Flood Call 1171

A caller looking for Chief Paschke, who is hard to understand because of accent. He is asking for help picking up an elderly gentleman who needs to evacuate. Dispatcher directs him to call the Emergency Operations Center. Caller asking if the Kennedy Bridge is still open, at this point it is and there are no plans to close it. Another caller reports a vehicle accident at South 34th Street and Primrose Court.

Date April 18th 1997, 6:37 pm
Duration 12 seconds
Channel 23
Direction incoming call
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Who is this?
Law Enforcement Center. Can you hold please?
Sure.
Law Enforcement Center.
Yes, my name is Jack Colling from Ambassador. I'm the manager here.
Is there any officer named Chester T-A-S-C-H-K?
That's the Chief of Police.
He's not in right now.
Pardon me?
That's the Chief of Police.
Is he there?
No, he's not.
Go ahead.
I mean, it's the town of Chief of the town of the ground folks.
Yes, if you could please give me your message.
Okay. I am from Ambassador Motel. One of his relatives is here in our basement.
And he's an older gentleman. I have some water coming in the basement.
I want some of his relatives to come down and pick him up before it gets worse.
You want what?
I am the manager.
I understand that. I understand that. You don't need to repeat that. What did you want?
He has one of the relatives here in my motel in the basement.
But the basement has water already coming in.
So I want some of his relatives to come down and pick him up because he's a very older gentleman.
Okay. Is there not somebody else that can come and pick him up?
Ma'am, I tried to call whatever number he tried to call over the past couple of days.
And I have the record of it and I'm trying to call him eventually.
Okay. Why don't you call 746-2685? It's the EOC. See if they can help somebody.
746?
Yes, 2685.
Thank you.
Yes.
Thank you, sir.
Mount Forsman Center. Can you hold, please?
Mount Forsman Center.
Yes. Is the Kennedy Bridge still open?
Yes, it is.
Do they have any plans to close on any time?
Not that I've heard.
So it looks pretty good.
Yes.
Go ahead and drive across that thing.
Yes.
Okay. Thanks so much.
Bye.
Bye.
Can I help you?
Yes. I'm calling for Jim Shodhurst.
Just a minute.
There's more sand here.
Do you need to call 746? Just a minute.
I don't know, an emergency?
Yes, we had an accident, car accident. Let's see this.
Where at?
What if you could try to get in their way?
Mount Forsman Center.
Mount Forsman Center?
No, but I can use them.
Huh?
Where at?
I don't know. I'm running up to the street sign. I can't tell them what street it was.
32nd Avenue South.
32nd and what?
32nd Avenue South.
And what?
34th Street? 34th Street. Never mind.
32nd Avenue South and South 34th?
No, it's 34th Street and Primrose Court. South 34th Street.
Okay. It's Primrose and 34th then?
Yes.
Anybody heard?
No.
Okay. Thank you.
Alright.