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Person Trapped Inside Gray Saturn in Water

3331 S Birch Ave

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Resolved· Person Safely Rescued

Summary

  • Firefighters in Tucson responded to a water rescue involving a gray Saturn with one person on the driver's side windowsill. The situation was managed without the need for additional resources.

Timeline

Firefighters are taping off the area and clearing the scene.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:16
Fire alarm, this is Engine 13, we're terminating command. We're going to tape off left side to this wash, and Engine 13, Ladder 9, will be clear. Check, Engine 13.

The person was safely extricated and firefighters are clearing the scene.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:21
Battalion 3. Battalion 3, fire. The patient successfully extricated without any issue on to ladder 9. I'm going to be clearing here. If you need me for the the one that's up the road, I'll leave Engine 13 in command. Check, Battalion 3, I'll clear from this call, add you to the other.

The person has been safely removed from the vehicle and is now on dry land.

TFD A6 West Response · 0:31
Check, Engine 303. Rescue 8, stand by. Engine 301, fire. Engine 7, Medic 12. Medic 12, Engine 7. You guys can cancel. We've secured the patient, have her out of the vehicle and up on dry land. Engine 7 copies, cancellation. Thank you. Fire alarm copies, cancellation. Fire alarm, Brush 303. Rescue 8, start a medic by Gemini. Check, Rescue 8. Brush 303, fire. Fire alarm, Brush 303. Brush 303, out.

A tow truck has been requested to assist at the scene.

TFD A6 West Response · 0:23
That's affirmative. Ladder 331, fire? Fire alarm Ladder 331, go ahead. Ladder 331, disregarding you on scene, I was wondering if you copied cancellation. Copy cancellation. Check, Ladder 331. Fire Engine 16. Engine 16, fire? Can we get one tow truck southeast quad of Wilmot and Broadway?

Firefighters do not require additional resources at this time for the water rescue.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:08
en route. Do you need any of the resources outside of those two? Not at this time. Check.

Firefighters have arrived and found a gray Saturn in the water with one person on the driver's side windowsill.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:31
Fire Engine 13 is on scene. We've got, looks like a gray Saturn parked in the middle of the wash with the water moving fairly slow. We do have one occupant sitting on the driver's side windowsill about 40 feet from the edge where Ladder 9 is backing in. Engine 13 will be command. Fire alarm, what are my next three units? Command, you've got Battalion 3 and E...

Firefighters are coordinating their approach from different directions for the water rescue.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:14
Ladder 9 from Engine 13. Ladder 9, go ahead. We're going to approach from the south if you guys want to take the north side. Copy that.

Firefighters have received a report of a water rescue.

TFD A2 Dispatch · 0:17
Battalion 4, EEC 4, Engine 13, Ladder 9, and Medic 13, switched water rescue, 3331 South Birch Avenue, 3400 South and 7000 East.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 3331 S Birch Ave.

Firefighters are taping off the area and clearing the scene.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:16
Fire alarm, this is Engine 13, we're terminating command. We're going to tape off left side to this wash, and Engine 13, Ladder 9, will be clear. Check, Engine 13.

The person was safely extricated and firefighters are clearing the scene.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:21
Battalion 3. Battalion 3, fire. The patient successfully extricated without any issue on to ladder 9. I'm going to be clearing here. If you need me for the the one that's up the road, I'll leave Engine 13 in command. Check, Battalion 3, I'll clear from this call, add you to the other.

The person has been safely removed from the vehicle and is now on dry land.

TFD A6 West Response · 0:31
Check, Engine 303. Rescue 8, stand by. Engine 301, fire. Engine 7, Medic 12. Medic 12, Engine 7. You guys can cancel. We've secured the patient, have her out of the vehicle and up on dry land. Engine 7 copies, cancellation. Thank you. Fire alarm copies, cancellation. Fire alarm, Brush 303. Rescue 8, start a medic by Gemini. Check, Rescue 8. Brush 303, fire. Fire alarm, Brush 303. Brush 303, out.

A tow truck has been requested to assist at the scene.

TFD A6 West Response · 0:23
That's affirmative. Ladder 331, fire? Fire alarm Ladder 331, go ahead. Ladder 331, disregarding you on scene, I was wondering if you copied cancellation. Copy cancellation. Check, Ladder 331. Fire Engine 16. Engine 16, fire? Can we get one tow truck southeast quad of Wilmot and Broadway?

Firefighters do not require additional resources at this time for the water rescue.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:08
en route. Do you need any of the resources outside of those two? Not at this time. Check.

Firefighters have arrived and found a gray Saturn in the water with one person on the driver's side windowsill.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:31
Fire Engine 13 is on scene. We've got, looks like a gray Saturn parked in the middle of the wash with the water moving fairly slow. We do have one occupant sitting on the driver's side windowsill about 40 feet from the edge where Ladder 9 is backing in. Engine 13 will be command. Fire alarm, what are my next three units? Command, you've got Battalion 3 and E...

Firefighters are coordinating their approach from different directions for the water rescue.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:14
Ladder 9 from Engine 13. Ladder 9, go ahead. We're going to approach from the south if you guys want to take the north side. Copy that.

Firefighters have received a report of a water rescue.

TFD A2 Dispatch · 0:17
Battalion 4, EEC 4, Engine 13, Ladder 9, and Medic 13, switched water rescue, 3331 South Birch Avenue, 3400 South and 7000 East.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 3331 S Birch Ave.

Firefighters are taping off the area and clearing the scene.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:16
Fire alarm, this is Engine 13, we're terminating command. We're going to tape off left side to this wash, and Engine 13, Ladder 9, will be clear. Check, Engine 13.

The person was safely extricated and firefighters are clearing the scene.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:21
Battalion 3. Battalion 3, fire. The patient successfully extricated without any issue on to ladder 9. I'm going to be clearing here. If you need me for the the one that's up the road, I'll leave Engine 13 in command. Check, Battalion 3, I'll clear from this call, add you to the other.

The person has been safely removed from the vehicle and is now on dry land.

TFD A6 West Response · 0:31
Check, Engine 303. Rescue 8, stand by. Engine 301, fire. Engine 7, Medic 12. Medic 12, Engine 7. You guys can cancel. We've secured the patient, have her out of the vehicle and up on dry land. Engine 7 copies, cancellation. Thank you. Fire alarm copies, cancellation. Fire alarm, Brush 303. Rescue 8, start a medic by Gemini. Check, Rescue 8. Brush 303, fire. Fire alarm, Brush 303. Brush 303, out.

A tow truck has been requested to assist at the scene.

TFD A6 West Response · 0:23
That's affirmative. Ladder 331, fire? Fire alarm Ladder 331, go ahead. Ladder 331, disregarding you on scene, I was wondering if you copied cancellation. Copy cancellation. Check, Ladder 331. Fire Engine 16. Engine 16, fire? Can we get one tow truck southeast quad of Wilmot and Broadway?

Firefighters do not require additional resources at this time for the water rescue.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:08
en route. Do you need any of the resources outside of those two? Not at this time. Check.

Firefighters have arrived and found a gray Saturn in the water with one person on the driver's side windowsill.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:31
Fire Engine 13 is on scene. We've got, looks like a gray Saturn parked in the middle of the wash with the water moving fairly slow. We do have one occupant sitting on the driver's side windowsill about 40 feet from the edge where Ladder 9 is backing in. Engine 13 will be command. Fire alarm, what are my next three units? Command, you've got Battalion 3 and E...

Firefighters are coordinating their approach from different directions for the water rescue.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:14
Ladder 9 from Engine 13. Ladder 9, go ahead. We're going to approach from the south if you guys want to take the north side. Copy that.

Firefighters have received a report of a water rescue.

TFD A2 Dispatch · 0:17
Battalion 4, EEC 4, Engine 13, Ladder 9, and Medic 13, switched water rescue, 3331 South Birch Avenue, 3400 South and 7000 East.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 3331 S Birch Ave.

Firefighters are taping off the area and clearing the scene.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:16
Fire alarm, this is Engine 13, we're terminating command. We're going to tape off left side to this wash, and Engine 13, Ladder 9, will be clear. Check, Engine 13.

The person was safely extricated and firefighters are clearing the scene.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:21
Battalion 3. Battalion 3, fire. The patient successfully extricated without any issue on to ladder 9. I'm going to be clearing here. If you need me for the the one that's up the road, I'll leave Engine 13 in command. Check, Battalion 3, I'll clear from this call, add you to the other.

The person has been safely removed from the vehicle and is now on dry land.

TFD A6 West Response · 0:31
Check, Engine 303. Rescue 8, stand by. Engine 301, fire. Engine 7, Medic 12. Medic 12, Engine 7. You guys can cancel. We've secured the patient, have her out of the vehicle and up on dry land. Engine 7 copies, cancellation. Thank you. Fire alarm copies, cancellation. Fire alarm, Brush 303. Rescue 8, start a medic by Gemini. Check, Rescue 8. Brush 303, fire. Fire alarm, Brush 303. Brush 303, out.

A tow truck has been requested to assist at the scene.

TFD A6 West Response · 0:23
That's affirmative. Ladder 331, fire? Fire alarm Ladder 331, go ahead. Ladder 331, disregarding you on scene, I was wondering if you copied cancellation. Copy cancellation. Check, Ladder 331. Fire Engine 16. Engine 16, fire? Can we get one tow truck southeast quad of Wilmot and Broadway?

Firefighters do not require additional resources at this time for the water rescue.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:08
en route. Do you need any of the resources outside of those two? Not at this time. Check.

Firefighters have arrived and found a gray Saturn in the water with one person on the driver's side windowsill.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:31
Fire Engine 13 is on scene. We've got, looks like a gray Saturn parked in the middle of the wash with the water moving fairly slow. We do have one occupant sitting on the driver's side windowsill about 40 feet from the edge where Ladder 9 is backing in. Engine 13 will be command. Fire alarm, what are my next three units? Command, you've got Battalion 3 and E...

Firefighters are coordinating their approach from different directions for the water rescue.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:14
Ladder 9 from Engine 13. Ladder 9, go ahead. We're going to approach from the south if you guys want to take the north side. Copy that.

Firefighters have received a report of a water rescue.

TFD A2 Dispatch · 0:17
Battalion 4, EEC 4, Engine 13, Ladder 9, and Medic 13, switched water rescue, 3331 South Birch Avenue, 3400 South and 7000 East.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 3331 S Birch Ave.

Firefighters are taping off the area and clearing the scene.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:16
Fire alarm, this is Engine 13, we're terminating command. We're going to tape off left side to this wash, and Engine 13, Ladder 9, will be clear. Check, Engine 13.

The person was safely extricated and firefighters are clearing the scene.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:21
Battalion 3. Battalion 3, fire. The patient successfully extricated without any issue on to ladder 9. I'm going to be clearing here. If you need me for the the one that's up the road, I'll leave Engine 13 in command. Check, Battalion 3, I'll clear from this call, add you to the other.

The person has been safely removed from the vehicle and is now on dry land.

TFD A6 West Response · 0:31
Check, Engine 303. Rescue 8, stand by. Engine 301, fire. Engine 7, Medic 12. Medic 12, Engine 7. You guys can cancel. We've secured the patient, have her out of the vehicle and up on dry land. Engine 7 copies, cancellation. Thank you. Fire alarm copies, cancellation. Fire alarm, Brush 303. Rescue 8, start a medic by Gemini. Check, Rescue 8. Brush 303, fire. Fire alarm, Brush 303. Brush 303, out.

A tow truck has been requested to assist at the scene.

TFD A6 West Response · 0:23
That's affirmative. Ladder 331, fire? Fire alarm Ladder 331, go ahead. Ladder 331, disregarding you on scene, I was wondering if you copied cancellation. Copy cancellation. Check, Ladder 331. Fire Engine 16. Engine 16, fire? Can we get one tow truck southeast quad of Wilmot and Broadway?

Firefighters do not require additional resources at this time for the water rescue.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:08
en route. Do you need any of the resources outside of those two? Not at this time. Check.

Firefighters have arrived and found a gray Saturn in the water with one person on the driver's side windowsill.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:31
Fire Engine 13 is on scene. We've got, looks like a gray Saturn parked in the middle of the wash with the water moving fairly slow. We do have one occupant sitting on the driver's side windowsill about 40 feet from the edge where Ladder 9 is backing in. Engine 13 will be command. Fire alarm, what are my next three units? Command, you've got Battalion 3 and E...

Firefighters are coordinating their approach from different directions for the water rescue.

TFD A7 Fire 1 · 0:14
Ladder 9 from Engine 13. Ladder 9, go ahead. We're going to approach from the south if you guys want to take the north side. Copy that.

Firefighters have received a report of a water rescue.

TFD A2 Dispatch · 0:17
Battalion 4, EEC 4, Engine 13, Ladder 9, and Medic 13, switched water rescue, 3331 South Birch Avenue, 3400 South and 7000 East.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 3331 S Birch Ave.

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