Downtown Charleston floods disrupts traffic and ambulances


Emergency responders discuss severe street flooding in downtown Charleston that blocks roads and traps vehicles, including an ambulance. They consider rerouting to Ashley Street, check water levels, and coordinate with hospitals as rain continues, while high water hindering access.
Audio|Source: Charleston County Police, Fire, EMS/Rescue, Marine SAR
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Transcript:
00:00Boone, it's blocking everyone's ability to try to get around me or anything, so I think I'm good right now.00:06Just by Highwater 101, we have a secondary vehicle at 739 King Street, so the same area that is saying that they are stuck in the water as well.00:15Highwater 101 copies.00:16You chose responding.00:19Sixthew something's clear.00:21Copy.00:23Copy? Yes, that's copy, 151.00:26The only 62 is clear.00:34Ending 109.00:36Bridgeview Village Apartments.00:37100 North Rony Street.00:39Apartment L.00:40Sick person.00:41Charlie Response.00:42Incident panel, EMSO.O.N.00:46109.00:47Bridgeview Village Apartments.00:49100 North Rony Street.00:51Apartment L. Cross Streets.00:53Sotilly Street and Hapaining Street.00:54Sick person.00:55Charlie Response.00:56Incident tunnel EMS off, 1051.01:07Engine 109, Bridgeview Village Apartments, 100 North Downey Street, Apartment L, sick person, Charlie response, incident, channel EFOPS.01:18Engine 1009, Bridgeview Village Apartments, 100 North Downey Street, Apartmentel, Cross Streets, Sotilly Street and Hugaining Street, sick person, Charlie Response, Incident Channel EMSOPS, 1051.01:331931 on the Conno Beach.01:41If you're not doing anything, Schwartz, if you want to go down to Ashley and see what it looks like there, we might be able to force them on to Ashley instead of making the U-turn.01:51Yeah, we're sending somebody down Rutledge real quick to see if we can get them off Rutledge for you.
00:00
Boone, it's blocking everyone's ability to try to get around me or anything, so I think I'm good right now.
00:06
Just by Highwater 101, we have a secondary vehicle at 739 King Street, so the same area that is saying that they are stuck in the water as well.
00:15
Highwater 101 copies.
00:16
You chose responding.
00:19
Sixthew something's clear.
00:21
Copy.
00:23
Copy? Yes, that's copy, 151.
00:26
The only 62 is clear.
00:34
Ending 109.
00:36
Bridgeview Village Apartments.
00:37
100 North Rony Street.
00:39
Apartment L.
00:40
Sick person.
00:41
Charlie Response.
00:42
Incident panel, EMSO.O.N.
00:46
109.
00:47
Bridgeview Village Apartments.
00:49
100 North Rony Street.
00:51
Apartment L. Cross Streets.
00:53
Sotilly Street and Hapaining Street.
00:54
Sick person.
00:55
Charlie Response.
00:56
Incident tunnel EMS off, 1051.
01:07
Engine 109, Bridgeview Village Apartments, 100 North Downey Street, Apartment L, sick person, Charlie response, incident, channel EFOPS.
01:18
Engine 1009, Bridgeview Village Apartments, 100 North Downey Street, Apartmentel, Cross Streets, Sotilly Street and Hugaining Street, sick person, Charlie Response, Incident Channel EMSOPS, 1051.
01:33
1931 on the Conno Beach.
01:41
If you're not doing anything, Schwartz, if you want to go down to Ashley and see what it looks like there, we might be able to force them on to Ashley instead of making the U-turn.
01:51
Yeah, we're sending somebody down Rutledge real quick to see if we can get them off Rutledge for you.
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Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC 29425
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