Cement truck overturns on narrow road with trapped driver, Larimer County CO
TrafficA cement truck overturned on a narrow one-track road near County Road 19 in Colorado. The driver is trapped but conscious and complaining of left arm pain. Emergency responders are on scene performing a 360 assessment and planning extrication. There is cement powder and engine fluid spilled, but no fluid leakage or fire reported. A helicopter standby was recommended for patient transport support.
Audio|Source: Poudre Fire Authority and EMS
05:55
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 1 engine 6.
00:02
Go ahead.
00:04
Hey, Chief, do we want to attach Rescue 4 to this with it being a semi?
00:10
If I'm working on that, it looks like they're on another call. Break 100.
00:14
Detain 1.
00:16
Italian 1, I copy all safe they can pull off at that call. It's just a Delta and 221 tons team.
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Company.
00:26
I'm going.
00:31
Rescue 4, 100.
00:35
Go ahead.
00:38
Okay, since that Medi, that's on scene, I don't know what your availability is to peel off of this call. They're asking for you on this extrication[1] of a semi-truck on Weld County Road 19.
00:49
Yep, we're going to start heading that way. We're following medical right now.
00:55
Go ahead.
00:58
Suggest air standby?
01:02
Reperee your traffic.
01:06
Recommend air standby.
01:12
Engine,
01:15
I copy you want to recommend an air standby. Do you want to recommend an air standby?
01:20
Launch a helicopter.
01:27
Hunter, copies all get an air standby.
01:29
Just to be advised,
01:30
Rescue 4 will be in route as well.
01:34
91, copies both.
01:36
Brake, Tower 46.
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Stine 1.
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Go ahead to talk, 4.
01:43
The rest of four in route. You guys drop off next.
01:47
Copy that. Hold on.
01:50
There's need to speak with animal control tonight. They can just call the main number and lessen to the emergency option.
01:57
However, if they need to get to animal backs, they'll have to do it in the morning. They're not going to do it tonight.
02:04
Hi, Tom. Can you put that number in the notes like to give it to them?
02:11
Paper.
02:17
It's en route to the extrication[1] and formant's advising that it's not a full-size semi, it's a
02:23
part of the trailer is filled with cement powder, there's engine fluid down as well. Patient is still conscious complaining of left arm pain.
02:33
I will cover.
02:39
225, since you're almost unseen, the informant's going to be on the west side of County Road 19 said that he's got a headlamp on, he'll try to flag you down when he sees you.
02:48
I copy. Thank you.
02:54
125.
02:56
225.
02:58
We're on scene. This is going to be to the west on a very narrow one-track road. We have a cement truck on its side.
03:07
We are going to be doing a 360 in triage, no fluid leaking, no other people see if it's on.
03:14
I copy, you're unseen to the west area one-track road, cement truck on its side 316.
03:19
Cool, cement truck on its side, no fluid leaking,
03:23
beginning out performing 360, confirming best access.
03:32
This access is going to be off 20 road 19. You're going to take a left if you are coming from the, you're headed northbound. You're going to take a left on to the side road. We will have a flagger over there.
03:43
Title copies.
03:46
Best access of a 19 and take a left if you're northbound.
03:53
We're responding to the extrication[1]. We have one patient. He is conscious awake breathing.
03:58
He is answering questions. We'll be doing further assessments so that he is trapped at the moment.
04:05
Network copies. One patient, conscious alert.
04:08
Further assessment comes.
04:13
270 on C.
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214.
04:21
Incoming PFA units, be advised there are very steep,
04:26
soft burns on either side of this road.
04:33
This is responding to the extrication[1], this is going to be a code brain patient.
04:39
We copy this code green.
04:46
Drawing-1-270.
04:48
Go ahead.
04:51
This patient is not pinned.
04:53
It is a issue with trying to just remove the windshield and get him out.
04:59
He is sitting upright speaking with the crew right now.
05:07
Telling one, do you want me that I can't pull a helicopter?
05:12
Okay.
05:13
Okay. Okay.
05:18
22, did you have traffic for 100?
05:22
Yes, I apologize. Can you change my transfer destination to banner for Collins?
05:29
Different.
05:43
Yeah,
05:45
assuming County Road Command will be going face-to-face and confirming 360 triage.
05:51
All right, one copy for one minute out.
Police codes explained
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[1]
extrication: Entrapment requiring removal of occupants from a vehicle
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County Rd 19, Colorado
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