Flood Call 1502
A caller, attempting to report a vehicle accident was put on hold. A second caller, named Ron, called asking to speak to Danny but he is not in at this time. A third caller attempting to reach the Emergency Operations Center, but was told to call back because of the rolling over of the phone lines to the Law Enforcement Center.
| Date | April 18th 1997, 6:36 pm |
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| Duration | 102 seconds |
| Channel | 24 |
| Direction | incoming call |
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Transcript
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Sure.
Law enforcement center, can you please hold?
Okay.
Hi, there's an accident out in front of...
Thanks for holding. Can I help you?
Yeah, is this the sheriff's department?
Yes, it is.
Is Danny there, please?
I'm sorry, he is not.
He's not?
No.
Well, I don't suppose he doesn't want you to be back?
I don't know. He might be out and about. I just don't know where he is.
Okay, I'm a friend of his and my mother lives in Grand Forks and I'm down here in Iowa.
Go ahead.
And she's a nursing, not a nursing home, but elderly living up there on 2nd Avenue, southwest 2nd.
Uh-huh.
And this morning, I was hearing on the news down here on drugs semi
and I've been hearing on the news that they're going to evacuate 50,000 people out of Grand Forks.
Right.
So as she could be involved in this, the water chances of her getting caught up in the flood.
What's her address?
215 Southwest South 2nd.
2nd Street Southwest?
South 2nd.
2nd Avenue, just south of the tracks, right by the white dock over there, it goes over the railroad tracks.
In Grand Forks?
Yeah.
2nd Avenue South.
I'd say there's a pretty good chance she's going to be evacuated.
There is.
Uh-huh.
Would you leave a word for Danny to give me a call if he comes in this evening before 9 o'clock?
I can try to page him for you.
What is your name?
Ron Schwartz, F-C-H-W-E-R-T-Z.
And what is your phone number?
848-5602. Area code is 515.
Okay, I'll let him know.
All right, I appreciate it.
Thanks.
Thank you.
Thanks for holding.
Can I help you?
Yeah, this is AOC.
Yes.
Okay, I was calling regarding some volunteers.
Okay.
Oh, no, I'm sorry.
I thought you were saying you were AOC.
Oh, no, I'm sorry.
This is the police department.
Okay.
What number did you dial?
746-2685.
Okay.
Why don't you just try it again?
Their line must have been busy.
Okay.
Okay.
Thanks.