Multi vehicle collision with fire truck on Dundee Road, Winter Haven FL
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TrafficA serious multi vehicle crash occurred near Dundee Road and Overlook Drive in Winter Haven. The crash involved multiple cars and a fire truck. There were injuries and at least one person trapped. Emergency teams requested a helicopter for medical evacuation. Dundee Road was closed for an extended time during the response.
Audio|Heard on: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS
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08:35
Transcript:
00:00
We're just involved in the vehicle license at Dundee Road and Overlook.
00:03
If you can get somebody getting it rolling, I'm going to hang one window, full of eyes on patient.
00:10
Copy Dundee, right and what was the intersection?
00:13
One about one dispatch, I copy.
00:14
I'm going to seven.
00:16
Copy.
00:17
One area number four.
00:20
Point where even four.
00:22
Support, form alert.
00:25
Trauma alert, copy 2222.
00:28
Quinter Raven Tower one dispatch.
00:30
Four in four zone.
00:31
We're heading that way.
00:35
I copy. I copy.
00:40
That's a permit.
00:41
They just advise they have a trauma alert[1] on TAC2.
00:47
Copy. Get them on a separate TAC channel, 8 or 9.4 and please and go and launch a helicopter.
00:52
And let me know which one they're going to be on.
00:58
I'll copy. Just send out a significant page for Winterhaven command spot, please.
01:09
I'll call the death, sir, 22, 22.
01:15
Prevention 1, that's 1,000, route.
01:21
Okay, but that's there.
01:22
I'll show you responding rate, nisbash, though, 1.5-4, 1-habor position 1,000, 1-5-5-5-1, you could select Tach-9, 9-9 into working shop.
01:34
Thank you, right.
01:35
Thank you, very.
01:37
At 2.30s.
01:40
Hey, not hard to photo, one patient.
01:42
I'm 28, 22, 20.
01:48
Edge 11 to rescue 26.
01:55
I'm in force, man.
01:58
24, man.
02:00
284.
02:04
At this time,
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on vehicle,
02:09
we do have entrapment, patients, I'm responsive.
02:11
Cornyn, we'll get our expectations all about.
02:15
I'll cover this, sir, 2224.
02:19
I'm the kind of one dispatch.
02:21
Gun onto a helicopter for me.
02:23
We'll land them on Dundee Road, but I have a tower one can assist with that.
02:27
And go ahead and give me a second rescue as well.
02:34
6.
02:39
26, go ahead.
02:43
It's just confirming that you're taking 60 past our station and then turning there and not coming highway 27.
02:51
That's affirmative, we're here.
02:54
Copy that, thank you.
02:57
We're going to.
03:00
We're going to set that right now.
03:02
I copy Frank.
03:03
We're going to have one deadspat, next to by law enforcement.
03:05
We're going to need Dundee Road all shutdown.
03:08
Judge Dundee Road shut down.
03:12
We'll get the entire intersection shut down.
03:18
All right.
03:23
Okay. Engine Each.
03:25
Engine agents,
03:27
I'm releasing both medic units to run that vehicle accident around the corner.
03:33
AT&T. Raino's seen the continuum plus today.
03:37
X-X-2025.
03:42
Copy, sir, confirming medic units are clear from this call to go to the traffic collision? Correct.
03:50
Copy, break rescue 218D, copy direct.
03:54
Do anything we copy, you can show the center out for the traffic accident.
03:59
Copy, I'll send that call over to you now, 2226.
04:03
About 4 dispatch.
04:06
The Italian form.
04:08
Mark me available.
04:11
Copy, please, 26.
04:15
In route, twisted.
04:21
What was that one?
04:24
I'm on scene.
04:25
I have multiple vehicles, fire truck involved, extremely,
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extremely, extremely heavy damage.
04:32
I'll be established command.
04:38
Tapion, C, multiple vehicles, heavy damage, firetrop involved, command, 22, 26.
04:46
Forentio 1 dispatch on-cline.
04:51
Quorum.
04:52
Quar name for rent, one on scene, 22, 27.
04:55
One name, back, one.
04:56
We're approaching to see where you want us.
05:02
Action here from 45.
05:05
Copy flight, Tech 9, text 9 if you're working, shot.
05:11
To be advised, we're going to have all of Dundee Road shutdown for a very extended period of time.
05:22
Copy all of Dundee Road shutdown for extended time.
05:25
Select Pack 9 please, 2237.
05:31
Aircraft on Dundee Road right next to the scene, on Dundee Road next to the scene.
05:37
On Dundee Road next to the scene, 22ndon.
05:41
I will only need one rescue, one rescue.
05:49
Happy, sir, break.
05:52
Rescue 218.
05:53
Rescue 218.
05:55
We're one minute out.
05:57
Happy 218 break,
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rescue. See on scene.
05:59
You go and terminate.
06:01
Command dispatch, how many units do I have coming and two do I have coming?
06:05
Sir, still en route is Winter Haven Tower 1, Rescue 218, and Rescue 45.
06:11
I copy. I have Rescue 18 on scene, cancel 218, cancel 45, and towers on scene.
06:16
I don't need any other units here at this time.
06:22
Copy, Winter Haven Tower 1 on scene,
06:24
Rescue 18 on scene break, Rescue 45.
06:28
45, I copy, man.
06:32
First, four-five, complete break, Warnerhead is another one.
06:41
The freshman.
06:46
The area at this stage, reference notes that the caller is uncooperative and being aggressive towards the caller at this time.
06:56
32-week copy.
06:57
Can you also advise OPD appears like there's going to be the same patient that just walked out where I am doing?
07:06
Smoking within the truck ship.
07:08
You can show engine 18 a problem, please.
07:12
Copy engine 18, please please question of...
07:19
...and overlook on Dundee Road.
07:24
Matt Ford Dispatch.
07:26
Kathy, you're having provincial and will be LZ control, will be landing air care on Dundee at the intersection of Overlook and Dundee break.
07:36
They're telling me for?
07:38
Placement on the call.
07:39
Show me response.
07:42
Copy motor vehicle accident.
07:44
Dundee Road and Overlook Drive SE, multiple vehicles, heavy damage, fire truck involved, 2230.
07:55
239?
07:56
Yes, ma'am.
07:57
Mineratley from patient.
08:00
In route, leg, and one patient, switch to 30.
08:03
Send us back.
08:09
Go ahead, man.
08:11
If you haven't already,
08:12
then you can mark Winter Haven Engine 4 and definitely out of service.
08:21
We have him on this call, when call is complete, will mark him out of service indefinitely.
08:27
Also, sir, are you able to advise, is there a trauma alert[1] with Winter Haven Engine 4 personnel or was that the additional vehicles?
Police codes explained
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[1]
trauma alert: Patient meets major trauma criteria requiring urgent transport and trauma center notification.
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Location mentioned:
Dundee Rd & Overlook Dr, Winter Haven, FL 33884
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