Two vehicles swept away by floodwaters in wash area, Wickenburg AZ
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders coordinated a rescue after two vehicles were swept away by floodwaters in a wash near Sols Wash in Wickenburg, Arizona. Fire and law enforcement units deployed helicopters and teams on foot to assist.
Audio|Source: Southwest Yavapai County and Northwest Maricopa County Law Enforcement / Fire
03:56
Transcript:
00:00
Pressure.
00:02
Car 751. Let's make sure we've got as many people downstream with throwbags and keep good eyes on both those vehicles as they go downstream.
00:12
Break,
00:13
Battalion 751, car 751.
00:16
All right, please.
00:19
Go ahead.
00:21
Yes, we just lost both vehicles down the Sol's wash.
00:24
I've got guys going downstream with throwbacks.
00:26
We need to get you guys posted up on the north side and get some guys out on foot ASAP with throwbacks.
00:34
We just lost the white van.
00:39
Copy that. All of our units just pulled onto the line off 93.
00:50
1051 pressure we're going to need somebody on the salt-watch bridge.
00:57
Alarms at fire we 2-5-1% going down the wallswashed bridge.
01:07
Man, do you want that to go down the windows or leave the windows up?
01:16
Copy that, do you want the windows up or down?
01:23
Up for now.
01:31
Car 751.
01:35
Carson, side one?
01:38
Yeah, we need to get ETA on DPS Ranger and MTSO Fox.
01:43
We have one van that's going down Sal's Wash.
01:46
We need to get a PD unit if available to get eyes at the Sal's Wash bridge and ETA on both of the helicopters.
01:57
We already have one of the Lieutenant head to the Saltwash Bridge and I'll have to call them again.
02:01
They had not called back with an ETA.
02:03
Copy that break.
02:04
If you can go ahead and notify AirVAC 17, see if they can get in the air to at least give us eyes on the east side of Salt Wash Bridge if they're able to fly.
02:17
I was be honest, man.
02:19
Looks like this sucks.
02:22
They'll be seen there, okay.
02:31
Garcim 51 Battalion, we're rolling up on the north side now.
02:42
That, yeah, we're going to have to try to get eyes maybe with binoculars and or that truck that just went over, try to facilitate a rescue to get to those people as we can from this side now, it looks like.
03:05
Copy that.
03:06
Let's go ahead and switch all operations over to Mutual Aid.
03:09
What do you think?
03:11
Yeah, good copy.
03:12
Break. Offert on the Sol's watch incident.
03:15
Let's go to Fire Mutual Aid and Forward Attack Channel.
03:23
That way.
03:38
Battalion to all units on the fireground, please switch over to mutual aid.
03:48
Command 751 be advised.
03:49
Fox is en route, unknown ETA at this time, and they are sending MPSO, deputies, rangers not called back and not able to get in touch with them for ETA.
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Location mentioned:
Sols Wash, Wickenburg, AZ 85390
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