn't advise on entrapment, just one injury.
00:50
Four hours?
00:52
Ten-four.
00:57
Injuries,
00:59
operations pack eight.
01:04
1013 106
01:14
106 Space 6303 To see for our tack 8
01:26
I'm going to 421.
01:27
Squad 112
01:36
623s number 2 plus 2.
01:41
Dispatch from command.
01:43
I have 87 shut this down at 993.
01:47
And Balkman, don't let any cars down.
01:50
Confirming two vehicles, negative entrapment, one patient to be evaluated with back and neck pain.
01:57
Tadap for rescue 877s you receive.
02:01
If you ever ask you call, we'll be on scene here in a minute.
02:07
Fire dispatch in 163 to A1.
02:13
Good dispatch.
02:15
You also have your risk...
02:18
...Balkman Road at the top.
02:20
Let me just shut it down up here.
02:27
Since 63, you also have squad 112.
02:33
Your rescue and engine 107 on the road, correction 106.
02:42
104. You know, my rescue proceed in.
02:45
I need a secondary unit to shut Balkman Road down at the intersection of Dutch Hollow. Traffic will be completely blocked at this time.
02:55
10-4[1].
02:58
Pop, police 63 to assistant 63.
03:05
Got it.
03:07
Can't shut down at Baltimore.
03:14
Maybe Senator Rescue.
03:15
Where up call, Engine 106 is behind us.
03:18
Do you want us to proceed down here or stay up here?
03:23
You can proceed down if 106 is there.
03:26
I need a secondary unit.
03:27
I don't know where George is at.
03:28
If he's on that side or on Dutch Hollow side, I need a unit down on Dutch Hollow to soft traffic.
03:33
Dispatch, you said 112 was on the road.
03:35
You can return them back to the city at this time.
03:37
There's no need.
03:41
I'm on the Dutch Hollow side.
03:42
I'm on the Dutch Hollow side.
03:49
That's one hour on squadwell. 112 you can return.
03:58
Seven rescue will be out.
03:59
Man, you need anything off the rescue?
04:05
Negative. You just want to stay up behind my pickup for now.
04:08
We're going to need some cleanup from debris here once we get patients loaded.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmation that a message was received and understood.
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PA-993, Pennsylvania
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