Two injured after jumping off Turners Falls Bridge, Montague MA
Medical EmergencyTwo people jumped off the Greenfield-Turners Falls Bridge and were injured under the bridge. Emergency responders from multiple agencies are on scene conducting rescue operations. Additional manpower, specialized rescue teams, and a medical helicopter were requested due to one patient being unresponsive and another stable but injured.
Audio|Source: Franklin County Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Okay, initial report from PD is there underneath the bridge.
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There’s two parties injured. We're trying to make contact with them now.
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If you can start an engine company from Greenfield,
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and if you could start Montyu Center as well, we're going to need manpower.
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We're going to drop down the ravine here.
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We received two parties under the bridge requesting Greenfield Engine Company and Montague Center.
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Tunes follows Roe of Command Rescue 1.
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Rescue 1.
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Yeah, for now, why don't you stay behind A1 until we get this kind of situated where we want you? Seed Vine Ambulance 1.
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Yeah, you guys have to bridge by the timeline of the canal, right?
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Attention,
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Montague Center Fire, Montyview Center Fire.
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Respond,
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Turner's Falls at Turner's Falls Road,
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Greenfield, Turner's Falls Bridge with an engine,
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with manpower for patient extrication, right? Two patients that jumped off the bridge.
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Again,
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respond with an engine.
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with manpower to the Greenfield-Tuners Falls Bridge at Turner's Falls Road with an engine for manpower.
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Control standby with your first tone at 23-10.
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Yeah, it's Roncan Al Street.
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God, you have a seat at you.
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Dispatch 257.
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Seven.
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Two things, sir, what crews are you going to be in?
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And we took a call from (number withheld) Avenue away. Department 10, female party, seeming confused, reporting loss of medication.
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Male party, I'm (name withheld), took the phone, and advised she has some memory issues saying that it's not a big deal.
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Just wants a call on.
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Showment control, though, turn ourselves road for you.
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Receive, I'll be in Car 1. I'll give them a call back.
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You can send that info to myself.
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Command is answering. Go ahead, control.
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We're reaching, sir. Thank you.
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Greenfield Dispatch was contacted to get the engine company. Sounds like they do have an engine company that was out at the initial location where the pursuits started,
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and they will send them over when they can.
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And the drone is also en route.
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Okay, Korean copies that. And you also have MoniU Center dispatch at this time.
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A firm, sir, we did tone outlining you signor as well.
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Precede.
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Thank you, Control. You can show at this time Turner's Fault 35 King Command.
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Turnus Falls 39 will be operations.
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Receive Turner's Falls 35 has command, 39 has operations, 2312.
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So we control, Turner's Rescue One.
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Controls on Turner's Rescue One.
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On scene.
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Receive Turner's Falls Rescue on Team 2312.
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Uh-huh.
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35 from Parliament.
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Yeah, Levin, just FYI. One of those guys is on a cell phone.
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Turner's Fall 35.
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No.
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Yeah, this is 32. I'm just grabbing some equipment over here right now.
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Okay, copy.
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Yeah, I am correct. And assuming the Tech Rescue team has been distressed.
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15 to 3.
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Aye.
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Control that command.
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Station meeting and put out the page for attack rescue.
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AMR is requesting lifelight.
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Receive.
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Command received.
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Thank you, control.
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Shell control from turns follows road command.
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Control not commit.
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Request for at least one helicopter at this time from the AMR paramedic.
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Again, one helicopter to the hospital.
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Receive, one helicopter to the hospital, 2313.
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We have demographics on the patient.
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I will work on that and give you a phone call.
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We'll get them started and I'll pay them to the phone call.
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35, rescue one.
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Rescue, just stays there for now. We'll advise.
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Copy.
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311. Were you aware of the items found in that vehicle?
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I heard ammunition, nothing further.
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Affirm, I'm just cautious.
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Tension Montague Center Fire, Monagyu Center Fire, respond with an engine for manpower.
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Turners Falls Road at the Greenfield-Tuners Falls Bridge to assist with patient extrication, or patient,
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multiple patients that jumped off the bridge.
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Again, respond with an engine.
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Four manpower, Turner Falls Road at that Greenfield, Turner's Falls Bridge, with an engine to assist in patient extrication. Control, stand by with your second phone, 2314.
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Okay.
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Three. Three.
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Three-five from operations.
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Answer and go ahead, operation.
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So our best bet to get personnel down here is probably coming right in front of AMR's ambulance and just coming right down, going kind of sideways down the mountain.
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And I think that'll be our best. It's pretty steeped up.
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Okay.
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What do you see as a risk for trying to carry the patient out?
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Three, I'm going to be a two.
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If there's a way we can kind of pick them off,
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maybe like Chief Strancett who's in an area that may be our best bet.
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Okay, yeah,
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right here next to the bill is our second, uh,
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second thought.
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Okay,
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yeah, just be advised, I'm down here, I'm doing some recon.
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Control Monde, you're on.
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The operations, if you could give me some demos and then text them over to me.
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Controls online, you under one.
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Andrew Wong's responding.
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We're going to the Turner's Greenfield, the Green Bridge.
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35 for 39.
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The Turner's Greenfield Bridge off of Canal Street.
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I have you responding at 2317.
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Go ahead, Offrey.
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All right, Officer, thank you.
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Yeah, one patient, he's becoming unresponsive.
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One patient is stable.
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Okay, let's at least work on getting the scoop out of the rescue down there.
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I'll have Doyle in a blank and an ear along with Coet coming your way.
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Okay, receive, yeah, just send them in front of AMR's ambulance and make you kind of sidewalk down the mountain there.
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Okay,
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if you want to make your way up here and you can assist them coming down, we're moving the rescue closer to now.
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Yeah, 311, go ahead and secure the one that you can.
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Receive from.
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All Avenue, if you can entertain them both do so, you have to call from the front so it.
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He's from on one, the other one's in pretty rough shape.
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Appreciate.
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Turners Falls Rd Bridge, Montague, MA
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