Flood Call 606
Operator places caller on hold.
| Date | April 18th 1997, 10:32 pm |
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| Duration | 223 seconds |
| Channel | 25 |
| Direction | incoming 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 in East Elmore dike. East Elmore 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, I'm broadcasting to 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 gray or two-toned gray. Okay, I'll get a
broadcast, 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. 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, I didn't ask for anything. Okay, everyone's okay? Yep. Okay. Correct, share
with me, they've evacuated the PD, they just got it set up on campus, we're gonna be at
plant services. Where are you now? I'm still downtown. When are you going to get the plant
services? Well, hopefully pretty soon, 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 street's all flooded down
here. Okay, what about Aunt Dorothy? 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, 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? I was just wondering where the highest
need for sandbaggers would be right now, even if you have one. Can you call back in about
10 minutes? The EOC is just setting up a new headquarters, they had to evacuate. Okay.
Alright, thanks. Mom? Yeah. Okay. I guess I'll just read it with you guys out there.
Okay. If I can leave, 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. Let me ask Dad. Kristin doesn't
know what to do. If she should turn off her breakers at the house, or turn off everything
underwater, what can she do? Police Department. Police Department. Hello, is this the EOC?
No, the EOC is setting up a new headquarters. It'll be ready in about 10 minutes. Okay,
thank you. Yeah. Okay. Yeah? Just a second. Police Department, call Mom back, I just
left her. Hello?