Flood Call 1587

A caller requesting to speak with someone from the Coast Guard.

Date April 18th 1997, 6:16 pm
Duration 8 seconds
Channel 24
Direction incoming call
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Transcript

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Thanks for holding. Can I help you?
Yes, this is Angela with KSTP, the ABC affiliate up in Minneapolis, who's trying to get some flood information.
Would you be the right person to speak with?
Why don't I try to get you someone in EOC? Well, what kind of information did you need?
EOC is probably the place that's been directed before, but I've called information and haven't been able to get their number.
So maybe that's the best place to go.
Okay, I'll put you on hold and I'll get somebody to pick up the phone.
One other question for you?
Sure.
What is the direct number for EOC?
7-8-0-8-2-1-3. But it normally is busy.
Okay.
Okay, hold on. Thanks for holding. Can I help you?
We definitely desperately need sandbaggers from 32nd Avenue to 34th Avenue on Belmont.
Okay. As far as I know, sandbaggers or sandbags?
Sandbaggers. You need persons.
Okay. Let me, just a second, okay?
There's traffic lights there at 24th. Take a left. Go east.
Which one of you is this street?
Right.
Hello?
There will be a park on the right side. You can't just pick a big park.
So, you need sandbaggers?
There should be somebody there, yeah.
Okay, can you just keep going to the bridge?
Oh, one more question.
Are you sure it's a dig?
We've got 18 lines coming in.
Hello?
Tell you what, I'm going to give you a fax.
Hello?
Thanks for holding. Can I help you?
You bet. Someone with a Coast Guard?
Pardon me?
Coast Guard?
Yes.
You're wanting to talk to them?
Yes, please.
Okay, hold on.
Okay, hold on.
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Three things. Line 2 on our phones is the media that needs to talk to somebody down there.
Line 3 needs to talk to the Coast Guard.
And 32 wants you to get on 704 and talk to them.
Line 2 is media?
Yep. Line 3 is for Coast Guard.
3 is for Coast Guard?
Mm-hmm.
And what was 32?
He wants to talk to you.
Okay.
It's like 32 wants to talk to me.
On 704.
Okay.
Thank you.
All right.
Bye.