Flood Call 604

Caller informs the operator of a drunk driver on University Ave, and the operator asks for information on the car before broadcasting the incident.

Date April 18th 1997, 10:31 pm
Duration 223 seconds
Channel 25
Direction incoming call
Abstract By Christina Phipps
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Transcript

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Hello? Mom? Yeah? You guys okay? Yes we are. You might want to get up to the south end,
there's a hole and you tell him what dike. Can you tell him what dike has a hole? Yeah,
hold on. 9-1-1? 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, which way are you going? I'm going west on University Avenue,
I'm just passing Hamlin right now. Okay, on broadcast it's 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, caller? Pardon?
Caller of it? I can't tell, it's dark, I think it's a grey or some kind of grey. Okay,
I'll get it broadcasted, okay? Okay, thank you. Can you hold? Yes. 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
7462685, give them about 10 minutes, they're evacuating and just setting up a new phone
line. Okay. Alright? Yep, bye. Mom? Yeah? Okay. Yeah? For the size of a hole in the
east Elmore dike, this is what mayors come across and ask for voluntary evacuation of
the city. Yep. I've had me scared shitless, I've been trying to reach you for two hours.
I know. Hi Danny, I'm Danny Brittany. Okay, everyone's okay? Yep. Okay. Um, correct,
share with me, um, they've evacuated the PD, they just got it set up on campus, we're
gonna be at, uh, plant services. Plant services, where are you now? I'm still downtown. When
are you going to get plant services? Well, hopefully pretty soon, they, we're just waiting
for the lines to finally pick up, they're over there, so hopefully we'll be leaving
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 we're getting water all from the Central Park area. Okay,
we have two feet of water coming in. Okay. So, um, Craig's here with the blazer because
I had him quit doing whatever he was doing to get here. Hold on, please. Lisa, can I
help you? Uh, 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. Alright, thanks. But, 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, or turn off everything or what, what should she do? I'll be back.
Police Department. Police Department. Hello, is this the EOC? Uh, no, the EOC is setting
up a new headquarters. We'll be ready in about 10 minutes. Okay, thank you. Yep.
Okay. Yeah? Uh, just a second.
Police Department. Call Mom back. I just lost her. Hello?
Police Department.