Mass casualties and injured responders at The Battery, New York NY
Medical EmergencyEmergency personnel are setting up multiple staging and casualty collection points near Brooklyn Bridge and Battery Park after a large-scale incident resulted in many injured civilians and responders. Several firefighters and others have been evacuated and need medical attention. Assistance and ambulances are being organized to support treatment and transport.
Audio|Source: 9/11 Tribute (8:00 PM Start)
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Transcript:
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Okay. The car 621 citywide.
00:02
A 621. A 621.
00:04
To be advised, we're going to respond to the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge.
00:08
Establish the station, collection points, distribution.
00:10
621, 104. LSU3.
00:13
LSU3, we're off the bridge, we're on in Paraguero.
00:15
Establish staging at the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge.
00:18
You got the car 621 en route there.
00:20
104.
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389[1] the cityway.
00:22
6.5.
00:23
It's 389[1] to citywide.
00:24
The vehicle 389[1]? 389.
00:27
We're gun at an hour.
00:28
Seats, no seats.
00:29
In the incident zone.
00:30
I came down with the CSU incident.
00:31
Advise a location where you'd like me to report.
00:33
On to Barry Park at this time, sir.
00:34
Park. Citywide.
00:36
Mike, you're on the radio.
00:37
613. A 613.
00:41
Battery Park.
00:42
I'm forming an east assembly point here with car 845.
00:47
I'm forming an east assembly point here with car 845.
00:49
Light, 100.
00:51
Citywide from 613.
00:53
One three. GMS assembly point is at Battery Park at the Statue of Liberty boarding terminal.
00:59
All right, be advised we have a staging area set up at this time at Battery Park, the boarding area of the Statue of Liberty.
01:08
Boarding area of the Statue of Liberty, that's the staging area established at this time.
01:11
They're everywhere.
01:12
They're everywhere.
01:14
They're everywhere.
01:17
2xmary model long.
01:18
The (number withheld).
01:29
Callie unit.
01:31
4 charlie. Show is on the same.
01:34
We're at West and Desley.
01:36
We have an injured firefighter on board.
01:38
They can't walk up to the vehicle.
01:39
04 trolley or car 4 charlie?
01:41
Academy 6 4 Charlie.
01:43
Academy 6 4 Charlie, you need to respond to Manhattan South frequency at this time.
01:48
What frequency are which just to be on?
01:50
All units, non-supervisor units are supposed to be on the Manhattan South frequency.
01:56
CBA's exit.
01:57
C2XA, location. Location.
01:58
I'm for the building. All right, Tension all units operating single 1040 at this time.
02:03
We have three staging units established at this time.
02:06
We have one at Battery Park.
02:08
We have a north staging area at Chelsea Pier and we have a south staging area at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.
02:15
Five zero memory, okay, we on scene.
02:17
Five zero memory. 5.0, Mary, please switch to the Manhattan South frequency at this time.
02:22
We're on Broadway and parked out.
02:24
We've got 300 firefighters.
02:25
We're on Broadway and parked out.
02:26
Four, Eddie?
02:27
We are at headquarters, awaiting further instruction.
02:30
What staging area do you want me to go to?
02:32
Go to? 621. When you get a chance, you can have a couple of ambulance resources and city buses respond to the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge for our auspaging location.
02:41
We will advise you when we're 84, casualty collection points.
02:44
It should be advised.
02:45
I'm sending you to LSU3.
02:46
LSU3, go citywide.
02:48
LSDRI, I'm not calling, just inviting across 621 that you're responding to the staging area on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge.
02:54
Yeah, that's for sure with us anyway.
02:55
We're slowly heading our way back across the bridge.
02:58
There's a lot of people, everybody's in the area.
03:02
I guess you know that.
03:03
So we're going to be a while to get in there.
03:04
We have to go very slow.
03:06
Good. LibertyOx, the command, LibertyOps to command.
03:08
2-2-Victus citywide 2-2-2-Victus.
03:10
I need 2-victus, switch from the hands out.
03:12
C2-2-Victus switch from the hands out.
03:14
Liberty operations, do you follow city-wide?
03:16
Prodition 4-6.
03:17
4-6.
03:18
Good advice.
03:19
Myself, 2 AMS personnel, and several fire department and NYP have been evacuated by harbor.
03:26
Just at the time of the second exposure over to Jersey, we're all in need of medical attention.
03:31
I suppose somebody at the time we get to a hospital.
03:34
At this time, have you doctored the Jersey side yet?
03:36
This is 4 6.
03:38
Advise me of your location on a Jersey side, I'll contact Jersey PD.
03:41
Hey, everybody's over here, helping at least 20 or 30 people.
03:45
And the more are being evacuated over here.
03:48
Where's our unit location?
03:49
New Jersey.
03:50
Actually, you can have a second stage at the pier, at the pier, at the pier.
03:55
You switch the citywide, I mean, the Manhattan South frequency, switch the Manhattan South.
03:59
It's 4-7.
04:00
Sitions 4-7.
04:02
We're around to the Q6 area, I believe.
04:07
We are. This is 4-7.
04:09
Where were you directed to responses?
04:10
4-7. We're around to Manhattan at the staging area.
04:13
It'll be coming from the south up to the Brooklyn Tunnel.
04:14
Division 47, there's four staging areas established at this time.
04:18
Chelsea Pier by Staten Island Ferry and Barrett by the Statue of Liberty.
04:24
Which one are you closer to at this time?
04:26
44 and we'll be headed to the Chelsea Pier staging area.
04:30
7 4. Section 1614.
04:33
504 a lease.
04:34
One-free at Battery Park.
04:36
64 ready to citywide.
04:38
64 ready? Stand by.
04:40
613, proceed.
04:41
I'm getting to assemble patients at my location, including injured members of the service.
04:45
Any patient transport-capable ambulances, Kylie, direct them to my location.
04:48
See, Tom.
04:49
LSU3-1, where is the station area on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge?
04:53
Establish one at this time and invite me at this time.
04:56
621 is still en route.
04:57
640, proceed.
04:58
4 ready, we're at station to Metro Tech.
05:00
Where do you want us? We have 2 BLS and 2 ALS on board.
05:02
Do we respond to Battery Park, Battery Park at this time?
05:06
Our 621 priority.
05:07
A 6-1. The unit responds to the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge and have them receive patient for me.
05:13
Also, if you can get any volunteer resources through Mars from the aisle, have them respond to the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
389: Trespass
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The Battery, New York, NY 10004
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