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Uploaded: 2026-05-20T09:33:10.000Z
Description: Firefighters and police responded to a report of a man struck by a train and possibly trapped on the tracks at Garnett Street Southwest in Atlanta. Emergency crews are securing the area to ensure safety before proceeding with the rescue.

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Firefighters and police responded to a report of a man struck by a train and possibly trapped on the tracks at Garnett Street Southwest in Atlanta. Emergency crews are securing the area to ensure safety before proceeding with the rescue.

Man Rescued From Tracks After Being Struck by Train

 South side of the track has been unshunit.

 We are making our way back up from wayside.

Truck 1 to command. Go ahead. South side of the track has been unshunit. We are making our way back up from wayside. Received.

Firefighters report the south side track has been unshunted, and they are returning from the wayside.

 All members of Squad 4 are off the tracks on the north side of the train station.

Squad 4 to command. Go ahead. All members of Squad 4 are off the tracks on the north side of the train station. Received.

All service members have safely exited the tracks on the north side of the train station.

 Be free to take the shunts off. Chief, it's hitting power, still down.

 Truck 1, are you in a position where you can discontinue your shunt traps?

Squad 4 to command. Go ahead. Be free to take the shunts off. Chief, it's hitting power, still down. Truck 1, are you in a position where you can discontinue your shunt traps? Clear.

Firefighters are preparing to remove the shunts and restore power to the tracks.

 Patients up on the platform at this time, Chief.

 Patients been extricated from the transit zone?

Squad 4 to command. 4 to command. Patients up on the platform at this time, Chief. Patients been extricated from the transit zone? That's affirmative. Received, patients been extricated. Received, 0549.

The injured man has been safely extricated from the tracks and is now on the platform.

 They're in the middle of putting a trauma dress on now.

Are we able to provide a patient update? 0 times 4. Received. Just had some visible trauma. They're in the middle of putting a trauma dress on now.

Firefighters are applying a trauma dressing to the injured man on the tracks.

Truck 1 to command, south side of the track's been shunted.

 Both north and south sides of the track have been shunted.

 Some opponents, Mar and PD in there, saying fire's down.

 Are you going to be sending somebody in under the track to look for the camera and be able to get them out?

 Command, let me know once they've made their way under.

Truck 1 to command, south side of the track's been shunted. Received. Command radio. Go ahead. Both north and south sides of the track have been shunted. Fire's disappeared. Some opponents, Mar and PD in there, saying fire's down. Command, Squad 4. Received. Squad 4, go ahead, chief. Are you going to be sending somebody in under the track to look for the camera and be able to get them out? That's affirmative. Command, let me know once they've made their way under.

Both sides of the track have been shunted. Crews are preparing to send someone under the track for further assessment.

 North side track has been shunted, Chief.

 Received, north side track has been shunted.

 We're getting ready to shunt the hot hot rail right now.

 Report to the command post, be ready for level 1 staging.

Go for command. Go for command. North side track has been shunted, Chief. Received, north side track has been shunted. Command Truck 1. We're getting ready to shunt the hot hot rail right now. Received. Truck 10 to command, what you need? Report to the command post, be ready for level 1 staging. Truck 10, received.

Firefighters have shunted the north side track and are preparing to shunt the remaining rail for safety.

 Yeah, we're making a waste trackside right now, Chief.

 Let me know what additional resources you're going to need for this process.

 Engine 1, are you reporting currently not in traps?

 She's just under the train in the middle of tracks.

Command Squad 4. Go ahead. Have you made it as north end yet? Yeah, we're making a waste trackside right now, Chief. Received. Let me know what additional resources you're going to need for this process. Command Engine 1. Engine 1. Engine 1, are you reporting currently not in traps? That's affirmative. She's just under the train in the middle of tracks. Received. Do you have all the resources you got?

 Due to the male not being received or entrapped, he's just underneath.

 That's affirmative for technical rescue purposes.

 Truck 14, respond to 223 Garnett Street Southwest.

 In regards to the amortization, Truck 14, respond to 223 Garnett Street Southwest.

Alan 5 to Division 1. Go ahead. Due to the male not being received or entrapped, he's just underneath. They want Truck 14 to respond? That's affirmative for technical rescue purposes. Alright, received. Truck 14, respond to 223 Garnett Street Southwest. In regards to the amortization, Truck 14, respond to 223 Garnett Street Southwest. Regarding amortization.

Crews are coordinating a technical rescue with additional resources en route to assist.

 We're going to bag a rope and a, uh, just in case.

 We do have a member of Engine 1 on his own phone making contact with him.

 Marta is verifying that power is shut down.

 Truck 1 is wayside and starting to shut the trap procedures.

Squad 4 to Moss. Yeah. We're going to bag a rope and a, uh, just in case. Truck 1 to command. Go for command. Truck 1 is wayside at this time. We do have a member of Engine 1 on his own phone making contact with him. Marta is verifying that power is shut down. Received. Truck 1 is wayside and starting to shut the trap procedures. Power is reported off by...

Firefighters confirm power to the tracks is shut down and are preparing for a safe rescue.

 He is currently not pinned by the train.

 He's laying down in the middle on the concrete.

 If we can use a sked, we can possibly just use a backboard.

 We might be able to get him out once we get the tracks counted.

to pull the skos? Sked might be better. Copy. Engine 1 to Squad 4. Go ahead, engine. He is currently not pinned by the train. He's laying down in the middle on the concrete. If we can use a sked, we can possibly just use a backboard. We might be able to get him out once we get the tracks counted.

Firefighters report the man is not pinned and are considering using a backboard for removal.

We're making our way to the south side right now to figure out how we're going to need to shunt the tracks on the south side.

 We do have monitor control up here with us.

 Received. Truck 1 will be operating on the south side for shunning.

 Squad 4, Truck 1, you need a stokes or anything and some rope to drag or can I get him, just snatch him once he's shunted?

 No, he is stuck in the middle of the train. It's going to be an extended operation after we get the tracks shunted.

We're making our way to the south side right now to figure out how we're going to need to shunt the tracks on the south side. We do have monitor control up here with us. Received. Truck 1 will be operating on the south side for shunning. Squad 4, bailing north side. Squad 4, Truck 1, you need a stokes or anything and some rope to drag or can I get him, just snatch him once he's shunted? No, he is stuck in the middle of the train. It's going to be an extended operation after we get the tracks shunted. Received. Should we need some rope? Nope.

 Battalion 3 is on scene radio, you can show us assuming command.

 Battalion 3, Truck 1, just going to make sure I'm clear of your assignment.

 I got Truck 1, Squad 4, shutting straps.

 Got Engine 1 going up, keeping people wayside right now.

 Engine 1 also has visual and verbal contact.

17 on scene. Received. Battalion 3 is on scene radio, you can show us assuming command. Received, 0520. Battalion 3, Truck 1, just going to make sure I'm clear of your assignment. I got Truck 1, Squad 4, shutting straps. Got Engine 1 going up, keeping people wayside right now. That's affirmative. Engine 1 also has visual and verbal contact.

Firefighters are coordinating efforts to safely remove the man trapped in the middle of the train.

Truck 10, Battalion 5, respond to 223 Garnett Street Southwest at the Garnett Martyr Station.

 Respond with full assignment for an entrapment on the train, 0521, TAC 3.

Truck 10, Battalion 5, respond to 223 Garnett Street Southwest at the Garnett Martyr Station. Truck 10, Battalion 5, respond to 223 Garnett Street Southwest at the Garnett Martyr Station. Respond with full assignment for an entrapment on the train, 0521, TAC 3.

Additional firefighting units are responding to assist with the train incident.

Received. Command to Engine 1. Go ahead. I have one of your firefighters here on the phone with water control.

 Have to make contact with water control on the phone and maintain control until we are done.

 Received, I'm trying to. I got all these gray people up here trying to get on the track.

Received. Command to Engine 1. Go ahead. I have one of your firefighters here on the phone with water control. Have to make contact with water control on the phone and maintain control until we are done. Received, I'm trying to. I got all these gray people up here trying to get on the track.

Firefighters are coordinating with water control and managing bystanders near the tracks.

 Marta's saying that the power is down, but we need to shunt the track.

 10-4, do not let anybody go wayside until we get up there and shunt some tracks.

 Squad 4, command, we're going to make our way up.

Engine 1 to command. Command, go ahead. I'm up here, male's up on the train. I just had Grady, they were trackside. I just removed them from trackside. Marta's saying that the power is down, but we need to shunt the track. 10-4, do not let anybody go wayside until we get up there and shunt some tracks. We're on the way outside. That's affirmative. Squad 4 on scene. Squad 4, command, we're going to make our way up. Shunt straps.

Firefighters are working to secure the area and ensure the tracks are safe before proceeding with the rescue, after confirming that a man is on the tracks.

 We got Grady 717, multiple martyr police units will be investigating.

Engine 1's on scene, 223 Garnett. We're Garnett command. We got Grady 717, multiple martyr police units will be investigating. Received. Engine 0515.

Firefighters have arrived at the scene, and multiple police units are investigating the train incident.

Atlanta Fire, communications with Squad 4. Atlanta Fire communications with Squad 4.

 Just confirming you're en route to Garnett.

Atlanta Fire, communications with Squad 4. Atlanta Fire communications with Squad 4. Squad 4. Just confirming you're en route to Garnett. Squad 4 en route. Received en route, 0515.

Firefighters are on their way to the reported train incident.

 1, Pan 7, Pan 17, Truck 1, Squad 4, Battalion 3, respond to 223 Garnett Street Southwest, at the Garnett Monitor Station.

 Pan 1, Pan 7, Pan 17, Truck 1, Squad 4, Battalion 3, respond to 223 Garnett Street Southwest, at the Garnett Monitor Station.

 A person is struck by a train. It's going to be TAC 3. Possible entrapment. It's going to be TAC 3, 0513 hours.

Pan 1, Pan 7, Pan 17, Truck 1, Squad 4, Battalion 3, respond to 223 Garnett Street Southwest, at the Garnett Monitor Station. Pan 1, Pan 7, Pan 17, Truck 1, Squad 4, Battalion 3, respond to 223 Garnett Street Southwest, at the Garnett Monitor Station. A person is struck by a train. It's going to be TAC 3. Possible entrapment. It's going to be TAC 3, 0513 hours.

Firefighters have received a report of a person struck by a train, possibly trapped.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 223 Garnett Street Southwest.

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