Flood Call 602
Operator holds on-going conversation with mother about her safety, evacuation status, and family matters. Call breaks up numerous times for other incoming calls.
| Date | April 18th 1997, 10:31 pm |
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| Duration | 223 seconds |
| Channel | 25 |
| Direction | outgoing call |
| Abstract By | Christina Phipps |
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Transcript
The following transcript was automatically generated, and has not been reviewed for accuracy. It may contain errors.
there's a hole and you tell them what dike. Do you see how much dike has a hole? Yeah
hold on. 911? Yes good afternoon or good evening. I've got what appears to be a very drunk driver
following me down University Avenue. He's almost rear-ended me twice. He's all over
the street. Okay so which way are you going? I'm going west on University Avenue. I'm just
passing Hamlin right now. Okay I'm broadcasted to the U and D units. I'm not sure if they're
going to be able to even get to the area. We have emergency evacuation going on with
the flood. I'm going to go ahead and broadcast to give a vehicle description. It's an older
model Ford pickup about an 88, 89 right in there. Okay call her. Pardon? Call her a
bit. I can't tell it's dark I think it's a gray or two-tone gray. Okay I'll get a broadcasted
okay? Okay thank you. Can you hold? Yep. Okay. Police Department can you hold? Police Department
please hold. Police Department please hold. Police Department please hold. Can I help
you? Yeah what's the emergency operations center's number? It's 746-2685 give them about
10 minutes they're evacuating and just setting up a new form line. Okay. All right? Yep bye.
Mom? Yeah? Okay. Yeah? For the size of a hole in the East Elmwood dike. This is what mayors
come across and ask for voluntary evacuation of the city. Yep. I've had me scared shit
less. I've been trying to reach you for two hours. I know. I didn't ask for anything.
Okay everyone's okay? Yep. Okay. Um corrects here with me um they've evacuated the PD.
They just got it set up on campus we're going to be at uh. Plant services. Plant services.
Where are you now? I'm still downtown. When are you when are you going to get the plant
services? Well hopefully pretty soon they we're just waiting for the lines to finally pick
up their their over there so hopefully we leave it here in 10 to 15 minutes. Why are
you leaving downtown? Because it's based on flooding and the streets are all flooded
down here. Okay. What about Aunt Dorothy? Um she her area hasn't been evacuated but
all we're getting water all from the Central Park area. Okay. We have two feet of water
coming in. Okay. So um corrects here with the blazer because I had him quit doing whatever
he was doing to get here. Hold on please. Mr. Common can I help you? I was just wondering
where the the highest need for sandbaggers would be right now. Um can you call back in
about 10 minutes? The EOC is just setting up a new headquarters they had to evacuate.
Okay. All right thanks. Bye. Mom? Yeah. Okay. I guess I'll just read it with you guys out
there. Okay. If I can leave I don't know I don't know if we should just unplug our freezer
and let everything go turn off our breakers or I don't know what to do. Um let me ask
dad. Kristin doesn't know what to do. If she should uh turn off her breakers at the house
turn off everything you're watching.
Police Department. Police Department. Hello is this the EOC?
Uh no the EOC is setting up a new headquarters and we'll be ready in about 10 minutes. Okay.
Okay. Yeah. Uh just a second.
Police Department. Call mom back I just asked her.
Hello?